Squillo
Squillo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Dynamics
Basic Rules
Squillo® is played in two phases. The transition from the first to the second, known as the "final phase", is marked by the exhaustion of the main deck. Special rules that apply in the final phase are described later in this guide.
In general, it is not a problem to have no Squillo cards left in play during the game. In that case, play continues normally, using events and hoping to draw a new girl on the next turn.
During your own turn, after drawing the first two cards, you have complete freedom over what your Squillo do. You do not need to declare all the actions you intend to take at once: you may first decide what one or more whores will do and, afterwards, say what you want to do with the rest.
In Squillo®, a card is turned sideways (or "tapped", as will be indicated later) only as a result of particular events, and not when its ability is used. A Squillo in this condition is unable to act and to use her abilities.
Every temporary effect caused by events or abilities lasts until the end of the next turn of the player who suffered the misfortune, unless otherwise stated.
Squillo Actions
For each Squillo card the player has in play, four different actions may be chosen. These are called Squillo Actions: attacking, working the streets (battere), using one of the personal abilities, and selling organs. Their operation is described in the rulebook.
Some abilities or events inhibit some of the Squillo Actions for a particular card, thereby restricting the choice or, in some cases, forcing a single one (see Demonic Possession). Events that force a particular action make it impossible to use that card in other ways.
Selling organs is one of the possible actions for a card, and not a condition that occurs when the Squillo dies: the only way to raise cash from a dead girl is therefore to choose to kill her.
As mentioned earlier, you do not need to declare all the Squillo Actions you want to perform at the start of the turn. This is essential for the correct handling of your girls' takings. After you have indicated the group of Squillo that is sent to work the streets, or killed to sell their organs, you must calculate the total amount taken.
This sum must be spent immediately, and any remainder is lost, even if you later choose to send other whores to work.
Power-Ups
Power-ups are always kept separate from the main deck, in what is called the "power-up deck". Once purchased, they are immediately assigned to your Squillo, with no maximum limit on how many may be accumulated. When a girl dies, her power-ups are returned to the bottom of the power-up deck, and come back into play to be purchased again.
If the power-up deck runs out, it is simply no longer possible to purchase power-ups.
Events
Besides the Squillo, the other cards in the main deck are events. In addition to the distinction stated in the rulebook and on the cards themselves, attention must be paid to a second distinction, relating to the target of the event.
There are three possible targets: the pimp, a single Squillo, or all the Squillo in play (the "community").
Some events and abilities offer protection against all types of effects, others only against certain types. For example, "Antidepressants" protects a pimp's Squillo, but does not make that player immune to "Jehovah's Witness".
The Final Phase
As soon as the main deck is empty, the final phase begins. From this point on, if a player is left with no Squillo cards in play, that player immediately loses the game. In the final phase, the two start-of-turn cards are no longer drawn, and the discard pile is reshuffled and used every time an event or an ability that requires drawing a card is played, in order to determine the effect of that action.
During the final phase, some abilities become unusable under particular conditions stated in their descriptions.
The final phase ends when only one player has Squillo cards in play, or when a stalemate arises in which no player can kill the whores of one or more of their opponents: in this case, the victory is shared.
Abilities
Among all the abilities of the Squillo, two are the most particular: Curandera and Imboscamento.
Curandera
Curandera is a defensive ability that does not need to be declared as a Squillo Action during your own turn. It is chosen when one of your Squillo is attacked. Using the ability grants 50 bonus defence points, allowing the attack to be nullified at the cost of tapping the Squillo and, as a consequence, not being able to use her in the next turn.
Several Curandera abilities may be combined against a single attack, thereby obtaining a greater defensive bonus.
Since the Squillo using Curandera is tapped, her power becomes unusable until the end of this condition.
Imboscamento (Ambush)
Imboscamento is one of the most powerful abilities of Squillo®. By choosing to send the Squillo with this ability to work the streets, you normally collect her fee and, in addition, she goes into hiding, becoming immune to every type of attack or event, except for exceptions expressly stated in the text of the cards. It is still possible to assign power-ups to her.
