Tabloid Teasers
Tabloid Teasers Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Object
Move ahead on the game board by guessing the real headline, or by having other players pick your headline as the real one. The first player to receive at least one vote for his headline once he reaches the Finish space wins!
Contents
Game board, 120 cards with 360 headlines, plastic card folder, 6 tabloid movers, 6 voting dice, 6 answer pads and instructions.
Set Up
Each player takes a mover, the matching color voting die and an answer pad. Put movers on START. All players will need a pen or pencil.
Place the headline cards in the middle of the board so that the side with the incomplete headlines are face up. All players roll their dice; the player with the lowest number will be the moderator first. Players take turns as moderator in clockwise order.
The Headline Cards
The headline cards have three incomplete headlines on one side and the three completed headlines on the other. All of the headlines appeared in an actual tabloid. An abbreviation of the tabloid each headline appeared in is shown on the completed side of the card for your information. The tabloid abbreviations are:
- ENO - National Enquirer
- GLB - Globe
- STR - Star
- SUN - Sun
- EXT - News Extra
- EXM - National Examiner
- WWN - Weekly World News
Each headline is numbered 1, 2 or 3. When first playing, go through the cards using only the number 1 headlines. When all the 1's have been used, play with the 2's and then the 3's.
Playing
The moderator takes the folder and the top headline card. He reads the first incomplete headline aloud and all players - including the moderator - write down a word or words, to fill in the blank and complete the headline. Try to complete it so the other players will think that your headline could be the real one.
Collecting!
When all players have filled in the blank, they pass their answer sheets to the moderator (make sure no one sees what you've written). The moderator randomly inserts each one (including his own and the real one, completed side up) into the numbered tabs inside the folder.
Read All About It!
The moderator holds the open folder in front of his face and reads all the headlines aloud by first stating the tab number and then reading the headline in that tab (i.e. Number 1: Space aliens mowed my lawn. Number 2: Space aliens look just like gophers, etc.).
Voting
After all the headlines have been read, players secretly vote for the one they think is the real one. The moderator does not vote. Players are NOT allowed to vote for their own headline unless it is identical (word for word) to another headline (see Identical Headlines).
To vote, players cover their die and turn it face up to the number of the headline they think is the real one. Keep it covered with your hand until it's time to reveal the votes.
NOTE: If there are six players, there will be a total of seven headlines. To vote for #7, players secretly remove their die from the table.
The Real Scoop
When all the votes have been placed, players uncover their die and the moderator announces the number of the real headline and reads it aloud. Players who have scored move ahead on the game board (see Scoring). The moderator returns all answer sheets to the players and places the used headline card on the bottom of the pile. The next player takes a new headline card and begins the next round as moderator.
Scoring
Each player who votes for the real headline moves ahead one space.
Each player whose headline receives one or more votes as being the real headline moves ahead two spaces for each vote his headline receives.
NOTE: Players move ahead for both guessing the real headline AND when another player picks their headline as the real one. For example: Player A voted for the real headline and moves ahead one space. Two other players voted for Player A's headline as the real one, so Player A moves ahead 4 additional spaces.
Special Spaces
If a player lands on the same color space as his mover, on his next turn, he doubles his score and moves ahead twice as many spaces.
If a player lands on the "EXTRA! You're on a Roll" space, that player rolls his die and moves ahead that number of spaces on the board.
Ending and Winning the Game
Once a player lands on the Finish space (he does not have to get there by exact count), he cannot win until the next round. To win, at least one other player must vote for his headline as the real one.
Players stay on the Finish space until another player votes for their headline. More than one player can be on Finish at the same time.
If more than one player is on the Finish space at the same time and both or all of those players' headlines receive the necessary vote to win, only the player whose headline receives the most votes will be the winner. If all players on Finish receive the same amount of votes, continue playing until there is a winner.
Identical Headlines
The only time a player is allowed to vote for his own headline is when it is identical (word for word) to another headline read aloud by the moderator. Scoring is as follows:
- If that player votes for his own headline and it is identical to the real headline, he moves ahead 1 space. He also moves ahead 2 spaces for each vote his or the real headline receives from other players.
- If any other players vote for either that player's headline or the real one, those players move ahead 1 space. Of course, they also move the 2 additional spaces for every vote their headline may have received.
- Two players may submit an identical headline and neither one is the real headline. For every vote one of the identical headlines receives as the real headline, both players move ahead two spaces.
Notes on This Transcription
- The source page prints a "Honor System" payment label beside its order button; this is page chrome, not part of the insert, and is omitted.
- The source's ASCII-mangled apostrophes and quote marks have been restored as ordinary apostrophes and quotation marks (e.g. "You're on a Roll", "Player A's", "1's").
- The source's typo "It there are six players" is corrected to "If there are six players" (no change in meaning).
- The publisher's consumer-relations address, toll-free line and "Item No." footer are omitted as publisher boilerplate.