''The Great Brain Robbery'' is a

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James Ernest James Ernest is an American game designer and juggler, best known as the owner and lead designer of Cheapass Games. Career Prior to founding Cheapass Games, Ernest worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village, and a ...

and released in

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Cheapass Games Cheapass Games is a game company founded and run by game designer James Ernest, based in Seattle, Washington. Cheapass Games operates on the philosophy that most game owners have plenty of dice, counters, play money, and other common board game ...

Gameplay

It is a

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-themed sequel to '' Give Me the Brain'', and the fourth in the Friedey's series of games. Players assume the role of

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attempting to rob a speeding train full of

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s. The game is played on a board made up of train carriages, printed on eight double-sided boards. As the players move forward through the carriages, new ones are added and old ones fall off, giving a varied and changing game board. ''The Great Brain Robbery'' was the first board game to come in a sturdy cardboard box. It includes 25 brain cards.

Reception

In 2001, ''The Great Brain Robbery'' won the

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for ''Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game 2000''.

References

External links

''The Great Brain Robbery'' product page
at Cheapass Games * Board games introduced in 2000 Cheapass Games games Board games with a modular board Horror board games Origins Award winners {{Board-game-stub