At the start of the player's next turn, the ambushed whore comes out of her hiding place and may be used for a new Squillo Action.
The possibility of going into hiding is lost in the final phase if this card is the only whore in the player's stable.
Cards
Many of Squillo®'s cards are immediately understood; for others it is worth spending a few seconds more considering how they really behave. Each entry below is headed by the card's name as printed in the Italian guide, with an English translation in brackets where the name is translated.
Annah
Annah's ability allows her to copy the power of another Squillo. The decision on which ability to emulate is made when she is put into play, and it remains so until she dies. Consequently, if she is kidnapped, swapped, or locked in the bunker or in a brothel, it is not possible to change the power she emulates. When she dies she loses the power, so if she is brought back to life it is possible to assign her a new one. This does not happen if she is brought back to life as a Zombie, since she then loses the emulation ability.
The powers that can be emulated are those of all the whores currently in play, regardless of their condition (ambushed, in the bunker, ...).
Antidepressants (Antidepressivi)
Antidepressants is an event that grants immunity to all the Squillo in the pimp's stable. The immunity obtained is relative to events and abilities that target a single whore, and to attacks against the girls. Antidepressants limits the power of the card Punishment of Stupidity: this can still be played, being an event against the pimp, but it has only the effect of its first part. In this case, Antidepressants prevents the event from removing power-ups from the Squillo, and saves them from death.
Bunker
The Bunker allows you to hide one of your whores for the rest of the game. When she is in the bunker she cannot act in any way, but she is also immune to every type of attack or event that may be aimed at her. It is still possible to assign power-ups to her.
The player may free their Squillo whenever they wish and, when they do, she is immediately usable. This freedom should be kept in mind, especially by opponents who hold cards such as Punishment of Stupidity. A whore is locked away together with everything assigned to her, events included. It is therefore possible to hide a possessed whore in order to (temporarily) block her homicidal fury. In the final phase, the fate of the bunker is the same as that of the Imboscamento ability.
Porn Career (Carriera nel Porno)
With the card Porn Career, you get rid of one of your whores for a considerable sum of money. There are some exceptions concerning the whores who may be sent into porn, and these relate solely to the whore's "physical condition": it is therefore not possible to use it on whores at death's door (Buggered by a Rottweiler), pregnant whores, or possessed ones. It is, however, scientifically proven that girls who undergo any form of religious indoctrination are the most debauched.
Brothel (Casa Chiusa)
Brothel allows you to open a brothel by rescuing two or more of the player's whores from the street. Once used, the Squillo inside can no longer perform any Squillo Action, but they are protected from every type of event or attack. Only physically healthy whores can be locked inside, a condition analogous to the Porn Career card.
Unlike defensive forms such as the Bunker, this generates 200$ every turn, which may be spent or ignored at the discretion of the pimp who runs it. Moreover, power-ups cannot be assigned to the whores who work inside it.
The brothel generates its income from the moment it is put into play, may be closed whenever desired, and, in the turn in which it is removed, does not generate any money.
The brothel also follows the rules of the Bunker and of the Imboscamento ability when in the final phase.
Dissatisfied Clients (Clienti insoddisfatti)
Dissatisfied Clients is a powerful card used to nullify the earnings of a night on the pavement by an opponent's Squillo. Keep in mind what is stated in the paragraph "Squillo Actions": you do not need to declare all the actions the Squillo will take at once. This means that Dissatisfied Clients does not cancel the takings of the whole turn! The card is played when a pimp indicates how many and which whores will be sent to work. At that point their takings are cancelled and, for that turn, they cannot do anything else. Nothing prevents the pimp from choosing to send other whores to work AFTER this card has been played against them, and their takings will not be modified.
The takings that are cancelled are not only those generated by the girls' fees, but all the possible earnings deriving from prostitution. Therefore all alternatives to working the streets are included, such as Patty's gerbilling.
