Escape Tom's Office

This lunchtime game is SFW, obviously.

You can play in less than 30 minutes with up to 6 players even 12 if you combined 2 games.

It has been approved by Karen.

Please don't tell Tom about it.

The box is small enough to fit in a purse or a computer bag, therefore it can easily be stolen and will increase my sales numbers.

It looks like a notebook so it can be hidden from the boss on any shelf in plain sight.

It also can be converted into a drinking game for the Christmas party.

Watch a teaser video

Watch a 2-min explanation video

Play on Tabletop Simulator

Steam Workshop::Escape Tom's Office

Content

60 cards (18 red cards 36 green cards, 6 special green cards) and 1 rule folio set.

Preparation

Shuffle and make a stack with the 18 red cards and place them at the center of the table. Shuffle and distribute evenly among the players the 42 green cards. With 4 or 5 players, place the remaining 2 or 4 green cards in the discard pile.

How to play

1. The employee who was hired last starts and the game runs clockwise. A first red card is turned face up beside the stack.

2. For the first round, the player may declare a PASS or MATCH by placing one or more green cards FACE DOWN on the table. These cards can match the visible red card, or the player can bluff and put other cards. Each special green card contains a combination of three different items and can be used for one or the other.

3. At this point, any player can call a BLUFF

   • If the player is bluffing, he takes back his cards (on subsequent rounds, he also picks up all the green cards on the table except the discarded ones). A new red card is turned. It is now the turn of the player who called the bluff (the order of play can then change, be strategic!).
   • If the player is not bluffing if he played the right green cards, it is the player who called the bluff that collects all the green cards on the table (except the discarded ones). A new red card is turned, and it is the player to the left's turn.

4. For the following rounds, the player may:

   • Declare a MATCH as above,
   • DISCARD the green cards on the table, turn a new red card and declare a MATCH or PASS. Green cards in the discard pile are never put back into play before the end of the game.
   • Or simply PASS if there is no green card on the table.

5. If a full round is done and all players have passed. A new red card is turned, and it is the turn of the player who passed first.

6. If all the red cards have been turned, shuffle them, and make a new pile.

End of the game

A player wins when he plays his last green card. In the last round, a player cannot bluff and must play his last card(s) face up.

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