How to play Hay in a Needle Stack

Learn the rules to the board game Hay in a Needle Stack quickly and concisely - This visually rich video has no distractions, just the rules.

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RULES:

The object of the game is to be the first player to find the piece of hay. Setup. Layout the board and give each player 5 Band-Aids. If you are playing with teams, then players on the same team use the same colored Band-Aids. Empty a third of the jar of needles into the middle of the board. Place the hay in the center of the pile then dump the remaining needles on top of it.

Once everyone is ready, one player says “go”. Players then race to find the piece of hay amongst the needles. There are no turns, all play happens simultaneously. If you prick your hand and draw blood, you must stop searching the needle stack and add a Band-Aid to the affected area before you can start searching again. If a player runs out of Band-Aids, then they are eliminated from the game and must stop searching. If the bleeding becomes excessive, use the provided wrap and seek medical attention immediately, however, by doing so you will be eliminated from the game even if you still had some Band-Aids remaining.

While you are searching for the hay you are not allowed to use gloves and you may not pick up or remove needles from the needle stack or game board. You may only push and pull needles with your fingers; you may not grab them. You are allowed to try and distract your opponents by yelling at them or moving your body, but you may NOT touch another player or block their line of sight to the needle stack.

The first player or team to find the needle wins. If all the players get eliminated before the needle is found, then nobody wins and a tie breaker round commences. Give each player 5 more Band-Aids and continue playing.

Once you have mastered the basic way to play, consider using these advanced rules. The rules are the same as before except this time, when the player says “go”, turn off the lights.

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Thank you all for checking out this April Fools video. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but this game does not actually exist… however, the box it would have come in does; along with a whole variety of other hilarious gag gift boxes made by Prank-O. Check them out the link in the description.

[enriquekenobi]

The funniest thing is the family in the box playing happily WHILE THEIR HANDS BLEED...

[Usend_Licrua]

i've been the entire video just wondering why the needles were pointy and could lead to that much of damage, then you mention the april fools and looked at the date oh god this was incredible

[impala]

You sounded so legit like it was a real game. Very good

[TheQuark]

I legitimately could not tell whether this game was real until the end. Well done!

[Hue_Sam]

The fact that he got the board, bandages and the hay correct is insane

[cakefrombfb]

1:39 "If all the players get eliminated before the needle is found, then nobody wins." I'm not sure, but I think there are a ton of needles to find and I think they are visible.

[theodorecarter]

Spongebob must have been a huge inspiration for that non-existent game, huh?

[Racelympics]

Dang it. You got me here. I’m upset right now, because I hoped not to get pranked today, but I did, and I am full of shame right now.

[Captain.Dank]

I actually thought this was real





God, imagine the pain it would be if it was real...

[djthefox]

This is actually quite easy if you see them place the hay, as you'll see and know where to dive in

[harkharring]

At the start when he was setting it up, I was like “bro, that’s the worst design I’ve ever seen. Imagine these things getting on your floor.”

[Edderson_Studios]

00:53 (Left-hand ring finger) That's a weird way to put on a band-aid.

[bawlerbro]

If this game did exist, I would be like, "Why would people ever play this if there is a chance of them bleeding."

[Captain.Dank]

That one dislike is the hay who thought all of this was real

[sonicmeerkat]

Watching at 6 am thinking it would be a funny name for one of those plastic stick removal games only to get utterly surprised with the drawing blood part lol

[dibbingsauce]

Jigsaw straight up said: *This looks like a fun game. ill play it with some people.*

[smallwhisperers]

I seriously thought this was real and started laughing XD

[AnEmoHerrscher]

1:40 "Before the needle is found" I found a needle and a stack of them

[MisterBrick]

How did anyone think a game where *BLEEDING* is an actual game mechanic would be- oh it’s an April fools joke.

[CSDM]

It would’ve been better if you added fire to the game.