Eden
The escort Eden is a professional and does not let anyone walk all over her. Her power makes her immune to events or abilities that tap Squillo, but it is limited to this. It is therefore possible to cancel her takings, get her pregnant, and do many other things to her!
Heiress (Ereditiera)
The Heiress card allows a Squillo to inherit the power-ups of one of the pimp's girls when the latter is killed. If it is not possible to reassign the power-ups, the card simply cannot be played, since it is not possible to hold them in hand.
Erratum (Deluxe Edition), printed at the top of the following column in the guide: the card is to be played on another player's turn and not on one's own, unlike what is printed on the card.
Glendis
Glendis is an icon for the escorts of Squillo® and her fame is such that it leaves every whore shocked should she ever die. National mourning is an ability against the community and, as such, strikes all the Squillo in play indiscriminately. Only the girls who enjoy some form of protection against community events are saved: Eden, and those who enter play after Glendis's death.
Unwanted Pregnancy (Gravidanza indesiderata)
Every Squillo worth her salt must always be careful while working, otherwise this is an occupational hazard. The card Unwanted Pregnancy can only be played against whores able to work.
The Hitman (Il taglia gole)
The hitman card allows you to remove an enemy whore. The choice is not arbitrary, however: you must search among all the whores in play, excluding those of the pimp using the card, and strike the one with the lowest attack power, considering also any power-ups associated with her. It is therefore not thrown at a particular player.
If several whores have the same (lowest) attack value, then the player may choose which one is killed.
Buggered by a Rottweiler (Inculata da un rottweiler)
The card Buggered by a Rottweiler belongs to those whose effect is to make the whore it strikes ill. The victim of this card finds herself at death's door and, at the start of the turn of the pimp who owns her, that pimp may choose whether to cure her or let her die. Given her situation, she obviously cannot contribute in any way to the expenses of her medical care.
There is, however, an alternative: it is permitted to use it as a human bomb. Unlike Unwanted Pregnancy, the rottweiler may rape any girl who happens to be within reach, including those who would normally be unable to work.
Islamic Fundamentalism (Integralismo Islamico)
The card Islamic Fundamentalism places restrictions on the Squillo Actions the struck whore may perform. A girl subject to fundamentalism can no longer prostitute herself or use her power, but she gains a bonus in attack. Passive or characterising powers of the Squillo are not touched, such as those of Phoenix and Katy, to give one example.
As already indicated earlier, it is still possible to send an Islamicised Squillo into porn.
Mafia Deals (Intrallazzi con la mafia)
The mafia is powerful but cannot do the impossible: this card protects from attacks or events against single whores, but it can do nothing against events that strike the whole community. It is worth stressing the difference between "protecting" and "cancelling": this card merely safeguards the Squillo of the player who uses it, while every other effect of the event or attack remains. Consequently, if a pimp chooses to use Mafia Deals against a Kamikaze, his Squillo survives but the other one dies anyway.
Kamikaze
The card Kamikaze turns a girl into a human bomb. The effect of this card is equivalent to the Squillo Action of attack, so it cannot be used on girls who have already performed any Squillo Action. For this reason it cannot be used on a Squillo with Demonic Possession, since that Squillo has already attacked at the start of the turn. When carrying out the attack, the Kamikaze's offensive power is not considered, but her defensive power instead, power-ups included. For the girl targeted, the normal rules of an attack apply.
Katia
Katia's ability causes the death of the Squillo that killed her. Since this is an ability against a single Squillo, the normal exceptions for this case apply. For example, if a player uses Antidepressants on his Squillo and, in the same turn, chooses to kill Katia with one of his girls, she survives thanks to the Antidepressants.
Katy
The card of Katy is the only one that does not have a numerical attack power. She kills indiscriminately. The ability Ruthless Killer (Killer Spietata) is characteristic of Katy and is never lost. Therefore, regardless of which event may be attached to her (Zombie, Islamic Fundamentalism, ...), Katy will always kill with certainty.
Holocaust (Olocausto)
Holocaust is one of the most powerful events in Squillo®. To play it, you must discard three events from your hand and three of your Squillo. Those that remain, if there are any, survive the event.
