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<div class="notice metadata" id="stupid" style="border-top: 2px solid lightgray; border-bottom: 2px solid darkgray; margin-left:0.5em; padding: 0.5em;">'''[[Stupid]] [[warning]]: ''The stupidity level has reached an alarming point.'''''<br><small>''This article is '''stupid'''. You may have to put on your thinking caps to stop the spreading of stupidity.''</small></div>
<div class="notice metadata" id="stupid" style="border-top: 2px solid lightgray; border-bottom: 2px solid darkgray; margin-left:0.5em; padding: 0.5em;">'''[[Stupid]] [[warning]]: ''The stupidity level has reached an alarming point.'''''<br><small>''This article is '''stupid'''. You may have to put on your thinking caps to stop the spreading of stupidity.''</small></div>
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Made in [[November]] of 2003, '''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''' was a traditional family board game by Hilton Dudley. It featured eight small characters that would move across the board to find [[stupid]] things, do stupid things, and generally be stupid.
Made in [[November]] of 2003, '''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''' was a traditional family board game by Hilton Dudley. It featured eight small characters that would move across the board to find [[stupid]] things, do stupid things, and generally be stupid.
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==Storyline==
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== Storyline ==
You are one of [[eight]] characters, Timmy, Tyler, Tommy, Trevor, Theodore, Tailor, Toby, and Jack. Each have their own personal backgrounds, but all of them have come to the exact same point: the Stupid Quest. [[All]] of these morons have to pass the stupid challenges in order to survive. They go in a series of places across the board, where stupid [[people]] await them with stupid challenges. Some will make it, others will not, and the ones who do will win in the stupidest fashion. The grand prize winner receives a hardy smack in the head with a [[pickle|sledge hammer]] so that they can become even stupider than they already are. When this happens, they become so proud of themselves, but they are so stupid that they usually get shipped off to a mental hospital.
You are one of [[eight]] characters, Timmy, Tyler, Tommy, Trevor, Theodore, Tailor, Toby, and Jack. Each have their own personal backgrounds, but all of them have come to the exact same point: the Stupid Quest. [[All]] of these morons have to pass the stupid challenges in order to survive. They go in a series of places across the board, where stupid [[people]] await them with stupid challenges. Some will make it, others will not, and the ones who do will win in the stupidest fashion. The grand prize winner receives a hardy smack in the head with a [[pickle|sledge hammer]] so that they can become even stupider than they already are. When this happens, they become so proud of themselves, but they are so stupid that they usually get shipped off to a mental hospital.
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===Characters===
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=== Characters ===
*'''Timmy''': Timmy has probably the most [[happy]] history of all the characters. Before being forced into the realms of the game, Timmy was a jolly [[child]] who spent every day of his life doing fun and enjoyable things. He liked to play jump rope, hop scotch, [[baseball]], and anything else that is fun, besides ping pong because He got his eye hit once. However, one day he decided to go on a happy walk to some place happy, and instead ended up in the game.
*'''Timmy''': Timmy has probably the most [[happy]] history of all the characters. Before being forced into the realms of the game, Timmy was a jolly [[child]] who spent every day of his life doing fun and enjoyable things. He liked to play jump rope, hop scotch, [[baseball]], and anything else that is fun, besides ping pong because He got his eye hit once. However, one day he decided to go on a happy walk to some place happy, and instead ended up in the game.
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*'''The Cometh Guy''': The Cometh Guy is like the weird bald guy of Monopoly for ''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''. He has a mustache, but in this game he has no intelligence. As dumb as the contestants themselves, the Cometh Guy runs around giving people obscure things like ducks, TNT, and applesauce. His favorite phrase is "''When you're too smart to think, Go down the hall and give the toilet a good flush.''" When he is not in the game, he is strapped up in a straight jacket, for safety purposes.
*'''The Cometh Guy''': The Cometh Guy is like the weird bald guy of Monopoly for ''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''. He has a mustache, but in this game he has no intelligence. As dumb as the contestants themselves, the Cometh Guy runs around giving people obscure things like ducks, TNT, and applesauce. His favorite phrase is "''When you're too smart to think, Go down the hall and give the toilet a good flush.''" When he is not in the game, he is strapped up in a straight jacket, for safety purposes.
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==Object & Gampelay==
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== Object & Gampelay ==
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[[
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The object of the game is to be the most [[spelling|stoopid]] player. You are given [[test|many difficult things]], and you are supposed to handle these things, whether they be objects, challenges, or ideas, in the most stupid manner [[human]]ly possible. The top player becomes the stupidest the quickest. There are many ways you can lose general knowledge, such as head beatings, lead exposure and blunt [[dumb|IQ]] loss. The players travel around the board looking for ways to lose their smartness. The most stupid person at [[the end]] gains the title of [[crap|"World's Bigger Dumbest Retardo Head number Too"]].
