3x8
3x8 Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
110 number cards with values 0–109 (10 cards each of 11 different colors)
10 blocker cards
Setup
Shuffle all the number and blocker cards together and place them in the center of the table as a face-down draw pile.
Turn over the top three cards and put them face up next to the draw pile. This is called the "card pool." You're going to create a discard pile next to the draw pile over the course of the game.
Each player then draws four cards from the draw pile and takes them in hand.
Now, you're all set!
Setup for 4 players (diagram).
Playing the Game
The youngest player goes first. When it's your turn, pick one of the following actions:
- Play number cards
- Increase your hand size
- Play a blocker card on another player
Then the next player on your left takes their turn.
1st Action: Play Number Cards
You can play cards from your hand to create or extend one row of cards. Cards in the same row always have to be played in ascending order of value, and you can only play a card on the end of the row. Cards in the same row may be different colors.
Each player may have up to four rows of cards in front of them at a time.
Britta plays the 4 from her hand to start a new row of cards in front of her.
You may play more than one card at the same time, but only if:
- all the cards are played in the same row of cards; and
- all the cards are the same color.
On her next turn, Britta plays the 16 and the 19 to make her row longer.
Moving Cards
After you've played cards on one of your rows, you may move one group of cards, including as many cards as you like, from the end of the row you added cards to. You can either move the cards to one other row in front of you or use them to start a new row of cards. After you move your cards, all of the cards in each of your rows still have to be in ascending order of value.
Nicole plays the 40 and the 42 in her first row of cards. Then she moves the 17, the 40, and the 42 to her second row.
Complete Rows of Cards
If you have at least eight number cards in a row (after you've played and/or moved cards), this row is now complete. Turn the lowest-value card in the row face down, then put the rest of cards from that row on the discard pile. The turned-over card still counts as one of your four rows of cards.
Nicole plays the 70 and the 75. Now, she has eight cards in her row, which is complete. She turns over the 3 and puts the other seven cards on the discard pile.
Drawing Cards
At the end of your turn, draw a number of cards equal to the number of cards you played. You may choose to draw them from the draw pile and/or the card pool in any combination.
After you've drawn all of your cards, refill the card pool to three cards, if necessary.
Don't Like a Row of Cards? During your turn, you may discard one or more of the rows of cards in front of you (to the discard pile) at any time. You're also allowed to discard rows with blocker cards on them (see below).
Draw Pile Ran Out? If the draw pile is used up, shuffle the discard pile and turn it into a new draw pile.
2nd Action: Increase Your Hand Size
First, put the three cards from the common pool on the discard pile and refill the pool with three new cards from the draw pile.
Then, either take one of the cards from the common pool or the top card from the draw pile and add it to your hand. If necessary, refill the card pool again.
When you take this action, you can't play any cards that turn. Instead, you will have one more card at your disposal from now on.
3rd Action: Play a Blocker Card on Another Player
What Is a Blocker Card?
Blocker cards make it harder for the other players to play their cards. You can play a blocker card on the end of any row of cards that another player has in front of them. The blocker card prevents the player from playing cards of certain colors on that row from now on. Each blocker card has two halves, so you can play it in either of two ways. The background color of each half shows which color the last card in that row must be in for you to play that blocker on that row. In addition, each half of the blocker card shows two or three color groups of number cards (20 or 30 cards total) that can't be played in the blocked row anymore.
Diagram notes: "This blocker card can only be played on cards of this color." "Cards of the color groups shown here can no longer be played in this row. In this example, this includes all cards with values between 40 and 59."
Playing a Blocker Card
If you want to play a blocker card, pick a row of cards in front of one of the other players with an end card that matches the blocker card. Push the blocker card under the row so that only the half that matches the last card in the row is visible.
Then, draw two cards from the card pool and/or the draw pile (in any combination) and add them to your hand. If necessary, refill the card pool when you're done.
From now on, you have one additional card in your hand.
Britta plays a blocker card on Christian's row of cards. While the blocker card remains in place, Christian can no longer play cards with values between 40 and 59.
Once one or more number cards that don't belong to the blocked color groups have been played on a blocked row, the blocker card is removed and put back in the box (not on the discard pile).
Christian plays the 61 and the 64 to remove Britta's blocker card.
You can only play blocker cards on other players' rows. Each row can only have one blocker at a time. Cards can still be moved into a blocked row, as long as they do not belong to the blocked color groups.
The End of the Game
The game ends immediately as soon as a player completes their third row. That player wins the game!