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Quelf is a party board game published by Wiggity Bang Games. It designed for three to eight players, ages 12 and up. It takes approximately an hour to play a game.

Equipment

 * game board
 * 550 cards
 * 8 game pieces
 * 2 pencils
 * one pad of paper
 * one die
 * one 30-second timer
 * one giant invisible harpoon (it's invisible for a reason, use it wisely)

Cards
Each card gives the following information:


 * Type of card
 * Penalty number - the number of spaces the player needs to move back if he or she loses the round (located at the top right-hand corner of the card)
 * Instructions - what the player has to accomplish
 * Quelf Effect - depending on the card it could either explain how the card works, be a bonus question or additional effect, or just a quote from one of the characters

Some cards can be Classified cards. These cards cannot be read aloud. If another player reads the card, that player will face the Quelf Effect.

Some cards can also be Timed cards. The timer is set and the player (and sometimes his or her opponents) have until the timer runs out to complete the task on the card. If unsuccessful, the losing player faces the penalty. There are cards that are both Classified and Timed.

Categories
There are five decks of cards in the game, divided into the following categories:


 * Scatterbrainz (red) - All players play this round. Choose a topic (if given the choice) on the card.  Each player says one item, and it goes around until either a player can't think of an item, repeats a item previously said, or 10 seconds passes before a player can think of an item.  The losing player moves back the number of spaces indicated by the penalty number.


 * Stuntz (yellow) - The player who drew this card has to perform a stunt (sometimes a physical activity). Some may have the stunt last until the next round or until an action is complete (i.e., a specific number rolled on the die) ends the stunt.


 * Showbiz (purple) - The player who drew this card has to perform the act (usually acting, singing, dancing, writing, miming, or impressions).


 * Quizzle (green) - The player does not read the card; the player to his or her right reads the question to him or her. The player must answer the question correctly.  The card also includes an Extra Credit Question.


 * Roolz (blue) - This card last for the remainder of the games and are 'rules' that must be followed as long as it's in play or pay the penalty. There are three types of Roolz cards:
 * Global Roolz - affects all players.
 * Talking Roolz - affects only the player who draws the card
 * Action Roolz - affects only the player who draws the card
 * A player can only have one of each card. If another card is drawn (i.e., another Action Roolz card), the new card replaces the old one, and the old rule is no longer in effect while the new rule is now in play.
 * If a player wants to get rid of his or her Roolz cards, he or she can go back to Start and discard the cards.

Characters
There are eight characters to choose from. Each character influences how the game is played, so choose your character wisely.


 * Batbelig Chinzorig
 * The Biscuit Farmer
 * Queen Spatula
 * The Platypus
 * Mr. Lugnut
 * Mrs. Pickle Feather
 * The Dude
 * Super Ninja Monkey

Starting the game
Players choose a character as their game pieces. Each player rolls the die to see who goes first, the highest number rolled starts the game, then proceeds clockwise (player on the left goes next).

Playing the game
Player rolls the die and moves the number of spaces shown on the die. The color space indicates the color card drawn. The card is drawn, read aloud (unless it is a Classified card) and the player must do as the cards instructs or pay the penalty.

Winning the game
The player must be the first to reach the center and successfully complete the Scatterbrainz card drawn. The only difference being the player who drew this card has to answer two items for each turn in order to win. If the player is unable to do so, he or she pays the penalty, and the game continues. If any other player loses that round, then the player who drew the card is the winner and the game is over.