The object of the game is to be the most [[spelling|stoopid]] player. You are given [[test|many difficult things]], and you are supposed to handle these things, whether they be objects, challenges, or ideas, in the most stupid manner [[human]]ly possible. The top player becomes the stupidest the quickest. There are many ways you can lose general knowledge, such as head beatings, lead exposure and blunt [[dumb|IQ]] loss. The players travel around the board looking for ways to lose their smartness. The most stupid person at [[the end]] gains the title of [[crap|"World's Bigger Dumbest Retardo Head number Too"]].
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To use these techniques, you roll [[cube|dice]] to move across the board. Depending on the [[Mission Control|space]] you land on, you can gain or lose certain things. Places such as "Free Stupidity" give you free IQ reductions. Also, squares like [[sensible|Nonsense Drive]] give you things like hammers to whack yourself with. Every time you pass "Illogical Beginnings", you automatically lose two IQ. However, some squares force you to read books or increase your IQ. Squares like "dunce" can either have positive effects or negative effects on your mental status, depending on what kind of card you draw. The game sort of follows a Monopoly feel, but [[sarcasm|it is completely different in every aspect]]. People said it seems like [[illogicopoly|Monopoly]] because, in reality, the game board is a Monopoly board with pieces of paper glued over the old Monopoly names with names for ''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''.
To use these techniques, you roll [[cube|dice]] to move across the board. Depending on the [[Mission Control|space]] you land on, you can gain or lose certain things. Places such as "Free Stupidity" give you free IQ reductions. Also, squares like [[sensible|Nonsense Drive]] give you things like hammers to whack yourself with. Every time you pass "Illogical Beginnings", you automatically lose two IQ. However, some squares force you to read books or increase your IQ. Squares like "dunce" can either have positive effects or negative effects on your mental status, depending on what kind of card you draw. The game sort of follows a Monopoly feel, but [[sarcasm|it is completely different in every aspect]]. People said it seems like [[illogicopoly|Monopoly]] because, in reality, the game board is a Monopoly board with pieces of paper glued over the old Monopoly names with names for ''Something Stupid This Way Cometh''.
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===Game Errors===
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=== Game Errors ===
Since the players of the game are so stupid, the game makers were able to get by with some [[problems|fatal flaws]]:
Since the players of the game are so stupid, the game makers were able to get by with some [[problems|fatal flaws]]:
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*The box didn't have any equipment for the game in it.
*The box didn't have any equipment for the game in it.
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==Promotion and Reception==
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== Promotion and Reception ==
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''Something Stupid This Way Cometh'' was advertised with catchy phrases such as "''For kids who don't feel like being smart''" and "''Hate school? This game is for you!''" and "''Beat yourself with a mallet. You know you want to!''". Also, [[George W Bush]] was paid to do several commercials supporting the game. Advertisers found this appropriate because Bush himself was an idiot and perfect model of what the game makes you end up like. This convinced many people to buy it because they believed playing the game could allow you to become the president of the united states. They were wrong.
''Something Stupid This Way Cometh'' was advertised with catchy phrases such as "''For kids who don't feel like being smart''" and "''Hate school? This game is for you!''" and "''Beat yourself with a mallet. You know you want to!''". Also, [[George W Bush]] was paid to do several commercials supporting the game. Advertisers found this appropriate because Bush himself was an idiot and perfect model of what the game makes you end up like. This convinced many people to buy it because they believed playing the game could allow you to become the president of the united states. They were wrong.
However, despite exciting advertisements and great sales, the game didn't have great reviews. Many critics gave it 1/10 possible [[point]]s, as well as comments like "''Wait, people actually want to play this?''" and "''If you want your child to succeed and pay for your retirement, do not buy them this game.''" After these critics made these statements, sales plummeted and the business went completely [[money|bankrupt]]. However, before the filed for bankruptcy, they released to other games, including [[Schutes and Ladders|Pork in the Attic]] and [[candyland|Washing Bibs]].
However, despite exciting advertisements and great sales, the game didn't have great reviews. Many critics gave it 1/10 possible [[point]]s, as well as comments like "''Wait, people actually want to play this?''" and "''If you want your child to succeed and pay for your retirement, do not buy them this game.''" After these critics made these statements, sales plummeted and the business went completely [[money|bankrupt]]. However, before the filed for bankruptcy, they released to other games, including [[Schutes and Ladders|Pork in the Attic]] and [[candyland|Washing Bibs]].
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==See Also==
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== See Also ==
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*[[Monopoly]]
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