INTRODUCTION Card Game 2+ players. Players are trying to see who can get the best nights rest. GAME END The game lasts 16 turns. Each turn represents Half an Hour. This would correspond to a full nights sleep of 8 hours. VICTORY The player with the most Sleep Tokens at the end of the game wins. SLEEP TOKENS Use a common pile of Tokens (counters, chits, markers, coins, etc) Players accumulate these during play. SLEEP TRACK Each player has a Sleep Track. A Sleep Track has 5 Stages: Stage 0 (Awake) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 (Slow Wave Sleep = Delta Sleep) Each player has a Pawn to show which Sleep Stage they are on. SETUP Each player is dealt a hand of 2 cards. Each player starts at Sleep Stage 0. TURN SEQUENCE Each turn is divided into 6 Phases: Draw Phase Sleep Phase Wake Phase REM Phase Score Phase End Phase DRAW PHASE Each Player draws 2 cards. If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it. SLEEP PHASE Each player may Play (discard) a Sleep card to advance 1 Stage on the Sleep Track to a Deeper Level of Sleep (Towards stage 4) Each player may play up to 2 Sleep cards in this Phase. WAKE PHASE Each player may Play (discard) 1 Wake card to cause an opponent To move backwards 1 Stage on his Sleep Track. A single player may only be hit with 1 Wake card per turn. REM PHASE If you are at Stage 2 or deeper Sleep you may play (discard) 1 REM card. If you do this, move yourself back to Stage 1 Sleep. (You will score extra Sleep Tokens for this) You may play an REM card on an Opponent. SCORE PHASE Each player gains Sleep Tokens equal to the Sleep Stage they are at. For Example: If you are at Stage 4 you would get 4 Tokens. If a player played a REM card this turn, he gets an extra 6 Tokens for A Total of 7 Tokens (1 for being at Stage 1 plus the bonus 6) END PHASE Max hand size is 3 cards. Discard excess cards. CARD LIST NOTATION S = Sleep Card W = Wake Card F = Fall Asleep: Sleep Card: Can only be used in Stage 0. R = REM Sleep Card Z = Can be used as either a F card or a W card CARD LIST Card Name Type Notes Sleeping Pills F Nod Off F Warm Milk & Cookies F Counting Sheep F Yawning F Micro-Sleep Episodes F Slumber S Rest S Rejuvenate S Deep Sleep S Relax S Siesta S Oblivion S Coma S Quality Sleep S Unconscious S Doze S Somnolence S Sandman S Forty Winks S Melatonin S Crash S Beauty Sleep S Conk Out S Hibernate S Shuteye S Sleep Deprived S Sweet Dreams R Rapid Eye Movement R Paradoxical Sleep R Dreamland R Subconscious R Dream World R Lucid Dreaming R Dream State R Visual Imagery R Sleep Paralysis R Nightmares W Too Cold W Too Hot W Blanket Thief W Jet Lag W Cohabitation W Comorbidity W Insomnia W Sleep Walking W Street Noises W Alarm Clock W Obstructive Sleep Apnea W Snoring W Restless Leg W TV Z Radio Z
