Mess (game)

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The pork cubes
The pork cubes
Game data
author David Moffat
publishing company David Moffat Enterprises (1977),
MB Games (1984),
Winning Moves (2001), a
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Publishing year 1977, 1984, 2001
Art dice game
Teammates starting at 2
Duration 15 minutes
Age from 8 years

Schweinerei is a dice game by David Moffat . The game was released in 1977 by David Moffat Enterprises as Pig Mania . From 1984 it was sold by the MB company as Pass the Pigs and in Germany as Schweinerei . It has been manufactured under license by Winning Moves since 2001 .

Furnishing

The game includes two little rubber pigs that are used to roll dice , a point scale and a case in which the accessories, pad and pens can be found. The pigs are marked with a black dot on one side to better distinguish the sides.

Due to several possible inclines, the pig is a highly non-ideal dice , as the probabilities of different results are different.

regulate

The idea of ​​the game is very simple: the two pigs take turns tossing the dice. Depending on how the pigs rolled out of the hand come to lie on the table top, the player receives between 0 and 100 points. The less likely the constellation, the higher the score. Each player can roll the dice and collect points until he rolls a "lazy pig" or a "pig pile" or he passes the dice on to the next player and has the points added up. The special attraction here is the temptation to collect more points per roll of the dice and to take the risk of a "total crash".

Schweinerei is a pure game of chance and, because of the simple game principle and the simple equipment, is also suitable for larger rounds or for traveling.

rating

  • A pig
    • Wallow - the pig lies on its back - 5 points
    • Knuckle - the pig stands on its feet - 5 points
    • Snout - The pig leans on its snout - 10 points
    • Cheek - The pig leans on the snout and ear - 15 points
  • Both pigs
    • Pig - both pigs are on the same side - 1 point
    • Double wallow - both pigs lie on their backs - 20 points
    • Double shank - both pigs stand on their feet - 20 points
    • Double snout - Both pigs lean on their snouts - 40 points
    • Double cheek - both pigs lean on the snout and ear - 60 points
    • Lazy pig - Both pigs are on different sides (one point at the top, one point at the bottom) - 0 points for the current round and it is the next player's turn
    • Goulash - combination of two items not mentioned above - sum of the individual scores
    • Pile of pigs - the pigs are touching - the score is set to 0 and it is the next player's turn
    • Mess - one pig lands on top of the other without touching the table top (very unlikely) - the player is eliminated from the round

"Pig Legends"

A “pig legend” is enclosed with the rules of the game. However, this changes with the different editions:

In this version it says that Vikings would throw pigs into the air on their travels and points were awarded depending on their position on the ground. This game is said to have been forgotten over time and the new version with little pigs developed.
  • Jonas and Franzl legend
Here it is said that real pigs used to be thrown onto a post until the two intended "litter pigs" Jonas and Franzl carved smaller pigs in order to avoid the litter themselves.

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