About

More than twenty years ago, I enjoyed playing a version of this game. The version I've written is different in a few respects. First, it's multiplayer, which was a big thing I wanted to figure out. Second, it's JavaScript, running entirely in the client memory space, which makes it fast as hell. This game features printable Rap Sheets, which is your version of a score brag. I think I have a lot more Atrocities in this version than in the original version. One thing it doesn't do is post Top Scores in a public space, but I'm okay with that because there are very good reasons why it doesn't (see below).

I hope to offer you a similar experience that I had, and a taste of what the Internet used to be before billionaires and state-level actors weaponized it against humanity. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I did!

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Rules

  1. When you start, write your name at the monkey-head you want as your game icon. That's you, now. Hint: the name you type is the name that appears on your rap sheet at the end.

    Codename:
    "Pierre"    		Codename:
    "Moneybags"    		Codename:
    "The Whip"    		Codename:
    "The Mummy"    		Codename:
    "The Clown"

  2. Commit Atrocities, but be aware that the more Atrocities you commit in a state, the higher the odds of you getting busted by the cops in that state.
  3. Fleeing the state drops you into a randomly-chosen adjacent state, but if you already have a record in that state, then be careful because you are already a wanted monkey.
  4. Last as long as you can in the game without getting busted by the fuzz.
  5. Your score is the total number of Atrocities you commit times the number of states in which you've committed them.
  6. Emigrating gives you a point bonus, but ends that Player's game.
  7. Two or more players means you are a gang. Take turns.
  8. The winner of a gang game is the highest-scoring monkey who did not get busted.
  9. If a gang game ends and any Player still has zero points, then that means you were a bad gang and no one wins. No one gets a Rap Sheet. You need to learn how to share the pie better in the future, if you wanna be a good gang.
  10. If a Player in a gang emigrates, that Player no longer gets turns. If all the Players emigrate, the game ends. You all got away. Good job.
  11. To start a new game, simply refresh the web page. Don't refresh the web page by accident, though, because if there is a game that's in-progress, it goes away.

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Some Questions Some Folks Ask a Lot

You ever going to set up a big scoreboard?
Probably not. Your Rap Sheet is your brag document, and there is a social media share button next to your rapsheet button. If you want the technical reason, it's that there is not (as far as I know) a reasonably secure way to feed data from a JavaScript function to a server in such a way that the JavaScript data is confirmed as coming from a legit game. In other words, it could be hacked by someone knowing JavaScript. So, instead of spending a ton of time on that, I focused on gameplay and multiplayer, which made the game more like a board game you take out, play, and then put back. That said, if I can come up with a way to reasonably share high schores, I'll look into it.

How many Atrocities are there?
At this moment, 964. I was hoping to have a clean 1000 upon launch, but things got outta hand.

Can I suggest Atrocities?
Sure, if you like. I can't guarantee I'll put them in, but if they make me laugh, there's a good chance. And you get credit below.

Those are terrible sound effects.
First, that's not a question, and second, if it was good enough for your mom, it'll do here.

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Merch!

If you think playing the game was fun, try making lifestyle choices based on it!

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News

Oh, we are the featured game on Best Games In The Whole Universe, which is a reference I just made up.

Credits

First, heavily inspired by the original Furious George and the Cross-Country Crime Spree. Tip o' the hat to that! The original game is long gone, but its surface remains enshrined in the Wayback Machine.

Conceived of and written: Edward Martin III ("Wouldn't it be fun to do this all in JavaScript?")

Playtesters: Cynthia Armstrong, Amber Bariaktari, Aarron Kemp, Katrina Martin, Franklin Veaux, Lisa Waldon, and Michael "Sarz" Whitney

Atrocity Creators: Aarron Kemp, Edward Martin III, Katrina Martin

Monkey Art: Nh_Parvej

Map Art: Bruce Jones Design, Inc.

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