Dabbler: My Life, the Board Game

© 2005, Beth Daniels (Big-Ideas)

How to Play Dabbler

The object of the game is to finish the game with a reasonable amount of cats, not too many burned bridges, and more money than debt.  Each player starts out with a $2500 promissory note and moves along the board in the direction of the arrows, beginning at the START position.

High roll begins.

Players pick up jobs, cats, promissory notes, and Dabbler cards, moving about the board according to directions given. Game play ends when a player reaches FINISH, whereupon all players receive an Outcome Card based on how many cats, promissory notes, Burned Bridges, and and Dabbler Dollars they have.

Outcome Cards

Player with the... 

Most cats, most debt, and the least money

Next highest number of cats

Most Burned Bridges and most Girlfriend cards

Next highest number of Burned Bridges

Most money, least debt, and fewest burned bridges

Gets this Outcome Card

Cat Lady with Tourette's


Hoarder

Island in the Middle of Nowhere


One Big Happy


Buddy Compound

Dabbler Cards

Happy Place

Generally good cards, many of which are full of fond memories. Be careful — you may pick up a cat or two.


What've You Got to Lose?

Gamble on alternate outcomes of real-life events. Also includes questions from the World Almanac, GRE prep cards, an old Milton Bradley trivia game, and a deck of Oscar trivia cards.


THAT Ought to Do It

Bad decisions, thoughtless deeds, and blown opportunities.


Whammo!

Life's little blindsiders.