Atthistime,eachplayermaydiscardanyContendercardsfromtheirhandthattheydon’twanttokeep.PlayersthendrawnewContendercardstofilltheirhandsbacktofour.You’renowreadytobeginthenextchallenge.

the Ultimate shoWdoWnAfterthefourthchallenge,insteadofplayingContendersfromyourhand,nowtakethefirstandsecondplacewinnersfromthefirstfourchallenges(fromthewhitechallengebox).Thesearethe8Contendersforthefifthandfinalchallenge,theUltimateShowdown.

Tobegin,drawanewChallengecard.ThenshuffletheeightContendersandplacetheminthenumberedslotsontheboard.Everyonemakestheirpredictionsandvotesasnormalexceptthatforthischallenge:

• Allpointsscoredaredoubled.• NopointsareawardedforowningtheContender.

WinninG the GameTheplayerwiththehighestscoreattheendofthefifthchallengewins.Intherareinstanceofatie,flipoverthetopChallengecard.Thissudden-deathmatchisbetweenthetwoplayerswhohavetied.Declareoneoftheplayersorange,theotherblue.Allplayersvotewiththeirorange/blueVotingchips,usingthePoW!markerifnecessary.ThewinnerofthismatchisthewinnerofUltimateShowdown!

Credits:Design:Nick&RebeccaCravotta

Editor:FrankDiLorenzo,VinnySalzillo

Graphics:GregPreslicka,JennVargas

Specialthanksformeritoriousplaytesting:AaronMedvickandJosephRose

©2016 R&R Games, Inc., All Rights Reserved www.RnRGames.com

Contents

1UltimateShowdown 1PoW!marker board

150Contendercards 64Bettingchips

50Challengecards 8Contender#tokens

8Votingchips 1Scoreboard

8Scoringtokens

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objeCtiveDeterminewho’llrisetothetopasfamouspeopleandcharactersbattleitouttoseewhichistheUltimateVictor!Predictwinnerstoscorepointsandbeatoutyourfellowplayers.

set UPEachplayerselectsaScoringtokenandeightBettingchips(“1”to“8”)inthesamecolor.Eachplayeralsotakesanorange/blueVotingchip.

PlacetheUltimateShowdownboardinthecenterofthetable.Placeallpawnsandbettingchipsnexttothe“0/START”spaceontheScoreboard.ShuffleboththeContenderandChallengedecksandplacethemofftothesideoftheboard.DealfourContendercardstoeachplayer.

Ifthereareanevennumberofplayers,you’llneedtousethePoW!marker.GivethePoW!totheyoungestplayer.

The Knock Down, No-Holds-Barred Party Game

GamePlayUltimateShowdownisplayedin5rounds.Eachround,aChallengecardisdrawnaswellaseightfamouspeople/characterstodukeitout.Playerspredictwhowillrisetothetop,andthenthematchesareplayedout,onebyone,insingleeliminationuntilonlyoneContenderisleftstandingastheultimatevictor.

settinG UP the ChallenGeTobeginaround,drawthetoptwoChallengecards.Pickwhicheversideyouprefertouse,andplacethecardsontheAandBChallengeChoicespacesontheboard.Readthetwochallengesplacedthereoutloudtoeveryone.EachplayerwillthenvotesimultaneouslybyusingtheirVotingchip.PlacetheVotingchipinyourhand.Allplayersopentheirhandsimultaneouslyandrevealthesidetheywishtovotefor.Thecardwiththemostvotes(orangeorblueborder)istheChallengeforthisround.DiscardtheotherandplacethewinningChallengeonthewhiteChallengespaceontheboard.

PlayersnowplayContendercardsfromtheirhandthattheybelievewouldbemostlikelytowinthischallenge.• Ifthereare3players,eachplayerchooses3Contendercardsandplacetheirtwobest

choicesfacedownintoBoxAontheboardandtheotherinBoxB.• Ifthereare4,5,6,or7players,eachplayerchooses2Contendercards,placingtheir

bestchoiceinBoxA,andtheirsecondchoiceinBoxB.• Ifthereare8players,eachplayerchooses1ContendercardandplacesitinBoxA.

