Food Fight (1980)

Overview

This game first appeared in the The Dragon magazine issue #44 and was also released as part of the The Best of Dragon Magazine Games boxed set. Food Fight is a quite detailed, "wargame representation" of a school cafeteria food fight.

The players control a student each with an action point allowance and an appearance rating which determine how much food he can absorb before being out. Characters that are better at attacking generally also have a lower threshold for absorbing damage. There are also 6 staff members who try to apprehend the students.

The game also has details for multiple types of foods with various ratings for each projectile's: range, slipperiness (used when they land on the floor), to-hit values and damage numbers. All results are determined with a simple d6 roll and you can even send an entire tray flying with or without food and cafeteria tables may be flipped over for even more mayhem.

The advanced game adds a lot to the game. The combat chart lists 30 food types each with 3 different attack modes and 7 ratings for each. There is an accuracy modification chart included. The "last man" standing wins.