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The Most Timely and Original Board Game of the Decade!

OBOZO’S AMERICA: Why Bother Working for a Living? is a fun fantasy board game based on the preposterous notion that a Marxist clown, running on the vague and shaky platform of hope and change, could become President of The United States.

Get your initial $1,000 cash grant at the First of the Month, then maneuver along Obozo’s Welfare Promenade. Get cash for your out-of-wedlock children. Draw from a stack of Welfare Benefit Cards. Get extra cash from Saturday Night crimes: Gambling, Armed Robbery, Drugs, and Prostitution. Play the lottery and the horses. Get your live-in a job on the Government Cakewalk. Experience the Jail Jaunt. Avoid landing on one of those dreaded “Get a Job” blocks forcing you onto the Working Person’s Rut (Somebody has to pay for Obozo’s Welfare Promenade). 50 Welfare Benefit Cards. 50 Working Person’s Burden Cards. Lots of funny money.

DELUXE VERSION: $29.90. Playing surface is spill-proof vinyl. It comes rolled up and lays perfectly flat. Gorgeous color. A stack of over a half-a-million dollars in play money (we're still talking serious welfare fraud here), a stack of 50 Welfare Benefit Cards, a stack of 50 Working Person's Burden Cards, and 30 Out-of-Wedlock Children. It'll take you less than a minute to cut out the kids. They're so cute! And that's all you have to cut out. You store the game in the same box we ship it in. Not available retail so there is no display box, just the contents.

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GAME RULES PAGE 1 OF 2

RULES for 2 to 4 Adults

WHAT IS THIS GREAT WELFARE GAME? Obozo's America: Why Bother Working for a Living? is a fun fantasy game based on the preposterous notion that a Marxist clown, running on the vague and shaky promise of hope and change, could become president of the United States.

WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THIS GREAT WELFARE GAME? A game surface, 4 pawns representing each player, 4 pawns representing each player’s live-in or spouse, a black pawn to keep track of the number of times (months) a player goes around the board, 30 out-of-wedlock children, 50 Welfare BENEFIT cards, 50 Working Person’s BURDEN cards, a supply of money that includes bank notes to keep track of money borrowed, 3 dice, and these rules.

HOW DOES A PLAYER WIN THIS GREAT WELFARE GAME? The winner is the player who accumulates the most money (after taxes if he or she ends up in the Working Person’s Rut) in the number of months (times around the board) played.

HOW DOES THE GAME BEGIN? High roll of the dice determines which player goes first. Each player begins on the larger block marked “First of the Month” and receives his first welfare allowance of $1,000. Roll 2 dice to determine the number of blocks advanced each turn.

HOW MANY MONTHS (TIMES AROUND THE BOARD) MAKE A COMPLETE GAME? Twelve times around the board makes a good game, but the players may agree on any number of months to be played beforehand. The game is then over when the player who went first passes the First of the Month, on either Obozo’s Welfare Promenade or the Working Person’s Rut, for the 12th time. Use the black pawn to keep track of the number of months played on the rectangle below the “First of the Month” block.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING OUT AND TAKING IN MONEY? You must designate one of the players as the Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-earned Dollars. It is then that player’s responsibility to pay out and receive money as directed by the rules, blocks, and cards drawn.

HOW DO PLAYERS ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE CONTINUE TO COLLECT THEIR MONTHLY GRANTS? Each time a player makes it to the First of the Month or passes it, he or she receives the basic monthly grant of $1,000, plus $300 for each out-of-wedlock child acquired (this figure includes a cash equivalent for food stamps and medical expenses), plus the amount specified by any Welfare Benefit cards drawn.

IS THERE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-WEDLOCK CHILDREN A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE CAN HAVE? No. It is possible, though improbable, to land on 16 Have Out-of-Wedlock Child blocks in 2 trips around Obozo’s Welfare Promenade. Sixteen out-of-wedlock children may be uncommon but not unheard of. A welfare recipient in Baltimore, for example, is on record as having 22 out-of-wedlock children, all by the age of 32. And in turn, some of her out-of-wedlock children now have out-of-wedlock children of their own. This makes Obozo the Marxist clown and his Government Dependency Czar very happy.

WHO PAYS THE MEDICAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIRTH OF THESE OUT-OF-WEDLOCK CHILDREN? Players stuck in the Working Person’s Rut. Each time a player lands on an “Have Out-of-Wedlock Child” block, each player in the Working Person’s Rut must pay out $100 to the Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-Earned Dollars.

WHEN AND HOW MAY A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE PLAY THE HORSES OR THE DAILY LOTTERY? At the beginning of each regular turn on Obozo’s Welfare Promenade, a player may play either the horses or the daily lottery. To play the horses, the player first announces the number of his or her horse (2 through 12), lays his or her bet (up to $500) on the board, and rolls 2 dice. The Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-Earned Dollars collects the bet if the player’s horse does not win, or pays the player 7 times the amount of his bet if his or her number comes up.

To play the lottery, the player announces his or her number (111 through 666), places his or her bet (up to $500) on the board, and rolls 3 dice. The Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-Earned Dollars collects the bet if the player’s number does not come up, or pays the player 50 times the amount of the bet if the number comes up.

