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2020

The World's Oldest Profession: The Card Game of Prostitution

4–8 players · 60 min · 18+

This is a 4 to 8 player card game. Your goal is to acquire 3 Token Ho shoes. Each player starts with one Ho shoe. Players transition between being a John (a customer of a prostitute) and a Ho (a prostitute). There are 2 decks of cards (162 cards total with 114 unique cards). Players want to make other players spend their money and the best way of doing that is to become a Ho and service a John, who in turn must pay the Ho. Once a player is unable to pay an amount due they must sell their Ho shoe to the Vault for $500, they then use that money to pay their debt. The Ho shoe is put up for auction and players take turns bidding on the Ho shoe until a highest bidder is reached. As long as a player still has money they are in the game even if they sold their Ho shoe.

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