Give Me the Brain! (1996)

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Designer	James Ernest
Artist	Brian Snoddy
Publisher	Cheapass Games Mario Truant Verlag Steve Jackson Games
Year Published	1996
# of Players	3 − 8
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3, 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (6 voters) [poll]
Honors	1997 Origins Awards Best Tradtional Card Game Winner
Subdomain	Family Games Thematic Games (14 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Zombies
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Auction/Bidding Hand Management
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Family	Cheapass Zombie Series
Primary Name	Give Me the Brain!
Alternate Names	Dej sem Mozek Wo ist das Gehirn?
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Working in fast-food is hell. All the employees are zombies, and you can't find a single brain amongst them. Except for the brain part - there is, in fact, one brain - that's the premise of Give Me the Brain, a card game in which players take on the roles of zombies in a fast-food restaurant in hell. They all have to complete a number of tasks before leaving work, and the work keeps piling on. Even worse, some of the tasks require basic intelligence and there's only one brain to go around.

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1997 Original cardstock version (Out of print)
1997 Czech cardstock version
2002 Cheapass Games color Special Edition
2011 Steve Jackson games color edition

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1997 Origins Awards Winner, Best Traditional Card Game.

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Third Edition

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games

Artist: Brian Snoddy

Year: 2011

Product Code: 1802SJG

Size: 6.00 x 9.00 x 1.80 inches

0.81 pounds

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Release Date: Jan 2011

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English Special Edition

Publisher: Cheapass Games

Artist: Brian Snoddy

Year: 2002

Product Code: CAG525

Size: 4.65 x 3.58 x 0.51 inches

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Publisher: Mario Truant Verlag

Artist: Brian Snoddy

Year: 2000

Size: 9.10 x 2.40 x 0.70 inches

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Cheapass Games US version Czech Language edition 1997

Publisher: Cheapass Games

Artist: Brian Snoddy

Year: 1997

Product Code: CAG 402

Size: 9.50 x 6.50 x 0.50 inches

0.26 pounds

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Cheapass First Edition English 1996 (paper envelope)

Publisher: Cheapass Games

Artist: Brian Snoddy

Year: 1996

Product Code: CAG 011

Size: 9.50 x 6.50 x 0.20 inches

0.24 pounds

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Reglas en español

Traducción al español de las reglas originales en inglés - Spanish translation of the original rules in English

Bicho

2010-11-04

GMTB-expansion3-OnSchedule.pdf

Homemade expansion #3: "On Schedule" - 18 new expansion cards with rules.

Salt-Man Z

2008-06-29

GMTB-expansion2-InCharacter.pdf

Homemade expansion #2: "In Character" - 9 new green Character cards with rules.

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2006-09-09

GMTB-expansion1-UnpaidOvertime.pdf

Homemade expansion #1: "Unpaid Overtime" - 36 expansion cards with rules.

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2006-09-09

Give Me the Brain Tuckbox.pdf

Tuckbox for original enveloped version. Holds all cards, instructions, and 1 die.

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2006-08-23

Give Me The Brain! - Reglamento.pdf

Reglas en español (spanish game rules)

Adeptus

2005-11-19

Give Me The Brain - James Ernest - French Rules Translation.doc

Traduction française. French translation.

ornicar

2003-03-20

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Board Game Rank:	2608
Thematic Rank:	347
Family Game Rank:	672
Num Ratings:	1506
Average Rating:	5.88
Standard Deviation:	1.53
Num Views:	60346
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.3
Fans:	18

Personal Comments:	544
Users Owning:	2067
Users Wanting:	45
Users Trading:	91 [find trade matches]
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French review on Scifi Universe	http://www.scifi-universe.com/critiques/30976-68-g...	2011-07-31
Polish review at www.planszowki.gildia.pl	http://www.planszowki.gildia.pl/gry/give_me_the_br...	2011-05-04
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/g.html#giv...	2010-05-14
German review at Michas-Spielmitmir	http://www.michas-spielmitmir.de/spieletests.php?i...	2010-02-10
English Review from Game Monkeys Magazine	http://www.gamemonkeys.com/reviews/g/givemebrain.h...	2010-02-01
Polish review at www.gamesfanatic.pl (originaly posted at gry-planszowe.pl)	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2005/08/11/give-me-the-...	2010-01-15
English Review on Flames Rising	http://www.flamesrising.com/give-me-the-brain-revi...	2009-10-21
Overview of several Cheapass games by the Great Game Gate	http://greatgamegate.livejournal.com/24783.html	2009-09-18
Review in Finnish at Lautapeliopas	http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/give-me...	2009-08-08
Polish review	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2005/08/11/give-me-the-...	2005-08-11