Cover art for Mad Scientist University

Mad Scientist University

2005 · BGG
Avg rating
5.77
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
1.05 (Light)
Players
3-7
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
172

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Description

A party game originally from Raiding Party Games, and republished by Atlas Games in 2007, Mad Scientist University is a storytelling game where each player in turn takes on the role of an evil genius Teacher's Assistant (TA) at the Mad Scientist University.

Each TA holds a class challenging the students (everyone else) to come up with a way to meet a goal given certain elements listed on distributed cards (Create Perpetual Motion with Lawn Gnomes, for example). Each student brainstorms and then gives a short presentation detailing their plan, and the TA awards the card with the goal to the 'best' plan by whatever criteria the TA wishes (evil geniuses get to be snarky, after all). The winner is the student with the most won goal cards after everyone has led a course.

Expanded by:

 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Home Economics
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Independent Study
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Medicine
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Physical Education
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Physics
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: PSI PHI
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Spring Break
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Theater
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Winter Break
 Mad Scientist University Course Packet: Zoology




Mechanics

Player Judge Storytelling

Themes

Science Fiction Theme Mad Science / Mad Scientist

Publishers

Atlas Games Raiding Party Games

Designers

Zachary William Anderson