Scum: The Food Chain Game (1996)

About this game

This is a repackaging of the public domain game known variously as: Scum, President, Corporation, Asshole to name a few. It has the same climbing mechanics as The Great Dalmuti, Frank's Zoo, and Tichu. The face cards have been replaced with animals with value from 1 to 13. A board has been added that is simply a big score board. From the family of oriental "climbing games", the public-domain version of Scum is similar to Big Two but has significant differences. Due to its popularity amongst students, many house rules have been developed.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 4 to 10.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.