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Skeleton Crew

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Game guideSkeleton Crew: full rules, strategy tips and FAQ

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Skeleton Crew

The skeleton band has a gig tonight, but the drummer's bones are all over the floor. Pick each of the 12 major bones from the box and put it back on the skeleton: every bone that clicks in makes the band dance faster. Then the band's roll call asks what each bone does.

12 bones
Anatomy

How to play

Pick, then place. Pick a bone from the box, then tap its spot on the skeleton, or drag it there. A wrong spot gives you a hint.
Learn the job. Every bone that clicks in tells you what it does: protect the brain, guard the heart, carry your weight.
Roll call. Six quick questions: which bone does this job?
Score. 100 per bone placed first time, 40 after a wrong spot, and 100 per right roll-call answer.
Three levels. Beginner labels each spot with its body part and asks 4 roll-call questions. Expert uses scientific names, gives no hints and a 75-second build. Each level keeps its own best score.

Quick tips

Start at the top. Skull, then jaw, then collarbone: working down the body makes the spots easier to find.
Pairs and groups. The forearm and the shin each have two bones, and the ribcage is twelve pairs of ribs.

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