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1. A bunch of game pieces to represent each player. You should be able to find some coloured paper clips in the office someplace.
2. About 3 bucks in coins. Each coin represents 1 million users (mu).
3. Some drinks probably.4. Aaand some dice! Nearly forgot that. Well,
you only need 1 die. (Why is the singular of ‘dice’ called ‘a die’. Isn’t that weird?)
What you need to play:
Each player takes one roll of the die (see, that’s just weird), then players proceed from the highes to lowest roller. In case of a tie in this phase, discontinue use and consult a physician. Players may also arm-wrestle to determine play order.
Determining play order:
Player rolls the die (*sigh*), then moves forward by the number of spaces indicated. Seriously. I shouldn’t have to tell you this part. You’ve played board games before, right?
Playing a turn:
When a player gets 200 million users, he/she bypasses all remaining squares to the 200 box (the blue space). The player must then roll a ‘3’ to advance to the winner’s circle.
How to win:
- If you are drinking while playing this, shame on you.
- If you are drinking while playing this at work, let me know where you work, plz.
More stuff:
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The Social Network Board Game
Class Action Suit!
Your users sue you over a UI glitch. Give up 1mu.
Your network gets mentioned in a bathroom
at SXSW! Gain 3mu!
Another d
ay, anoth
er
Tech
crunch
writ
eup.
(Good) Bad Press!
Rupert M
urdoch threatens
to buy you. G
ain 1mu!
Patent Verdict!
Take 2mu from
the richest player. If you are the rich-
est player, give 3mu to the
poorest player. RIA
A L
awsu
it!
Use
rs c
an’t
find
the
illeg
al
mus
ic th
at y
ou ‘r
emov
ed’
from
the
netw
ork.
You
lo
se 1
mu.
Music Sponsor!
iTunes wants to sell music on your network. Gain
2mu!
Parental Outrage!
Parents launch a crusade against your network. The free press nets you 4mu!
Funding Frozen!
The execs turn off the cash while they evaluate
your progress. Move ahead 3 spaces. Do not
collect new Users.
Product Delay :/
Integration issues and bugs delay the launch or your new killer feature.
Move back 2 spaces.
Cont
rove
rsy!
Jane
t Jac
kson
ha
s an
othe
r ‘w
ardr
obe
mal
func
tion’
on
you
r liv
e w
ebca
st.
Colle
ct 2
mu!
Collect 2
mu whenever
you pass th
is
space
.
NEW
USERS
JOIN
!
Collect 2mu whenever
you land on this
space.
Bonus
Users!
START HERE
SXSW!
(stay here until you roll a ‘3’ to enter the winner’s circle. You
did read the rules, right?)
200 box
(Congratulations! You just wasted 20 minutes!)
WINNER’S CIRCLE!
(Bad
) Bad
Pre
ss :(
A b
ad e
mpl
oyee
sel
ls y
our
mem
berli
st to
spa
mm
ers.
Lose
1m
u, G
o ba
ck 1
sp
ace.
PWN
D!
A bunch of hackers take
down your registration
system for a full w
eek. Go
back 3 spaces.