It is an event against the community and acts as such, eliminating every opposing whore except those subject to effects that make them immune to actions against the community. Like the other events of this type, it cannot be reversed by other cards.
Pact with the Devil (Patto col diavolo)
Pact with the Devil works in the same way as Mafia Deals.
Patty
Patty is a lover of rodents and likes to put on shows with these little animals for her clients. Her ability Gerbilling is to be considered prostitution, and is therefore subject to all the limitations and events that affect the Squillo Action of working the streets. There is also an advantage in this: profitable power-ups increase the takings linked to this ability.
Phoenix
Phoenix is a true whore: when she is killed by attacks or events of any kind, she can rise again from her ashes. In doing so, she brings back only the power-ups that were associated with her. Events, on the other hand, are lost. Phoenix cannot, however, rise again if the decision is made to sell her organs, or in other special cases, for example if she is sacrificed to activate the Holocaust or discarded as a result of an Unwanted Pregnancy.
Her ability is not cancelled by events or abilities that limit the Squillo Actions she can perform.
Failing to kill Phoenix does not constitute a pretext for activating Punishment of Stupidity.
Pissing
The card Pissing adds a bonus to the attack of one of your own whores. This is added to the power-ups and, if desired, to other similar events.
Demonic Possession (Possessione Demoniaca)
When a whore is struck by Demonic Possession, the only Squillo Action she may perform is attacking. To make matters worse, this is carried out automatically at the start of the turn, based on the drawing of a card. The possessed Squillo thus ends her action and cannot do anything else. The attack takes place even if the pimp is prohibited from acting, for example by the effect of Jehovah's Witness. She may be tapped, in which case she simply skips the turn. She may be locked in the bunker and, for as long as she is confined, she will not carry out attacks, as normally happens for any other whore who is confined.
She may obviously be killed like any other Squillo. Her defensive power remains unchanged. The possession status is to be considered a state of illness of the Squillo; consequently, it will not be possible to play certain events on her (for example Brothel or Porn Career), and she can of course no longer prostitute herself. She can, however, be raped by a rottweiler, provided the rottweiler does not get frightened first!
Charity Prostitutes (Prostitute Onlus)
Charity Prostitutes works in the same way as Dissatisfied Clients.
Punishment of Pity (Punizione della Pietà)
The card Punishment of Pity punishes pimps who are too charitable. It may be played when a pimp has carried out attacks and, among these, has deliberately chosen not to hit the player with the fewest whores in play, counting also those hidden in the various possible ways. The pimp must obviously have had whores able to strike those of the most disadvantaged player and, in that case, one must wait until he has used all the whores able to attack that pimp.
If all the above conditions have been met, then the last (or the only one, as is more likely) whore who could be used to launch an attack on the player with fewer Squillo is punished. The event is to be considered as against the single whore, so all the relevant exceptions apply.
Punishment of Stupidity (Punizione della Stupidità)
The second of the two punishment cards strikes stupid pimps. To be activated, the player whose turn it is must deliberately choose not to launch any attack, despite being able to do so.
Attacks that ended without effect must be taken into consideration, making it impossible to activate the card. Events that change the cards on the table, such as Whore Swap or Kidnapping, also count: reference must therefore be made to the situation AFTER these events have been played.
Once the pimp has used every possibility of attack, also considering not freeing whores from the brothel or the bunker, the card can be activated. It is considered an event against the pimp, so it can be cancelled in the appropriate ways, and against his Squillo, who may protect themselves using means that protect against attacks on individual Squillo (see Antidepressants).
Kidnapping (Rapimento)
The card Kidnapping is an event against a single whore, and is therefore subject to the usual exceptions. Any events present on the kidnapped whores remain attached to them. The kidnapped whore may then be used immediately, unless she was tapped, a condition which remains in place.
Settling of Scores (Regolamento di conti)
Settling of Scores works in the same way as Katia's ability.
