- BGG rank
- BGG #355
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Telestrations
- 4–8 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2009
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,391
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Stipulations
2014
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- 4–99 players
- 30–45 min
- 13+
- Complexity 1.0/5
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Stipulations is a board game released in 2014 for 4–99 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Dustin Bluhm, PhD and its main mechanics are Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
Let your negativity shine in this hilarious party game! Your imagination and creativity are the only limits on how you can ruin friends' newly announced superpowers, careers, lifetime supplies, and dreams. Your friend got a job as a model? You can add "of adult diapers." Another friend has extreme luck? Stipulate her with "at finding dead cats." Earn points for coming up with the best and funniest stipulations to beat your friends in the game while stifling their superpowers, crushing their careers, limiting their lifetime supplies, and destroying their dreams. Stipulations begins when a player draws a Stipulations card as well as a bonus card and chooses to announce the superpower, occupation, lifetime supply, or fulfilled dream. As soon as the announcement is made, each of the other players has 90 seconds to think up and write down a stipulation, or any condition that makes the announcement worse. For example, if a player announces that they have wings, one player might write "but can't fly", whereas another player might write "with a 50 foot wingspan that can never be retracted." All players hand their written stipulations to the player sitting next to the announcer who reads them aloud. The announcer selects which of the written stipulations is the worst (whichever they would want the least) and the player who wrote it collects the stipulations card to keep track of score. The announcer also reveals the bonus point category (Funniest, Most original, etc.) and awards the bonus card to whomever they deem worthy of it based on the written stipulations. The round is then complete and the next player begins as the announcer by drawing a card. The game is complete when all players have been the announcer twice. Players should count the Stipulation and Bonus cards that they have earned through game play. The player with the most cards is the winner.
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- GaGa Games
- Black Light Games
Questions and answers
Stipulations supports 4–99 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.
The listed playing time for Stipulations is 30–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Stipulations for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Stipulations has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Stipulations belongs to these categories: Humor and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Paper-and-Pencil. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Stipulations are: Dustin Bluhm, PhD. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Stipulations as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.