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UPDATE #1 - Examples of the shows you can create

UPDATE #2 - How to create a show in Prime Time

UPDATE #3 - A look at the Special Cards

UPDATE #4 - Free Print and Play

From comedy to drama, crime to reality TV, it’s up to you to create the best new shows that will attract the highest ratings.

FEATURES:

- Fast, fun and easy to learn

- Addictive deck building gameplay

- Lets you create unique shows with actors, commercials and plot twists

- Plays well with 1 to 4 players (special rules for solo play)

- Suitable for casual and hardcore gamers alike

In PRIME TIME: The Ratings Game you are the head of a television network. It is up to you to create shows that will attract the highest ratings and beat out your rival networks. At the start of the game your schedule is a blank slate. You'll have to fill the Monday to Friday night time slots with hit TV. You do this by programming (playing) cards onto the table. These cards represent shows, actors, commercial breaks and more. At the end of the game, whoever has the highest rated shows on each night will “win” that night. Each night is worth points. The player with the most points wins the game.

Cast the actors, come up with special twists and don’t forget to program some commercials to pay for it all. Which shows you create and when they air are all up to you. Will you fight for the coveted Thursday night-time slot with a prestigious big budget drama or try to tie up Monday and Tuesday nights with cheap reality TV? It’s up to you to take your network to the top and be the leader of Prime Time.

GAMEPLAY

PRIME TIME: The Ratings Game is a deck building game for 1 to 4 players. You start with a small stable of actors and no shows. On your turn you will “lend out” your actors to make money and start investing in new shows.

DOWNLOAD A PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE RULES HERE

Each turn you take the following 4 actions:

1) Play Cards To The Table – Program Title Cards, Actors, Commercial Breaks, Extras and more onto your schedule.

2) Discard Cards – Any Actors or Extras discarded will earn you income.

3) Buy Cards – Purchase new cards from the centre of the table and place them in your discard pile.

4) Draw Back to Five Cards – Draw back up to 5 cards to end your turn. If your draw deck runs out, shuffle an “Extra Card” into your discard pile to form a new draw deck.

WINNING THE GAME

When the final “Extra Card” is taken, all players have one more turn. At the end of the game, players determine who won each night. The ratings from all completed shows (shows with an “End Credit” card) are counted. The player with the highest ratings for each night wins that night. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are worth 2 points each, Thursday is worth 3 points and Friday is worth 1 point. If players tie for a night, all tied players receive 1 point. Once all nights have been scored, whoever has the highest score wins the game.

COMPONENTS

1 Rule Book.

4 Network Decks (each containing 5 Weeknight Cards, 8 Actor Cards and 2 End Credit Cards.)

36 Actor Cards.

16 Commercial Cards.

27 Title Cards.

21 Special Cards.

20 End Credit Cards.

20 Extra Cards.

STRETCH GOALS/EXPANSIONS

$10,000 – 1st Expansion comes with the game – Horror shows

If we reach the $10,000 mark the Horror Show expansion will come packed in - make your own vampire, werewolf and monster shows with new Titles, Actors and Special Cards.

$15,000 – 2nd Expansion comes with the game – Fantasy shows

If we reach the $15,000 mark the Fantasy Show expansion will come packed in - make your own medieval, magic or superhero shows with new Titles, Actors and Special Cards.

FUTURE EXPANSIONS

Duck Duck Games plans to continue to support this game post launch with exciting expansions that will bring animated shows, variety shows, and special weekend programming to Prime Time.

DANIEL PERLMUTTER

A Toronto based writer, director and game designer, Daniel has worked on a variety of different television series, both live action and animated. His latest feature comedy as writer/director - BIG NEWS FROM GRAND ROCK - will be coming out early next year.

Daniel is also a trained game designer and has worked for mobile development, most recently at Blammo Games. He founded Duck Duck Game in 2013 to bring interesting and unique games, both tabletop and digital, to the market.

DUCK DUCK GAMES

Duck Duck Games is an independent gaming company dedicated to making games that are fun to play.

PRIME TIME: The Ratings Game is the first game from Duck Duck Games and many more are underway. From hardcore strategy games to party games to collectable card games, a wide variety of new gaming experiences are in the works from this new company.

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