The Great Brain Robbery
Encyclopedia
The Great Brain Robbery is a board game
designed by James Ernest
and released in 2000
by Cheapass Games
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It is a wild west-themed sequel to Give Me the Brain
, and the fourth in the Friedey's
series of games. Players assume the role of zombies attempting to rob a speeding train full of brain
s.
The game is played on a board made up of train carriages, printed on eight double-sided boards. As the players move forward through the carriages, new ones are added and old ones fall off, giving a varied and changing game board. The Great Brain Robbery was the first Cheapass board game to come in a sturdy cardboard box. It includes 25 brain cards.
In 2001, The Great Brain Robbery won the Origins Award
for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game 2000.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
designed by James Ernest
James Ernest
James Ernest is an American game designer and juggler. He is best known as the owner and lead designer of Cheapass Games. Prior to founding Cheapass, he worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village, and as a freelancer with Wizards of the Coast. He also worked for...
and released in 2000
2000 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2000. For video and console games, see 2000 in video gaming.-Significant games-related events in 2000:...
by Cheapass Games
Cheapass Games
Cheapass Games is a game company founded and run by game designer James Ernest, based in Seattle, Washington. Cheapass Games operates on the philosophy that most game owners have plenty of dice, counters, play money, etc., so there is no need to bundle all of these components with every game that...
.
It is a wild west-themed sequel to Give Me the Brain
Give Me the Brain
Give Me the Brain is a discard-style card game designed by James Ernest and released in 1996 by Cheapass Games.The name derives from the theme; players assume the role of zombies attempting to complete their tasks for the day at Friedey's, a "fast food restaurant for the damned", yet they only have...
, and the fourth in the Friedey's
Friedey's
Friedey's is a fictional fast food franchise which features in several Cheapass Games products. It is described as a "fast food restaurant for the damned" and is generally staffed by zombies in search of brains...
series of games. Players assume the role of zombies attempting to rob a speeding train full of brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
s.
The game is played on a board made up of train carriages, printed on eight double-sided boards. As the players move forward through the carriages, new ones are added and old ones fall off, giving a varied and changing game board. The Great Brain Robbery was the first Cheapass board game to come in a sturdy cardboard box. It includes 25 brain cards.
In 2001, The Great Brain Robbery won the Origins Award
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game 2000.
External links
- The Great Brain Robbery product page at Cheapass Games