The Jazz Game
The jazz game is a bespoke pick-n-pass card game where the objective is for each jazz musician to make as much money as possible.
Played over 3 sets, followed by a late night hang, players perform multiple gigs, chase royalties, build LP collections, hoard vintage axes, form big bands, deliver encores, acquire record deals, hang out late and if necessary, steal each others gigs.
Tested extensively by real jazz musicians and designed by one of Australia’s most notorious tenor men, the Jazz Game is a simple to play, yet strategy laden, fun game for the entire band. Available for pre-purchase, with delivery September 1, 2020...get your hands on one of the exclusive first release copies, limited to 50 decks.
112 professionally printed cards on matte finish, high quality playing cards stock with rounded edges...at $24.95 plus postage the Jazz Game is the only decent thing to come out of 2020’s COVID lockdown.
PRODUCT HAS SOLD OUT and will no longer by manufactured
The jazz game is a bespoke pick-n-pass card game where the objective is for each jazz musician to make as much money as possible.
Played over 3 sets, followed by a late night hang, players perform multiple gigs, chase royalties, build LP collections, hoard vintage axes, form big bands, deliver encores, acquire record deals, hang out late and if necessary, steal each others gigs.
Tested extensively by real jazz musicians and designed by one of Australia’s most notorious tenor men, the Jazz Game is a simple to play, yet strategy laden, fun game for the entire band. Available for pre-purchase, with delivery September 1, 2020...get your hands on one of the exclusive first release copies, limited to 50 decks.
112 professionally printed cards on matte finish, high quality playing cards stock with rounded edges...at $24.95 plus postage the Jazz Game is the only decent thing to come out of 2020’s COVID lockdown.
PRODUCT HAS SOLD OUT and will no longer by manufactured
The jazz game is a bespoke pick-n-pass card game where the objective is for each jazz musician to make as much money as possible.
Played over 3 sets, followed by a late night hang, players perform multiple gigs, chase royalties, build LP collections, hoard vintage axes, form big bands, deliver encores, acquire record deals, hang out late and if necessary, steal each others gigs.
Tested extensively by real jazz musicians and designed by one of Australia’s most notorious tenor men, the Jazz Game is a simple to play, yet strategy laden, fun game for the entire band. Available for pre-purchase, with delivery September 1, 2020...get your hands on one of the exclusive first release copies, limited to 50 decks.
112 professionally printed cards on matte finish, high quality playing cards stock with rounded edges...at $24.95 plus postage the Jazz Game is the only decent thing to come out of 2020’s COVID lockdown.
PRODUCT HAS SOLD OUT and will no longer by manufactured
The Jazz Card Game
The jazz game is a bespoke pick-n-pass card game where the objective is for each jazz musician to make as much money as possible.
Played over 3 sets, followed by a late night hang, players perform multiple gigs, chase royalties, build LP collections, hoard vintage axes, form big bands, deliver encores, acquire record deals, hang out late and if necessary, steal each others gigs.
Tested extensively by real jazz musicians and designed by one of Australia’s most notorious tenor men, the Jazz Game is a simple to play, yet strategy laden, fun game for the entire band. Available for pre-purchase, with delivery September 1, 2020...get your hands on one of the exclusive first release copies, limited to 50 decks.
112 professionally printed cards on matte finish, high quality playing cards stock with rounded edges...at $24.95 plus postage the Jazz Game is the only decent thing to come out of 2020’s COVID lockdown. Instructions and Types of Cards
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HOW TO PLAY
The Jazz Game is for 3 - 5 players.
The Jazz Game is played over 3 sets. The object of the game is for each player to make as much money as possible.
3 players, deal 9 cards each
4 players, deal 8 cards each
5 players, deal 7 cards each
The Jazz Game is a ‘pick-n-pass’ game. Begin each turn by choosing a card from your hand that will be placed down on the table in front of you where all the other players can see it.
On the count of 4, all players simultaneously reveal their chosen card.
After these cards are revealed, players pass the unused cards to their left and the next turn begins. This continues until all cards are played and the set ends. Face up cards remain with the player until the end of the set when they are scored.
After scoring your set, place used cards in a discard pile…these used cards shouldn’t be used again until a new game is started.
Deal the next set using fresh cards and repeat until 3 x sets have been played and scored.
Any ‘The Hang’ cards remain with the player for the entire game.
After the 3rd set is scored, ‘the hang’ score is added to each players total.
The player with the most money wins.
In the case of a tie, whoever ‘HANGS’ the best, by holding the most Hang cards, wins!
CREDITS
Created, Designed and Manufactured by David Theak
Tested & Developed by Aaron Jansz (lead), ‘Papa” Joe Roberts, Nick Quigley, Dan Quigley, Grace Cockburn, Isabelle Rainbow, Marike van Dijk, Josh Hatcher, Brad McCarthy, & Lachlan ‘Red’ McKenzie.
TYPES OF CARDS
There are 20 x GIG cards in a deck.
5 x Jazz Festival gigs valued @ $250/card
10 x Jazz Club gigs valued @ $150/card
5 x Jam Session gigs valued @ $50/card
Play as many gigs as you choose. You can add a gig card to a royalties card, that has previously been played, to triple the value of the gig.
Warning: someone may try and steal your gig(s)
There are 5 x Royalites cards in a deck.
Play a Royalty card and the value of a future gig will be tripled.
You can only triple one gig per Royality card.
Royalty cards cannot be stolen by the steal a gig card and remain with the player who played the Royalty card.
There are 25 x LP cards in a deck.
5 x Single LP's
15 x Double LP's
5 x Triple LP's
Collect as many LP's as you choose.
If you collect the most LP's during a set, you earn $500.
If you collect the 2nd most LP's during a set you earn $300.
If 2 or more players are tied for most LP's they earn $250 each and nothing is paid for 2nd most
If 2 or more players are tied for 2nd most LP's they earn $150 each
There are 15 x Vintage Axe cards in a deck.
collect a set of 2x VINTAGE AXES to earn $250
Tip: you can collect multiple sets of vintage axes
There are 15x Big Band cards in a deck.
Collect 1x Big Band Card for $50
Collect 2x Big Band Cards for $150
Collect 3x Big Band Cards for $250
Collect 4x Big Band Cards for $500
Collect 5+ Big Band Cards for $750
There are 15 x Label cards in a deck.
collect a set of 3x Label cards to earn a $500 recording contract
Tip: You can collect multiple sets of Label Cards
There are 5 x Encore cards in a deck.
play this card & on any following turn you can play a 2nd card by calling ‘encore’ before the count has finished and the other players cards are revealed.
after playing your ‘encore’, put the encore card back in your hand & pass to next player.
NB ALL PLAYERS SHOULD START EACH ROUND WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF CARDS.
there are 2 x Steal a Gig cards in a deck.
This rare card allows the player to steal a gig from another player. It must be used immediately when played.
NB THIS CARD ONLY STEALS THE GIG FACE VALUE & NOT THE ROYALTIES.
There are 10 x Hang cards in a deck.
Hang Cards are collected during all 3 sets. After 3rd set is scored, whoever ‘hangs’ the MOST receives an extra $500 & the player who hangs the least loses $300.
In the event of a tie, whoever hangs the best ie holds the most hang cards, wins!