GLEE CLUB COMPETITION

INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2-4+ players. 
Theme: Competing High school singing clubs. 
Each player represents the glee club of one school. 

WINNING
The player with the highest Glee point total at the end of the year is the winner. 

THE DECK 
Players share a common deck. 
There are 4 card types: 
1. Songs
2. Singers
3. Events
4. Special

GLEE POINT TOTAL
Players start the game (year) with zero Glee points. 
These are accumulated after each semester.

SEMESTERS
The game is played in 4 Quarters (one whole school year). 
Quarters	Competition Level	Competition Points
1		Sectional		2
2		Regional		4
3		State			6
4		Nationals		8


SETUP
Shuffle the Deck. 

SEMESTER TURN SEQUENCE
Each semester has 6 phases: 
1. Audition Phase
2. Rehearsals Phase
3. Changes Phase
4. Final Set Phase
5. Competition Phase
6. Break Phase

AUDITION PHASE
Each player is dealt a hand 10 cards. 
If the deck ever runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it. 

REHEARSALS PHASE
Players made discard up to 4 cards and draw replacements. 

CHANGES PHASE
Players made discard up to 3 cards and draw replacements. 

FINAL SET PHASE
Players made discard up to 2 cards and draw replacements. 

COMPETITION PHASE
Players make melds from their hands. 
Players score their melds. That score is added to their Glee Totals. 
The player with the highest scoring meld also wins that quarters 
Competition and gets to add those competition points to their Glee Total.
(winner of Sectional gets 2 extra points, Winner of Regional gets 4 extra points, etc.) 

BREAK PHASE
Players discard their Melds and the remaining cards in their hands. 

MELD SCORING
A Meld is made from cards in your meld (not your hand). 
A Meld can contain a maximum of: 
4 Singers, 3 (non-duplicate) Songs, 2 Events, 1 Special card
Score one point for each card in your hand. 
Score additional points if your singers give bonuses to the songs in your meld. 
Score additional points if your Events give bonuses to the singers in your meld.

CARD LIST NOTES
All cards from all lists are mixed together in the common deck. 
Except for some Song cards, there is only one copy of each card listed in the deck. 




SINGER CARD LIST
Name:			Bonus:
Diva			Show +2 
Mean Girl		Pop +2
Cheerleader		Pop +1 Show +1
Redneck			Country +2
Hippie			Folk +2
Goth			Alternative +2
Jock			Rock +2
Nerd			Folk +1 World +1
Closet Queen		Show +1 Blues +1
Macho			Latin +1 Pop +1
Soprano			Vocal +2
Bass			Vocal +1 Hip Hop +1
Surfer			World +1 Rock +1
Exchange Student	World +2
Butch			Hip Hop +1 Blues +1
Heavy			Pop +1 Gospel +1 
Mixer			Hip Hop +1 Pop +1
Hill Billy		Country +1 Folk +1
Crooner			Show +1 Vocal +1
Operetta		Class +2
Soul Sister		Gospel +2
Flamer			Show +2
China Doll		Pop +1 Alternative +1
Rapper			Hip Hop +2
Falsetto		Class + 1 Vocal +1
Handicapped		Blues +2
Punk			Alternative +1 Rock +1
Latina			Latin +2

SONG CARD LIST
Category:		Copies of Card in Deck:
Pop			3
Blues			2
Rock			3
Hip Hop			2
Alternative		2
Country			1
Latin			1
Folk			2
Vocal			3
World			1
Gospel			2
Show Tunes		3
Classical		1


EVENT CARD LIST
Event:			Bonus:
Rivalry			Diva +1 Mean Girl +1
Teen Pregnancy		Cheerleader +1 Punk +1
Homelessness		Surfer +2
Bullying		Jock +1 Handicapped +1
Drug Abuse		Goth +2
Alcoholism		Redneck +2
Smoking			Hill Billy +2
Depression		Closet Queen +2
Failing Grades		Jock +1 Surfer +1
Traffic Accident	Handicapped +1 
Cyber Bullying		Mean Girl +1 Nerd +1
Love Triangle		Operetta +1 Crooner +1
Bad Breakup		Latina +1 Macho +1
Coming Out		Flamer +1 Butch +1
Body Image		Heavy +2
Teen Sex		Cheerleader +2
Skipping School		Mixer +2
Dropout			Punk +2
Racial Slurs		Soul Sister +1 Rapper +1
Crime			Delinquent +2
School Politics		Hippie +2
Not Fitting In		Exchange Student +2
Parental Pressure	China Doll +2


SPECIAL CARD LIST
Choreography
School Spirit
Teamwork
Friendship
Costumes
Success
Hard Work
Parental Support
Teachers
Personal Growth

OPTIONAL SCHOOL AND MASCOT NAMES
At the beginning of the game state your School name and mascot. 
Example: River Dam High and the Fighting Beavers

OPTIONAL TEACHER BONUSES
Your Glee club teacher gives you a special ability:
Mister Broadway: Show Tunes +1
Fundraiser Extraordinaire: Draw 2 extra cards in Rehearsal Phase
Set Stealer: At end of Changes Phase look at one opponents hand and steal 1 song
Recruiter: At end of Audition Phase look at one opponents hand and steal 1 singer
Acapella Expert: Vocal +1
Choreographer: Hip Hop +1 and Latin +1
Mixologist: Meld may contain one extra song
Drama Queen: Meld may contain one extra Event and one extra Special card 
Choir Teacher: Meld may contain one extra student

DESIGN NOTES
Events score points because they fuel the passions of the singers. 

TIES
If there is a tie the tied players have a sing off of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing"


LINKS