You’re Fired!
Once The Donald has all the information he needs, he’ll make his decision and one of the characters on the losing team will be fired!
The player using the fired character will have to perform some sort of forfeit for his failure. He might have to get his teammates something to drink, clean up all the dishes in the room, or even confess some dark secret – like what he really hates about his real life job!
Remember, even if you have been fired you’re not totally out of the game. Project Managers are allowed to seek help from fired characters once during each episode, so you might be tapped for help often. In addition, Donald is known to enjoy shaking things up. What better way to do that than by returning a fired character to the show? With a little luck, you could still end up as The Apprentice!
The Donald Says…
At the end of each episode, there is a chance that Donald will decide to even the playing field. There are many ways he can do this. He might move characters from one team to the other, fire an extra player, bring back a fired character, or even decide to make someone become the Project Manager on the next episode – whether they want to be or not!
The Next Episode
After the first episode is finished, it’s time to get started on the next one! This plays just like the first one, starting with the selection of a new project manager (or the same one, if you want!) and finishing with another trip to The Boardroom. Episode by episode, the season progresses and characters are removed from the show.
You’re Hired!
Eventually, the game is going to come down to two players – one on each team – facing off in the final episode of the season. The winner of that challenge will emerge triumphant and become The Apprentice!
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Optional Rule:
Playing With Two Players
Although The Apprentice is designed to be played by between 4 and 12 people, it makes an excellent 2 player game as well.
When playing like this, each player should select between 2 and 6 characters for his team and place their ID badges face up in front of him, showing the side matching the color of his team. If a character is fired, the appropriate ID badge is set aside. If a character changes teams, the player hands it to his opponent.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Warning
A very small portion of the population have a condition that may cause them to have epileptic seizures or suffer a momentary loss of consciousness when viewing certain kinds of flashing lights or patterns commonly presented in our daily environment. These people may experience seizures while watching some television pictures or playing certain video games. People who have not had any previous seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition. If you or anyone you may know has experienced symptoms linked to an epileptic condition (e.g. seizures or loss of awareness), please consult your physician before playing any video games. We recommend that parents observe their children while they play video games. If you or your child experience any of the following symptoms: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, involuntary movements, loss of awareness, disorientation, or convulsions, discontinue use of video games and consult your physician.
Image Retention Warning
Some televisions and monitors can be damaged by video game images. This “image retention” is most commonly caused by test patterns, programming screens, paused video games, and other unchanging images. In general, Projection TVs are more vulnerable to this type of damage. Before using your game system, be sure to review the documentation supplied with your television or video monitor to determine whether or not you can safely play video games on
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