WHEN DOES A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CRIME? When that player lands on one of the 4 “Saturday Night” blocks on the board. On that same turn, the player must keep rolling all the way through, and out of, that particular “Saturday Night” criminal activity track, rolling 1 die at a time, following the instructions on the individual blocks.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE IS CAUGHT IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND SENT TO JAIL? That player moves directly to the “Lock-Up” block in the Jail Jaunt and awaits his or her next regular turn, upon which he or she rolls 1 die, and 1 die on each subsequent regular turn while he or she is in jail. Should a player in the Jail Jaunt be directed to go back on welfare, he or she moves directly to the “First of the Month” and collects all benefits, advancing the monthly marker if he or she is the player who went first. A player in the Jail Jaunt may play the horses or the daily lottery, as usual.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ABLE-BODIED WELFARE RECIPIENT LANDS ON THE BLOCK MARKET “Cheat ! Move to any Block on Welfare This Turn”? That player moves to any other block of his or her choice on Obozo’s Welfare Promenade, including any of the 4 “Saturday Night” blocks; and, if the player passes the First of the Month in so moving, he or she collects all benefits.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE RUNS OUT OF MONEY? That player loses 1 turn, returns to the First of the Month, and receives a $500 emergency welfare grant, and awaits his or her next turn (this trip to the welfare office does not count as a time around the board).

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLAYER ON OBOZO’S WELFARE PROMENADE IS DIRECTED TO “Get a Job”? That player moves into the Working Person’s Rut, and turns in all of his or her out-of-wedlock children, and all of his or her accumulated Welfare Benefit cards. Players roll 2 dice in the Working Person’s Rut.

HOW DOES A PLAYER IN THE WORKING PERSON’S RUT GET PAID? Each time a working person lands on or passes a block marked “Pay Day,” he or she collects $400. Should a working person land on a block or draw a card directing him or her to move to another block in the Working Person’s Rut, and in so doing the player passes one or more paydays, the player collects $400 for each of those paydays passed.

WHEN DO PLAYERS IN THE WORKING PERSON’S RUT GET A UNION JOB? When they land on the block marked “Union Job” or draw a surprise Working Person’s Burden card to that effect. On that same turn, the player rolls all the way through the Union Job blocks, rolling 1 die at a time, following the instructions on the individual blocks.

WHEN DO PLAYERS IN THE WORKING PERSON’S RUT GET TO GO INTO BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES? When they land on the block marked “Self-Employment” or draw a Working Person’s Burden card to that effect. The same movement rules apply as for Union Job.

WHEN MAY PLAYERS IN THE WORKING PERSON’S RUT PLAY THE HORSES OR THE DAILY LOTTERY? Players in the Working Person’s Rut do not have time to go to the race track, and they work too hard for their money to squander it on the lottery.

WHAT HAPPENS IF PLAYERS IN THE WORKING PERSON’S RUT RUN OUT OF MONEY? Those players may borrow any amount in increments of $5,000 from The Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-Earned Dollars at 20 percent interest. The Custodian hands out $5,000 in cash to the player and a $5,000 bank note to keep track of the loan.

WHEN IS A BENEFIT OR BURDEN CARD DRAWN? Whenever a player lands on a block marked “BENEFIT” or “BURDEN.” Most cards call for an immediate payment or action. These cards should then be placed on the bottom of the stack. Some Welfare Benefit cards, as indicated on them, are to be kept by the player for collection each time he or she reaches or passes the First of the Month, as long as the player remains on Obozo’s Welfare Promenade.

HOW DOES AN ABLE-BODIED WELFARE RECIPIENT OR A WORKING PERSON GET A GOVERNMENT JOB FOR HIS LIVE-IN OR SPOUSE? By landing on a block marked “Gov’t Job” or drawing a Welfare BENEFIT or Working Person’s BURDEN card to that effect. At that time, the player moves his or her second piece to the “START” block on the Government Cake Walk, rolls 1 die, and moves accordingly. A player may again roll for his live-in or spouse only when he or she rolls doubles on another regular turn, or again lands on a square marked “Gov’t Job” or again draws a card so marked. If a player’s live-in or spouse lands on the “Conscience Stricken” block on the Government Cake Walk, he or she is removed from the board, and the player awaits a further opportunity to get another government job for his or her live-in or spouse.

WHEN AND HOW DOES THE GAME END? When the player who had gone first in the game has moved around the number of months agreed upon at the beginning of the game, usually 12 months.

WHO DOES OR DOES NOT PAY TAXES AT THE END OF THE GAME? Those players on Obozo’s Welfare Promenade at the end of the game pay no taxes. Players who finish the game in the Working Person’s Rut pay taxes according to the tax schedule which appears on the game board. Round off the tax payment to the nearest $100.

WHO IS THE WINNER OF THIS GREAT WELFARE GAME? There are two winners: the player with the most money, after taxes, and Obozo the Marxist clown.

OPTIONAL RULES

THE BUMP RULE Players may decide that when a player lands on a block on Obozo’s Welfare Promenade or in the Working Person’s Rut already occupied by another player, that player is bumped forward to the nearest “Get a Job” or “Go on Welfare” block respectively.

PLAYERS TAKING BETS ON THE HORSES AND DAILY LOTTERY Players with enough money may elect to take the race track or lottery bets of other players. Then, the player taking the bets follows the same procedure as would apply if the Custodian of the Taxpayers’ Hard-Earned Dollars were taking bets.

ADDING MORE FUN INTERACTION Two players may decide to take OBOZO’S AMERICA: WHY BOTHER WORKING FOR A LIVING? to the office of one of their esteemed dumbocratic representatives or senators and invite them to play a game to help them dream up more welfare benefits and working person’s burdens.

THAT'S ALL THE RULES WE CAN THINK OF.