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The Clinic (game)
Encyclopedia
The Clinic is a psychological quiz game based on celebrity
and popular culture
, ideally for use as a party game
. It was developed by Winning Moves
UK in 2008.
The Clinic's gameplay is similar to psychological profile quizzes found in magazines, where players answer a series of multiple choice questions and eventually arrive at a set psychological profile at the end.
The game's name and theme comes from the UK media obsession with fame, celebrity, and the pressures of being in the spotlight, as illustrated by publications such as Heat (magazine)
, OK!
, Hello!
, the London Lite
and thelondonpaper
. It seeks to play on the notion that any normal person can be thrust into the limelight via reality and talent shows such as Big Brother
or The X Factor
.
Play begins when one player draws a question card from the pile and asks that question of the player to their left, along with the four multiple choice answers. The player gives the answer that they feel best applies. The questionner then looks at the question card to see whether the player has given a Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad answer. The player who has answered then makes an answer on their clipboard in the appropriate section, Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad.
Play continues until all players have been asked the set amount of questions. At this point, players add up the marks on their clipboard in the four sections, which gives them a tally of Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad. For example, if a player has:
Mad: 10
Bad: 5
Sad: 4
Glad: 11
Then their profile will be Glad, Mad, Bad, Sad, or GMBS. Players then look up their profile in the Clinic Analysis Book, which gives them a full psychological profile, including which celebrities they are most like, which celebrity friends they might socialise with, what television shows they might appear on, and a final Clinic Rating which answers the game's opening question of "Are You Mad?"
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
and popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
, ideally for use as a party game
Party game
Party games are games that some people play as forms of entertainment at social gatherings. Party games usually involve more than one player. There are a large number and styles of party games available and the one selected will depend on the atmosphere that is sought to be generated...
. It was developed by Winning Moves
Winning Moves
Winning Moves Games is a maker of classic card games and board games, puzzles, action games and adult party games.-History:Winning Moves Games was founded in 1995 by four game industry professionals: Tom Kremer , Philip Orbanes , Mike...
UK in 2008.
The Clinic's gameplay is similar to psychological profile quizzes found in magazines, where players answer a series of multiple choice questions and eventually arrive at a set psychological profile at the end.
The game's name and theme comes from the UK media obsession with fame, celebrity, and the pressures of being in the spotlight, as illustrated by publications such as Heat (magazine)
Heat (magazine)
Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by German company Bauer Media Group. it is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK, with a regular circulation over half a million. Its mix of celebrity news, gossip and fashion is primarily aimed at women, although not as directly as in...
, OK!
OK!
OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly, its first issue was published in April 1993. In September 2004, OK! publishers Northern and Shell launched in Australia as a monthly title – the magazine went weekly in October 2006...
, Hello!
Hello!
Hello is a weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988. Hello is sister magazine to ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine launched in Spain in 1944...
, the London Lite
London Lite
London Lite was the trading name of a British free daily newspaper, published by Associated Newspapers , and now defunct. It was available Monday to Friday afternoons and evenings from street distributors in Central London only...
and thelondonpaper
Thelondonpaper
The London Paper was a free daily newspaper, published by NI Free Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International...
. It seeks to play on the notion that any normal person can be thrust into the limelight via reality and talent shows such as Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
or The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
.
How To Play
The gameplay is designed to encourage discussion and banter over players' questions and answers, many of which are humorous and edgy in nature.Play begins when one player draws a question card from the pile and asks that question of the player to their left, along with the four multiple choice answers. The player gives the answer that they feel best applies. The questionner then looks at the question card to see whether the player has given a Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad answer. The player who has answered then makes an answer on their clipboard in the appropriate section, Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad.
Play continues until all players have been asked the set amount of questions. At this point, players add up the marks on their clipboard in the four sections, which gives them a tally of Mad, Bad, Sad or Glad. For example, if a player has:
Mad: 10
Bad: 5
Sad: 4
Glad: 11
Then their profile will be Glad, Mad, Bad, Sad, or GMBS. Players then look up their profile in the Clinic Analysis Book, which gives them a full psychological profile, including which celebrities they are most like, which celebrity friends they might socialise with, what television shows they might appear on, and a final Clinic Rating which answers the game's opening question of "Are You Mad?"