Nice Games Jam: "Glom"

The goal of the game is to acquire the most points out of all the players.

Players acquire points by writing sentences that adhere to the Prompt, Constraint, and Scoring card drawn for each round.

Setup

• Shuffle all three decks.
• Distribute chips evenly amongst all players.

Starting a Round

1. Draw a single card from each deck. Place all three face-down on the table.
2. Set the timer for the desired duration: 1 minute, 2 minutes (default) or 3 minutes.
3. Flip all three cards face-up and start the timer.
4. All players then attempt to compose a sentence that meets the criteria of all three cards (Prompt, Constraint, and Scoring) within the time limit.

Share Your Sentences

Each player speaks their sentence aloud. (If you're playing online, you can also enter your sentence into the text chat.) The sequence in which players share their sentences doesn't matter—just be nice about it.

Round Scoring

• Players can’t use any of the words in the phrase on the Prompt card. There’s a penalty (-1 point) for each word used. Exception: You can use the same spelling of a word if it’s another type of word (noun vs. verb)
  • Alternate rule for extra challenge and silliness: Remove the exception to the above rule.
• The player whose sentence meets the conditions on that round's Scoring card wins 3 points.
• Players pass one of their chips to the person who had, in the player's opinion, the coolest sentence. This is a subjective judgment and has nothing to do with the rules.
  • Each chip received counts as 1 point for the receiving player.

Disputes

During Round Scoring, any player can raise an argument about how the rules apply to another player's sentence. If you bring an argument, you have to propose a resolution, and people will vote on the proposal. (For example, you can propose a change to someone's point total that round, or suggest a change to a person's sentence to bring it within the rules.) If the vote passes, the solution goes through.

Continue Play and End the Game

For each subsequent round of play, draw a new set of cards. Play and score according to the above rules.

The game ends when all Prompt cards have been used. Shuffle Constraints and Scoring cards back into their respective decks as needed.

The player with the most points wins!