Pyramid Pick: The Big Idea Card Game

Pyramid Pick

The Big Idea Card Game

Card Game for for 3 to 6 players

Published by Cheapass Games

Designed by James Ernest

54 Cards; $3.00

So what's the Big Idea? It's a card game that takes about an hour where venture capitalists vie to make the most money by investing in companies and taking them public. Sounds dry? Not with products such as "Mentholated Cat -- It's like a cat . . . but it's also invigorating!" and "Unholy Toy -- It's like a fun child's toy . . . but it's also a crime against nature!"

Players start with $10 of their own money, five chips that represent venture capital that they control, and a hand of cleverly designed cards. As with all Cheapass games you must supply some pieces (in this case, the money and chips as well as a six-sided die). The cards are of higher quality than the early Cheapass games such as Give Me the Brain and Kill Dr. Lucky, with gloss finish fronts on bright white paper.

In the Seed (or Product) phase of each turn, players can form a product from the cards in their hands by combing an Item card and a Description card, then laying them face down. When the cards are revealed side by side, the name of the product (e.g. "Happy Shack") should be oriented so the other players can read it. Players then read the description that is formed on the other side of the cards (e.g. "It's like a house in the woods . . . that makes your troubles melt away!") and must place a chip on their new product. They can then expound upon the . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.



Article publication date: October 13, 2000

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