Funemployed! is a card based party game that is best enjoyed with three or more people. By using several “qualifications”, which form a player’s “resume”, players compete with one another in order to “be hired” for a “job” that an “employer” needs to fill. To do so, players must create a story using their qualifications to explain why they’re the best for the job. The employer then has to decide which applicant to hire for the job.
The jobs in Funemployed! are all real world jobs that anyone could apply to–things like a Mime, Porn Star, or Celebrity Impersonator. The qualifications, however, are usually things you wouldn’t say in an interview–like how you have a pet Dragon to help convince people of your point of view, or how your Social Media Profile will be useful for spreading your brand. The only restriction to how you use your qualifications is your imagination!
So, for example, an applicant may have to apply to be an Astronaut using nothing but qualifications like: a Magic Wand, a Million Dollar Smile, Daddy Issues, and Soft Hands. It is then up to the applicant to craft a story as to why those qualifications are best for the job he’s applying to.
Using the example above, that applicant may say something like: “I’d be a great astronaut because my Magic Wand can save us from any space shuttle malfunction, my Daddy Issues give me a large fear of failure or disappointment, my Soft Hands will steer the ship toward its course, and when we land, my Million Dollar Smile will win over the press and my adoring fans.”
The applicant that best convinces the employer that he should have the position wins the round and the job he applies to, and the game progresses to the next job, employer and applicants.
The game ends when the “My Job” card is pulled from the jobs cards–in which, for the final round, players must apply to the employer’s real life job! The winner is the player with the most job cards when the game ends.
What’s in the Box?
320Green Qualification Cards--the qualifications players use to apply to jobs (including 5 blank cards for you to create your own Qualifications).
72Black Job Cards--the jobs players are trying to become (including 2 blank cards for you to create your own Jobs).
Funemployed! took a lot of work, time and effort to put together, and it wouldn’t be the great game it is today without the following people.
Creators:
Anthony Conta
Carrie Conta
Playtesters:
Aleksander Aronov
Vasu Balakrishnan
Barry Berger
Ian Berger
Matt Breckon
Raja Burrows
Mani Cavalieri
Kirk Clarke
Laura Dee
Daniel Duterte
William Eads
Matt Ferrando
John Fung
Kyle Gallagher
Monique Garraud
Josh Harris
Ben Hayes
Isabel Hayes
Andrew Heitner
Jack Katsman
Greg Lanzara
Kelly Lawrence
Herman Lee
Peter Lougee
Anthony Lowry
Jason Min
John Otoya
Alex Owen
CJ Perretta
Robert Pyronneau
Miles Rodriguez
Jenna Ruth
Andrew Schechtman-Rook
Debbie Schechtman-Rook
Brittney Schmidt
Raphy Schwartz
Terrance Shields
Daniel Sodaro
Rich Stein
Andrew Taylor
Matt Wicker
Wah Yan
Legacy Kickstarter Backers:
Lauren Agosta
Susan Alamo
Camille Amulong
William Anderson
Robert Anderson
Park Anthony Rall
Aleksandr Aronov
Zach B.
Rachel Bahler
Liz Baker
Nikita Baker
Vasu Balakrishnan
Kanvaly Bamba
Bret Baptist
Mark Baum
Jason Beamish
Ross Beamish
Nathan Bergom
Nikki Bergstrom
Donovan Bertch
Tom Bode
Scott Boulet
Austin Brei
David Breithaupt IV
Nolan Brubaker
Robert Burke
Raja Burrows
Al Cannavo
Chris Carruthers
Douglas Chadwick
Theresa DeMouy Chantili
Seth Clayton
Jeff Cole
Carrie Conta
Chris Conta
Ed Conta
Timothy & Jennifer Conta-Lam
Craig A Corli
Erik Dahlman
Vincent Deloso
Thomas Dixon
Daniel Duterte
Ace Ellett
Doug Erkkila
Cem Esendal
Brandon Ewsichek
Maida Farrer
Matthew E. Ferrando
Scott Ferrier
Laura Fitzgerald
David Fogarty
Jason Ford
Michael Rusten Gabriel
Johnny Galang
Kyle A. Gallagher
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Monique Garraud
David Garrison
Melissa Gianopoulos
Pat Gillespie
Charles Gomez
Jennifer Gruhn
Derek Guder
Josh Harris
Benjamin Hayes
Enoch Henderson
Omar Hernandez
Adam Heuser
Vince Higgs
Morcac Homrin
Nissa Hopkins
Eric Horbinski
Dana Hutchins
Joshua James
Jenoa Jeffers
Drew Jones
Samantha TimberWolf Jones
Jared K.
Jason Kalpaka
David Kargman
Jack Katsman
Dana Kaye
Matt Keller
Matthew Keller
Michelle Kennedy
Henry Kim
Andy Kitkowski
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James Klimek
Ed Kowalczewski
Nicole Kroeger
Justin LaJoie
Stephen LaManna
Greg Lanzara
Dante LaRocca
Kelly Lawrence
Lauren Lee
Celeste Lindell
Nathan London
Peter Lougee
Gary Lyons
Katherine M.
Andrew Magrini
Marc Maier
Tom Martell
Calyn Maske
Dwight Matthews
D. Miles Martin
Joshua McGhee
Daryl McLaurine
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Samantha Moberg
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Matthew Muth
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