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Don't Tip The Waiter

Don't Tip The Waiter Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

  • Contents and Appetizers
  • Set-up, Soups and Salads
  • Game Play and Main Course
  • Winning and Dessert
  • Assembly Instructions

Contents and Appetizers

12 Large Plates of Food, 12 Small Plates of Food, 12 funny money dollars, and 1 Waiter with tray

Set-up, Soups and Salads

  • Assemble the waiter as shown on reverse side, and place him on the table.
  • Place the plates in a draw pile where everybody can reach them.
  • Everyone takes 3 dollars.

Game Play and Main Course

Take turns. On your turn, take any size plate from the draw pile and place it on the waiter's tray, then your turn ends. Play continues clockwise.

If you add a plate to the waiter's tray that makes him tip and drop any plates, you must tip the waiter one dollar. Lay one of your dollars near him, return any fallen plates to the draw pile, and your turn ends.

Once you tip your last dollar, you're out of the game - so sit back and watch everybody else tip the waiter for a change!

Winning and Dessert

If you're the only player left with money, here is a tip: you win!

Assembly Instructions

The reverse side of the rules insert shows how to assemble the waiter. Its printed captions, in step order:

  1. "Pieces of cake" - Labels: Tray, Front half, Back half, Base/Bottom. Caption: "Pierre the waiter consists of 4 pieces. They are the..."
  2. "A little half and half?" - Take the front half and the back half and sandwich the two together. Align as shown.
  3. "Bottoms Up!" - Press the assembled top half into the base. Align the notches and snap into place.
  4. "Time for some 'Tray'-ning" - Rotate the tray until the "D" shaped notches on the tray and the waiter's hand are aligned. Insert tray into Pierre's hand.
  5. "Card Storage" - When you are finished with the game, open Pierre back up and the plates, money, and instructions fit inside.