Spoilers: Edición Definitiva
Spoilers: Edición Definitiva Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Overview
- Age: 12+
- Players: 3-6
- Time: 30-45 min
Components: 18 bet chips (A/B/C), 6 point chips (15/30), 6 Mentirómetros (lie-meters), 6 wooden score markers, 1 "Spoiler recommends" marker, 1 Extra Point marker, 2 bags, 1 board, and the game cards (MOVIE, POSTER and TRAILER cards). The source's text layer lists the card count as 96; check this against the printed box.
Preparación
Each player receives:
- 1 wooden score marker
- 3 bet chips (A, B, C) of the same color, for placing bets
- 1 game card, for their turn as The Spoiler
- 1 Mentirómetro (head + nose)
Each turn, one of the players is The Spoiler and the rest are Spoiler Hunters (cazadores de spoilers). The Spoiler scores 1 point for each player who bets on the trap answer. The Spoiler places the trap answer on ONE of the 2 false answers: the one they consider most believable.
Spoiler Hunters score 1 point for guessing the correct answer. The correct answer is marked on the card with a star.
Tarjetas de juego (Game cards)
There are three types of game card:
- MOVIE (PELÍCULA): questions about the plot of a movie.
- POSTER (PÓSTER): questions about the promotional tagline of a poster.
- TRAILER (TRÁILER): questions about the dialogue of a trailer.
Each card contains 3 questions, one for each round, and 3 answers per question: A, B and C.
Tablero (Board)
The Spoiler marks the value of the answers at the top of the board. At the bottom, the players record the points they accumulate.
When a player reaches 15 points, they receive a 15-point chip and place their wooden marker at the starting position. When they pass 15 points again, they turn the chip over to show 30 points.
Bet chips are placed face down (boca abajo) on the board, so that each bet stays secret:
- on the space marked for the correct answer, the chip for the correct answer
- on the space marked with a "T" for trap answer, the chip for the trap answer
The text layer of the source reads this marking as "U"; "T" is the reading that matches the trap-answer space, and is a judgment call on the transcriber's part.
Mentirómetro
The nose is placed over the head so that the tip marks the starting position, 0.
- Each time The Spoiler lies, move the tip one step to the right, increasing their penalty (-1, -2).
- Each time they tell the truth, move the tip one step to the left, reducing the penalty.
- If The Spoiler tells the truth while the nose is at its maximum position (+2), it does not move.
- If The Spoiler lies while the nose is at its minimum position (-2), it does not move either.
These points are added or subtracted at the end of the third round.
Spoiler recomienda (Spoiler recommends)
The Spoiler recommends one concrete option: A, B or C. The Spoiler does this by pointing the "Spoiler recommends" marker at that option on the side of the board. The Spoiler may lie or tell the truth. This decision gives or takes points on the Spoiler's Mentirómetro.
Turno de juego (Turn of play)
The Spoiler player:
- reads the question,
- reads the answers,
- recommends an option,
- places the chip for the correct answer on the board, and
- places the trap-answer chip on the board; both are placed face down (boca abajo).
The Spoiler Hunters:
- decide together which option gets the Extra Point, and
- bet individually by placing their bet chip, face down (boca abajo), in the center of the table.
The turn ends when (8) all chips are lifted and the players check the result of their bets. (9) Points are distributed, and (10) the Spoiler's Mentirómetro is updated.
Once the turn is over, the Spoiler role passes to the player on the left (clockwise).
Punto Extra 1 (Extra Point)
The Hunters must agree on which of the options (A, B or C) receives the Extra Point. They place the Extra Point marker on the side of the board, pointing at the chosen option.
- If they place it on the correct answer, the players who guess the question correctly score 2 points instead of 1.
- If they give the Extra Point to the trap answer, the Spoiler gets 1 extra point.
The decision must be taken by majority: 2 Hunters in a game of 3-4 players, or 3 Hunters in a game of 5-6 players.
This rule does not apply on turns where no agreement is reached.
