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#9: Funemployed

12/14/2015

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There are some game themes that make sense, that allow players to act out roles they could never enjoy in real life. Want to be a swashbuckling pirate? Libertalia has you covered. Want to command massive armies in the invasion of D-Day? Hello there, Memoir ‘44. Want to reenact that really awkward job interview that you were in no way prepared for? Uh, that’s a little strange, dude. You’re sure you don’t want to be a space… No? Job interview? Okay. Well, you may be a really weird guy, but fortunately, Funemployed has you covered.

Funemployed sees players interviewing for a wide array of jobs, ranging from restaurant manager to bounty hunter. Players are required to give a short, two to three minute pitch for this position to the player taking on the role of interviewer, explaining why they’d be the best dictator / stuntman / televangelist  out of all the candidates. The only hitch is that you have four qualification cards in your hand, and you have to incorporate them ALL into your pitch. So if you can figure out how an addictive personality, purple drink, sweat, and a telenovela make you the best person for that masseuse position, you’re in great shape.

A few years ago, a party game known as Cards against Humanity became insanely popular, and many people still play it today. The first time I played CAH, I loved it. The fifth time, I was tired of it. I haven’t touched it in years. Games like CAH have the jokes baked into them, and all the players get to do is present them to the judge. Funemployed is a better party game in every way. The game isn’t shoving inappropriate jokes into player’s hands. It’s giving them a set of tools to be their own unique brand of crazy, and it works so much better. Two people with the exact same hand of qualifications will produce two wildly different pitches.

It’s always amazing to me to see who reacts so well to this game. Playing it at lunch with some coworkers, we all watched in amazement as one of the most soft-spoken members of our office consistently reduced us to gasping laughter with his deadpan delivery. My sister tried this game for five minutes, and promptly demanded to borrow it, resulting in numerous games with her children. When my inimitable co-host Josh played this, he managed to produce something simultaneously more adult and more hysterical than anything we’ve seen since. Funemployed is the most universal game on this list, and has a flexibility unlike any other party game. It’s an absolute must-buy for anyone who loved CAH, Taboo, or any games of that sort, and it takes no time at all to earn its place on your shelf.

- ​Dietrich Stogner



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