Don't Tip The Waiter
BGG rank
BGG #24,326
BGG rating
5.9

Don't Tip The Waiter

1990

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  • 2–4 players
  • 10 min
  • 6+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

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Don't Tip The Waiter is a board game released in 1990 for 2–4 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Stacking and Balancing.

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About the game

Be the first to put all your dishes on the tray and you'll win the game. Stack up your dishes on Stretch-Out Sam's tray. Press the lever and watch his arm stretch up,up and away. Oh No! The tray tips, dishes fall. Now you'll have to keep them all. The Stacking Game of Spills & Thrills This game features Manuel the waiter, who has an incredibly long arm. At the start of the game you wind Manuel's arm into his body, place a plastic tray onto his raised hand and you're ready to play. Each player is then given the same number of dishes (but not necessarily the same of each type) and then, in turn, each player flicks a spinner which tells him how many 3D objects to place on Manuel's tray - plates, bowls, glasses, cups and saucers. So far, it's just a simple balancing game. But the spinner also tells you if you have to Tip The Waiter. If you do, you have to reach behind Manuel and flick a lever which extends his arm a short distance. The more the arm extends, the more unstable the tray of dishes becomes. Eventually Manuel's arm tips and all the dishes fall off and are given to the person who caused Manuel to drop the dishes. The object of the game is to get rid of all your dishes first. Very similar in theme and name to Don't Tip the Waiter and Don't Tip the Waiter .

Publishers

  • MB Juegos
  • El Greco
  • Milton Bradley
  • MB Spellen
  • MB Spiele
  • Flair Games

Questions and answers

Don't Tip The Waiter supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.