Ejemplo (Example)
The Spoiler reads the question and recommends that everyone bet on option B, although the correct answer is A (the Spoiler has placed the trap on option B).
The Hunters decide to give the Extra Point to option B, then bet in secret: 2 of them bet on A and 2 bet on B, and 1 bets on C.
Result: the 2 players who bet on the trap (option B) give the Spoiler 3 points: 1 point per player who fell into the trap, plus the Extra Point. The 2 players who bet on the correct answer each score 1 point, and nobody scores for the player who bet on C.
Note on the example (transcriber's judgment calls): the source text's result line names "A" as the bet of the 2 players who fell into the trap, but option A is the correct answer and the 3 points only add up if these are the players who bet on the trap (B), so B is used here. The source's wording of the score for the 2 correct bettors is garbled in the text layer; "1 point each" is the reading that matches the rule above.
As The Spoiler has lied, their nose grows on the Mentirómetro.
Nota (Note)
The films shown on MOVIE cards are real and can be watched legally and for free on the internet. So that players can keep enjoying them, the spoilers made during the game refer only to the first 30 minutes of the film.
It is important that no one has seen the film the question is about during the game, because they would have an advantage. If only one of the players has seen it, that player may use that card for their Spoiler turn.
Atención (Warning)
Played cards must be destroyed 5 seconds after the game ends. (Another option is to keep them in one of the supplied bags, to separate them from the cards not yet played.)
Let the game begin... and the lies!
Capitán Spoiler
At the end of the third round, players add or subtract the value of their Mentirómetro on the score track. The player with the highest score is named CAPITÁN SPOILER. In case of a tie, the player who has lied more wins. If the tie continues, the victory is shared.
Nuevos modos de juego (New game modes)
These modes use the same components, with the following changes.
Preparación: All players receive 1 wooden score marker, 3 bet chips (A, B, C) of the same color for placing bets, and 1 game card (MOVIE, TRAILER or POSTER) for their Spoiler turn. In these modes the Mentirómetro is not used.
Turno de juego: The Spoiler reads a question and the 3 possible answers. Afterwards, they decide which answer is worth 1 point, which is worth 2 points and which is worth 3 points, and communicate this to the players. Then they place their ABC chips face up (boca arriba) on the board, over the positions indicating the value of each answer: 1, 2 or 3.
The points assigned to the correct answer, marked on the card with a star, will be the points noted for the players who guess it.
The role of Spoiler passes from player to player, by turns, clockwise. The remaining players are Spoiler Hunters.
Puntos extra: Each time The Spoiler assigns 3 points to the correct answer, they gain 2 extra points, up to a maximum of 4 extra points per game.
Tablero: The Spoiler marks the value of the answers at the top of the board. At the bottom, all players mark the points they accumulate. When a player reaches 15 points, they receive a 15-point chip and place their wooden marker at the starting position. When they pass 15 points again, they turn the chip over to show 30 points.
The winner is the player with the most points at the end of the third round.
Modo 1: A TODO GAS (Full Throttle)
After the Spoiler has communicated the values of the answers, it is the Hunters' turn to decide their bet and mark it by placing the corresponding ABC chip on the table, face down (boca abajo).
Then the correct answer is revealed, and the Hunters who guessed correctly score the points the Spoiler assigned to that answer (3, 2 or 1).
The Spoiler scores 1 point for each Hunter who failed.
Modo 2: SOLO ANTE EL PELIGRO (Only in the Face of Danger)
After the Spoiler has communicated the values of the answers, the Hunters vote as a team and give a single answer.
- If they are correct, all of them take the points the Spoiler assigned to that answer (3, 2 or 1). In that case the Spoiler scores no points at all, not even any possible Extra Points.
- If the team of Hunters fails, the Spoiler keeps the points assigned to the correct answer.
Opción Capitán de equipo (Team Captain option)
The player seated to the left of the Spoiler is named Team Captain. In case of a tie in the vote, the Team Captain resolves the bet. If the Team Captain guesses the answer correctly, they win double points.