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Garbage Day

Garbage Day

British Games Ltd (BGL) · 2016
2–520–30 min10+ yrs1.1/5 complexity6.1 BGG#8.971 BGG1,2 KFamily
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How do you play Garbage Day?

There's an epic battle of wits being slyly waged among you and your roommates. No one speaks of it, or even acknowledges its existence, but when it comes to taking out the garbage, it's all about the art of the dodge.

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Garbage Day box art
official art · British Games Ltd (BGL)

There's an epic battle of wits being slyly waged among you and your roommates. No one speaks of it, or even acknowledges its existence, but when it comes to taking out the garbage, it's all about the art of the dodge. In the pursuit of avoidance, each dexterously stacked banana peel represents a small victory. That candy wrapper hidden in the deep recesses of your room is a silent success. But the greenish milk carton you secretly stashed under your roommate's bed, that was a stroke of genius! That is, until you get caught making a mess while everyone else pretends they would never be so childish — as to get caught. Be careful and be cunning because only the champion can gloat in a hammock while everyone else lugs out the trash on garbage day.

In Garbage Day, players take turns stacking garbage cards one at a time onto the overflowing garbage can, or stashing garbage cards in their rooms. But once a player's room gets too full, they must clean it by stacking all the cards from that room on top of the garbage can, very carefully, one by one. If garbage cards fall off the garbage can during your turn, place them in your overflow pile. If your overflow pile gets too big, you're eliminated from the game. If all other players have been eliminated, you win!

game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating6.1 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
20–30 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#8.971
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Q3How do you play Garbage Day?
Garbage Day is a action / dexterity game, for 2–5 players, taking ~20–30 minutes, featuring player elimination. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Garbage Day — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Garbage Day support?
Garbage Day is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Garbage Day take?
A game of Garbage Day takes about 20–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Garbage Day for?
Garbage Day is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Garbage Day?
Garbage Day has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
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