Primary Name	The Shab Al-Hiri Roach
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RPG Mechanic	Cards (cards drive the action) Competitive (players compete against each other to win) GM-less (No gamemaster needed to play)
Honors	2006 Indie RPG Awards - Game of the Year - Runner Up
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The Shab-al-Hiri Roach is a dark comedy of manners, lampooning academia and asking players to answer a difficult question - are you willing to swallow a soul-eating telepathic insect bent on destroying human civilization?

No?

Even if it will get you tenure?

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The Shab Al-Hiri Roach

Rank	1743
Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	7.90
Num Owned	31

Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	2
Wishlist	2

Comments	3
Year Published	2008

The Shab Al-Hiri Roach

Rank	468
Num Ratings	45
Average Rating	7.08
Num Owned	102

Prev. Owned	3
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	8
Wishlist	12

Comments	17
Year Published	2006

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15	The Shab Al-Hiri Roach Sessions A fine game that as a gaming group we failed to fully enjoy.	2011-08-12	Boards of...	9
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13	The Shab Al-Hiri Roach Reviews Print-and-play version	2010-05-28	sbszine	2
15	The Shab Al-Hiri Roach Sessions Pygmies and Teutons and Roaches	2010-05-26	sbszine	5

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Free Version Submitted to Game Chef Competition	http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/the-shab-al-hiri-roach	2010-05-10
Review on Play This Thing!	http://playthisthing.com/shab-al-hiri-roach	2010-01-04
Shab Al-Hiri Roach Homepage	http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/index.php?ga...	2009-07-16

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RPG Rank:	80
Num Ratings:	40
Average Rating:	7.08
Standard Deviation:	2.26
Num Views:	2647
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.5
Fans:	3

Personal Comments:	9
Users Owning:	37
Users Wanting:	3
Users Trading:	0 [find trade matches]
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Total Plays:	17
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