'Per My Last Email' is a Mature Game for Disgruntled Office Workers
Laura McQuarrie — October 29, 2019 — Life-Stages
References: kickstarter & prnewswire
Per My Last Email is an adult party game that has players take on the role of office workers and tasks them with getting as close as they possibly can to being fired, without actually getting fired. The game is all about avoiding confrontation with coworkers, dodging responsibilities from the boss and using both passive aggressive and not-so-passive aggressive responses when sending "emails."
The game for four or more players begins with each player drawing a Reply Card and selecting one player to take on the role of Boss. Each player secretly response to the Boss' Email Card with one of 240 Reply Cards, which can contain excuses for avoiding work. At the end of the game, the player with the most Email Cards wins.
The game for four or more players begins with each player drawing a Reply Card and selecting one player to take on the role of Boss. Each player secretly response to the Boss' Email Card with one of 240 Reply Cards, which can contain excuses for avoiding work. At the end of the game, the player with the most Email Cards wins.
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