ShuffleanycardsfromBoxBthendealenoughtoBoxAsothatthereare8totalcardsinBoxA.ShufflealloftheContenderstogetherfromBoxAandthenrandomlydealthemintotheeightslotstitledContenders#1through8ontheboard.Asyouplacethem,calloutwhoisineachmatch.DiscardanyleftoverContendersfromBoxB.PlacetheContender#tokensoneachContendercardnowsothateachcardhasatokenwithitthatmatchesit’sslot#.

makinG PrediCtionsWiththematcheslinedup,it’stimetopredicthowtheContenderswillfare.TakeyourBettingchipsandplacefacedownthenumberoftheContenderthatyouthinkwilltakefirstplaceintheblue‘ChampionBets’boxontherightsideoftheboard.PlacefacedownthenumberoftheContenderyouthinkwilltakesecondplaceinthepurple‘FinalBets’boxrightunderneaththe‘ChampionBets’.Inthegreen‘Semi-Finalbets’box,placefacedownthenumberofaContenderyouthinkwillmakeitpastthefirstmatch.AllofyourBettingchipsshouldremainfacedownsonooneelsecanseehowyouvoted.

deCidinG the matChesBeginwiththematchbetweenContenders#1and#2.Atthispoint,youareonlydecidingwhoisthebestbetweenthesetwoContendersfortheChallengechosenforthisround.Playersarefreetodeclaretheirpreferencesandtrytoswayotherplayer’svotes.Notehowineachmatch,oneContenderisinanorangeoutlinedsquareandtheotherisinablueoutlinedsquare.Tovote,placeyourVotingchipinyourclosedhand.ThesidethatisfaceupwillbethecoloroftheContenderyouwanttowin.Whenallplayershaveavoteready,everyonesimultaneouslyopenstheirhandstorevealtheirvote.WhicheverContenderhasthemostvoteswinsthematchandprogressestothesemi-finals!MovethatContenderandit’snumbertokenuptothegreenlevelontheboard,thenadvancetothenextmatch.

Onceyouhaveresolvedallfourmatchesinthestartingsection,it’stimetomovetotheSemi-Finals.ThewinnerofthematchbetweenContender#1and#2isupagainstthewinnerofthematchbetweenContender#3and#4.LikewisethewinnerofthematchbetweenContender#5and#6isgoingagainstthewinnerofthematchbetweenContender#7and#8.EveryonevotesoneachpairtoseewhomovesontotheFinals(purplesection).

OncebothSemi-Finalmatcheshavebeendecided,it’stimefortheFinalstoseewhoistheChampion!EveryonevotesandthewinnermovesontotheblueChampionspace!

imPortant! breakinG tiesIfyou’replayingwithanevennumberofplayers,itispossiblethatamatchwillresultinatie.Ifthishappens,theplayercurrentlyholdingthePoW!markeristhetie-breakerandtheirvoteiscountedasTWOvotestodecidethematch.ThePoW! markeristhenpassedtothenextplayerontheright.

sCorinGNowthatyouhaveawinner,it’stimetoscore!RevealtheBettingchipsinthe3bettingboxes.Usethescoreboardtotrackeveryone’spoints.Awardpointsasfollows:

• 4Points:TheContenderyoupickedinthebluecirclecameinfirstastheChampion.• 3Points:TheContenderyoupickedinthepurplecirclecameinfirstorsecond.• 2Points:TheContenderyounamedinthegreencirclewonatleastonematch.• 3Points:YouweretheonewhoownedtheContenderwhowastheChampion.

the next ChallenGeToprepareforthenextchallenge,putthefirstandsecondplaceContendersintothewhiteChallengeboxontheboard,towaitthereuntilthefifthchallenge.DiscardalltheotherContenders.PuttheusedChallengecardatthebottomoftheChallengedeck.