The Grape Escape
The Grape Escape Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Object
To be the first grape to make it through the Jam Maker—and escape from the Jam Factory!
Equipment
- The Grape Escape Game Board
- Jam Maker Contraption
- Grape Mold
- 4 Containers of Grape Goop
- Special Die
- Pegs
Jam Factory Assembly
- See Assembly Instructions on this sheet and refer to photos on bottom of box to "construct" the Jam Maker.
- Insert the two small yellow pegs, shaped like the round holes in the game board, into those holes, pushing them in from above, and twist to lock them in place.
- Set completed Jam Maker on game board: Line up the hole under the pink Clippers over the peg nearest the START and FINISH spaces; the blue arm of the Jammer rests over the second peg.
Setup
- Pick your own Grape Goop color: Put a wad of goop the size of a Ping Pong ball into one side of the mold; press the other side down.
- Everybody, put your molded grapes on START.
- The youngest player goes first, and play passes to the left.
Notes
- Each jam station on the Jam Maker counts as one space on the conveyor belt track.
- Always move clockwise, to the left. This is important when jumping on and off the Jam Maker: Keep moving ahead and to the left.
Gameplay
The Die: If you roll...
- A number — Move ahead that number of spaces.
- "GRAPE LEAP" — Move one space ahead of the leader. If you are the leader, just move ahead one. (This could put your own grape into the Jam Maker!)
- "CRANK" — Don't move, just crank, even if you're in the Jam Maker! If nobody is in the contraption, pick whichever grape you want and put it in any jam station — then crank it into jam!
The Jam Maker & Conveyor Belt: If you land on...
- An Empty Jam Station — Stay there until you escape by a roll of the die — or until you're squished into jam.
- An Occupied Jam Station — Move your grape ahead (clockwise) to the next empty jam station. (If the last station, the Cutter, is occupied, move to the first station, the Clipper.)
- Another Player's Grape on the Conveyor Belt — Put your own grape on that space, and move the grape you landed on forward into the next empty jam station. (This could move him around to the Clipper.)
Note: If the grape you land on has already passed the last jam station and is almost at the Finish, pick him up and plop him into the first empty jam station.
Whenever You're Jammed...
Every time your little grape is mashed into jam, re-mold, and put it in the START space.
Winning the Game
The winner is the first player to get a grape through the Jam Factory and escape! You don't have to land on the Finish by exact count: if you roll a high enough number to get through the gate, you win.
Restorage
To put your game away, remove the entire tree trunk and boot Juicer and lay it on top of the rest of the Jam Maker in the box.
A Note About Grape Goop
You've probably already figured out that Grape "Goop" is a variety of PLAY-DOH® brand modeling compound! So if you ever need more Goop, substitute PLAY-DOH, available at most toy stores. For care and cleaning, see label on the containers.