Roxy
Roxy's ability allows her to deal heroin instead of working the streets. This is an action that cannot be assimilated to prostitution, so it is not limited by abilities or events that prevent Squillo from working the streets. All whores present in play, whether free, in the brothel, in the bunker or ambushed, count when determining the takings from dealing. Roxy herself is, of course, excluded.
Whore Swap (Scambio di troie)
Whore Swap is an event that strikes a single whore and is therefore subject to the usual exceptions. Restrictions and events remain applied, while power-ups are reassigned. A particular combination occurs if Whore Inside is played in response to Whore Swap: in that case it is the player using Whore Inside who chooses which Squillo are swapped, but may choose only from among the Squillo of the pimp who played the swap.
Scientology
Scientology halves all the takings of a Squillo, regardless of their source. So, whether the Squillo prostitutes herself or obtains the money by other means, half of that money ends up in the pockets of the sect.
Cock Gorging (Scorpacciata di cazzi)
The card Cock Gorging lifts the spirits of your girls. Being a gift, it also works on those who, for various reasons, can no longer prostitute themselves.
Catholic Guilt (Senso di colpa cattolico)
A Squillo suffering from Catholic guilt has a restriction on the Squillo Actions she can perform. Specifically, she can no longer use any action relating to prostitution. It becomes impossible to use the Squillo Action of working the streets and some related abilities, such as Patty's gerbilling. It is still possible to send her into porn!
Shannon
Shannon is a very powerful Squillo: her ability makes her immune to all the evil and divine events that harm her. She does not, however, enjoy protection from events against the community.
Although she is an evil event, Shannon may sit on the Throne of Cocks since, when equipped, she does not suffer any damage. She cannot, however, be struck by the negative effect of the Throne of Cocks equipped by the whore attacking her.
Nurse Syndrome (Sindrome della crocerossina)
With the card Nurse Syndrome, you can emulate an evil event that one of your Squillo is suffering. You look at the effect of the card played and reapply it on an opposing girl of your choice.
Spanking
Spanking works in the same way as Pissing.
Throne of Cocks (Trono di Cazzi)
The Throne of Cocks, when equipped, allows you to ignore the defence of opposing Squillo and to strike even the ambushed Squillo or those in the bunker. Those in the brothel nevertheless remain safe.
It is to be considered an event against a single whore when it is played together with an attack, and is therefore subject to the usual exceptions. If the one sitting on the throne is killed by an event, or if the designated heir also dies, the Throne of Cocks is discarded.
Group Rape / Group Attack (Stupro di gruppo / Attacco di gruppo)
The card Group Rape (Pappa Edition) or Group Attack (Deluxe Edition) allows the efforts of several whores to be combined into a single attack. Everything is added together: their attack powers, the power-ups and any other events (Pissing, Spanking and Super Fisting).
Super Fisting
Super Fisting works in the same way as Pissing.
Jehovah's Witness (Testimone di Geova)
The Jehovah's Witness card is an event that strikes the pimp, making it impossible for him to manage his Squillo. The exception is the whores who act autonomously (Demonic Possession).
The player may still use events and, if they bring back any Squillo, these cannot be used for that turn.
Surprise Whore (Troia a sorpresa)
Surprise Whore must be used as soon as a player's stable of whores is emptied as a result of attacks or sacrifices. Using it is mandatory, and it is not activated if the emptying is caused by an event, for example the Holocaust wiping out the Squillo.
In the case of multiple deaths, such as following the activation of Holocaust, one may choose which to bring back to life.
Whore Inside (Troia Dentro)
With Whore Inside, an event aimed at the pimp or at a single whore may be turned back on the opponent. If the event cannot be turned back, for example with the Hitman, it is simply cancelled.
Zombie
A whore who returns to life as a Zombie suffers a limitation on the Squillo Abilities she may use. Specifically, she can no longer prostitute herself or use special powers. She thus becomes immune to events linked to prostitution (for example Unwanted Pregnancy).
The only special power that is not blocked is Ruthless Killer of Katy, which, as already said, is a characterisation of her attack power.