THE DIET GAME

INTRODUCTION
Gamers are trying to lose weight prior to their 15 year high school reunion.  
Card game for 2+ players.

WINNING
Be the First player to lose 10 pounds. (i.e. score of –10)

THE DECK
Players share a common deck.

WEIGHT
Keep track of ‘relative’ weight using coins, tokens, dice, etc.
Remember you are trying for a negative score.
Weight is in “pounds”. 

SETUP
The most out-of-shape player goes first.

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 8 phases:
A New Day Phase
Planning Phase
Breakfast Phase
Exercise Phase
Lunch Phase
Dinner Phase
Cheat Phase
Snack Phase


A NEW DAY PHASE
Fill your hand to 7 cards.
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard & draw from it.

PLANNING PHASE
You may discard up to 3 cards & draw replacements.

BREAKFAST PHASE
Play from your hand a Well Balanced Breakfast card or a 
Breakfast card that causes you to lose 1 pound.
If you do not play a card, the player to your right may play a 
Breakfast card that causes you to gain 1 pound.

EXERCISE PHASE
You may play from your hand one Exercise card that causes you to lose 1 pound.
Any opponent may play a Laziness card to negate the Exercise card.

LUNCH PHASE
Play from your hand a Well Balanced Lunch card or a 
Lunch card that causes you to lose 1 pound.
If you do not play a card, the player to your right may play a 
Lunch card that causes you to gain 1 pound.

DINNER
Play from your hand a Well Balanced Dinner card or a 
Dinner card that causes you to lose 1 pound.
If you do not play a card, the player to your right may play a 
Dinner card that causes you to gain 1 pound.

CHEAT PHASE
Any opponent may play a Cheat card to cause you to gain 1 pound.
You may play from your hand a Willpower card to negate the Cheat card.

SNACK PHASE
Play from your hand a Well Balanced Snack card or a 
Snack card that causes you to lose 1 pound.
If you do not play a card, the player to your right may play a 
Snack card that causes you to gain 1 pound.


CARD LIST LEGEND
B = Breakfast
L = Lunch
D = Dinner
S = Snack
C = Cheat
E = Exercise
N = Negate

COMMON DECK CARD LIST			
Card Name:			#	Type	Gain
Pancake Breakfast		1	B	+1
Continental Breakfast		1	B	+1
Breakfast Buffet		1	B	+1
Well Balanced Breakfast		3	B	0
Yogurt & Fruit			1	B	-1
Diet Bar or Shake 		1	B	-1
Cereal & Fruit			1	B	-1
Junk Food Lunch			1	L	+1
Burger Joint Lunch		1	L	+1
Fast Food Lunch			1	L	+1
Well Balanced Lunch		3	L	0
Soup & Salad			1	L	-1
Tuna-salad Pita			1	L	-1	 	
Sports Lunch			1	L	-1
Ethnic Buffet			1	D	+1
All-You-Can-Eat Bar-B-Q		1	D	+1
Steak House (Red Meat)		1	D	+1
Well Balanced Dinner		3	D	0		
Chef Salad (Rabbit Food)	1	D	-1
Grilled Chicken & Greens	1	D	-1
Steamed Vegetables & Fish	1	D	-1
Bag of Chips			1	S	+1
Cookies				1	S	+1
Box of Candy			1	S	+1
Light Snack			3	S	0
Carrot Sticks			1	S	-1
Nuts or Seeds			1	S	-1
Apple				1	S	-1
Pint of Ice Cream		1	C	+1
Chocolate Cake			1	C	+1
Carb Fest			1	C	+1
Scarf Leftovers			1	C	+1
Binge Eating			1	C	+1
Second Helping			1	C	+1
Aerobic Exercise		1	E	-1
Bicycling			1	E	-1
Workout at Gym			1	E	-1
Diet Pills			1	E	-1
Fad Diet			1	E	-1
Fasting				1	E	-1
Willpower			2	N	Negate a Cheat Card
Laziness			2	N	Negate an Exercise Card
# = Number of that type of card in the deck.