Pig Out!! (Pass the pigs)

Member Name: Whizz11

Product:	Pass the pigs
Date:	19/03/09 (184 review reads)
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Advantages: Hilarious, easy to play

Disadvantages: None

Who would have thought that two little plastic pigs would create so much fun!

Pass the Pigs is a fabulous little game. On first mention it doesn't sound like much of a fun game, throw two little pigs about and count your score up to 100 but it is really fun, competitive and actually very hilarious.

The pigs act as two dice. They are plastic and have a black dot on one side. They are fairly small, probably only 2cm approximately in length and width. Each player takes it in turn to throw the pigs and the scores are recorded. There are obviously different scores for different combinations of how the pigs land. For example, if one of the pigs lands on its nose, this is called a Snouter and you earn 10 points for this. If both pigs land on their nose in one throw it is called a Double Snouter and you get 40 points.

The game comes in a handy wallet size black plastic pouch and includes the two plastic pigs, instructions, scoring sheet so you can work out what each position is and a pencil. The carrier is very handy because it means you can take it with you and play it on holiday, at friends house, etc.

A players go ends only when they "Pig Out." This is when the pigs land one their sides with one of them showing the black spot and the other showing the side without the black spot. If it sounds confusing, it really isn't as you will have the score sheet in front of you and once you have played this a few times you will get to remember the positions. The Oinker is good too and very funny. This is when after the pigs have been thrown and they are touching. IF this happens the players score goes back to zero. This has happened many a time in the games I have played and generally to the person who is on 99 points or near that amount and so is very funny when it happens to them!

The first player to 100 wins.

The other scores are counted as follows:

* Single Pig
o The pig is lying on its side - 0 Points
o Razorback - The pig is lying on its back - 5 Points
o Trotter - The pig is standing upright - 5 Points
o Snouter - The pig is leaning on its snout - 10 Points
o Leaning Jowler - The pig is resting on its snout and ear - 15 Points
* Both Pigs
o Sider - The pigs are on their sides, either both with the spot facing upward or both with the spot facing downward - 1 Point
o Double Razorback - The pigs are both lying on their backs - 20 Points
o Double Trotter - The pigs are both standing upright - 20 Points
o Double Snouter - The pigs are both leaning on their snouts - 40 Points
o Double Leaning Jowler - The pigs are both resting between snouts and ears - 60 Points
o Mixed Combo - A combination not mentioned above is the sum of the single pigs score
o Pig Out - If both pigs are lying on their sides, one with the spot facing upwards and one with the spot facing downwards the score for that turn is reset to 0 and the turn changes to the next player
o Oinker - If both pigs are touching, then the total score is reset to 0 and the turn changes to the next player
o Piggyback - If one pig lands completely resting on top of the other, then the player is out of the game.


What I like about this game too is that you can make up a few rules of your own and really make it into your own game. The game is for players of 7 and older and the nice thing is that as many people that want to can play, there is no upper limit! You can pick up this game at most game shops or on Amazon, so go on, Pig Out!

Summary: Pass the Pigs