Chief Herman's: Next Big Thing
About 3 daysElements: Game boards¸ rule booksYou Need: Six pawns¸ 70 six-sided dice in two colors¸ six dice of different colors¸ six decks of playing cards (Jokers optional)¸ ten marker cards from your favorite game¸ a chessboard and pieces¸ a large bag of colored stones or candy¸ $800 in poker chips including 30 in each of six colors and a matching color die¸ blank paper¸ pencils¸ a pool table and sixteen balls¸ and more. But not all at onceChief Herman's Next Big Thing is the sequel to Chief Herman's Holiday Fun Pack¸ which was released in 2000 and was nominated for an Origins Award for Best Abstract Board Game. Chief Herman's Next Big Thing contains more than 20 original games¸ some of which were previously published as magazine inserts¸ free games¸ or postcard games. Now all of them are in one incredibly affordable package¸ priced at just $6.Games in Chief Herman's Next Big Thing include: Fight the Power¸ Ten-Die Poker¸ Break the Bank¸ Monster Builder¸ Penniless and Insane¸ Seven-Handed Poker¸ Caribbean Star¸ Short Bus to Paradise¸ Headless in Seattle¸ Shipwreck!¸ Particle Stream¸ King of the Beach¸ Dungeon Crawl¸ Hotel Transylvania¸ Queensland¸ Graveyard Shift¸ Board Game Project #55¸ and more. The package also includes two unplayable games: James Ernest's Pontifuse (originally published in Undefeated) and Chief Herman's The Establishment of the Industrial Proletariat¸ plus three pocket billiards variants and the usual hilarious introductions from Chief Herman himself.