Aficionado
Aficionado Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 45 "Aficionado" cards, each with 6 riddles on it (3 on each side)
- 2 "Rules" cards ("Règle du jeu")
Goal of the Game
Be the first player to score 7 points. A point is scored when one of the players finds the solution to the riddle that has been read.
Setup
- Shuffle the 45 "Aficionado" cards and place them as a single face-down pile in the centre of the table.
Playing the Game
The game can be played informally without stakes, or individually or in teams with a point count. Each game is played using only one side of the cards.
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The player who most recently turned off the television is chosen to be the reader.
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The reader draws the first card from the pile, taking care to keep the face of the card that is about to be read hidden from the other players. The reader then chooses one of the 3 riddles printed on that face of the card and reads aloud, one after another, the three parts of the riddle, pausing briefly between each part.
- The reader may also "set the tone", or even sing the melody if the riddle is a song, to guide the players.
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The goal of the other players is to propose a response, which must be a phrase or expression made up of the three "endings" put end to end. Be careful, though: the other players are strictly forbidden to speak, and even less to write, before the third part of the riddle has been read.
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As soon as one of the players thinks they have found the solution, they raise their hand and call out their answer. The solution they propose must be perfectly correct, without the slightest approximation or hesitation.
- If the answer is correct, the player wins the card that has just been read and becomes the reader in turn, following the procedure described above.
- If the answer is wrong, the other players may try their luck by giving another proposal.
N.B.: a) The reader may repeat all or part of the riddle, or give a hint ("It's the title of a film..."). b) The phrase to be found does not necessarily have a very realistic meaning, provided it is grammatically correct (or at least phonetically correct).
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If nobody finds the correct answer, the reader gives the solution and chooses a new riddle on the same side of the card.
The Winner
The first player to have scored 7 points wins the game.
Variant: "Olé!" in Teams
Recommended for a group of 6 to 10 players.
Players group together in teams of two or three. In the spirit of fair play, it is recommended to put together in one team players whose "cultures" are complementary.
The game is played in the same way as described above, but the players of the same team may confer in a low voice. At the end of the reading of the riddle, the team that thinks it has found the answer shouts "Olé!". The reader then gives them the floor, and one of the members of the team proposes the solution.
Example Riddle (Illustration on Rules Card 2)
The illustration on rules card 2 shows an example riddle, with its three parts followed by the solution. The example text is printed in French and is kept as printed:
- Part 1: "Vous permettez..."
- Part 2: "Le petit chat..."
- Part 3: "Ne vous déplaise..."
- Solution: "Monsieur est mort en dansant la javanaise."
The illustration is small and stylised; the four lines are read from the printed artwork and are not translated.