Clogged!
This game came into existence one evening when my brother and I were sitting down to a game of King's Ransom. As I was explaining what each symbol represented, Daddy suggested that the "Hammers" symbol could be a pair of plungers. The resulting conversation ended in the invention of this game.
Components
1 blue cube per player plus one ("Water") (Example: 5 people are playing, so 6 blue cubes are used).
1 red cube ("Mayor")
6 Droplet ("Water") tiles
6 Hammer ("Plunger") tiles
6 Three circles ("Pipe Camera") tiles
4 Brick ("Blockage") tiles
6 Gear ("Water saw/Explosion") tiles
4 Arrow ("Tree root") tiles
56 cards, including wilds
2 dice
Object
The mayor is on his way home and needs to take a shower, but his drain is clogged. You and a team of plumbers must fix the drain before he gets home.
Setup
Take 3 of the Arrow tiles and 3 of the Brick tiles and shuffle them into the 6 Droplet tiles. Set these up facedown (that is, yellow/brown side up) in a "pipe" layout. Take the 1 remaining Arrow and the 1 remaining Brick, 2 Three Circles, 1 Gear, and 2 Hammers into a pile of 7 tiles. Lay these facedown for the Mayor's path. The rest of the Three Circles, Gears, and Hammers (hereafter, Tool Tiles) should be sorted into 3 piles. Set these aside. Place the Water Cubes at the beginning of the Pipe. Place the Mayor at the start of his path. Deal out 5 cards to each player.
Play
A player's turn should go like this:
- Roll dice. If a "7" is rolled, the Mayor moves forward one tile.
- Trade in up to all 5 cards into the bottom of the deck and draw new ones (optional).
- Play cards if you can.
What the Cards And Tiles Mean And Do:
| Card | Tile | |
|---|---|---|
| Water | Play this card to move (the number on the card) water cubes one space forward. | This tile pulls all Water cubes on the space before it into itself. |
| Plungers | Play this with a Blockage card to remove a Blockage. | Use this tile to replace Blockage tiles after they are removed. |
| Pipe Camera | Play this card to reveal any facedown tile. | N/A |
| Card | Tile | |
|---|---|---|
| Blockage | Play this card with a Plunger card to remove Blockage Tiles | This tile blocks Water Cubes from coming through the pipe. |
| Water Saw/
Explosion |
Play this card with a Tree Root card to cut through Tree Roots
Play 2 of these in a row to remove 2 in a row of any blocking tiles (they may be different types of blockage) |
Use this tile to replace Tree Root and/or Blockage tiles after they are removed. |
| Tree Roots | Play this card with a Water Saw to remove Tree Root Tiles. | This tile blocks Water Cubes from coming through the pipe. |
Rules Regarding Cards/Card Playing
- After trading in any number of cards, you may not trade in any more cards.
- After trading in any number of cards, you may play any of your newly-acquired cards.
- If you do not have both of the cards you need to remove a blocking tile, you may play the one you do have and leave the next player to finish. They MUST play the card necessary to complete the action if possible; if not, they may a. trade in cards; If they do not get the card necessary, they must proceed to b. b. pass
- A Pipe Camera card may be played to flip over any tile.
Rules Regarding Tiles
- You may not flip over a tile without a Pipe Camera card.