Cappuccino
Cappuccino Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Setup
Each player chooses a color and takes the 16 corresponding cups. The others remain in the box. In the game the cups are turned upside down.
Place all the cups randomly. Make sure that cups are next to each other, touching on the sides and leaving no gaps. Try to evenly balance the color distribution.
Once all the cups have been placed, players take turns; going clockwise and starting with the person who drinks the most coffee.
Game Cycle
During their turn, each player takes one cup, or one stack of cups of their color (determined by the cup on top) and then places it on an adjacent cup or stack (no matter its color); but only if their stack is of equal or greater height than the adjacent one.
Once placed in a stack, the cups cannot be separated. All the cups in the stack belong to the player possessing the cup on top. The empty spaces that can be formed between stacks cannot be crossed and will create several game areas.
For example: the Flower player can move their stack A onto stack B (a stack of equal number, 2 cups) or onto stack C (a stack of inferior number, 1 cup). They cannot move stack A onto stack D (a non-adjacent stack) or onto stack E (a stack of superior number, 3 cups). If they choose to move onto stack B, they obtain a new stack composed of 4 cups.
When a player cannot play anymore (if they have no stacks left or if they are all isolated), they stop playing. The others continue the game until no one can play anymore.
End of Game
When nobody can play anymore, each player stacks all of the stacks with their color on top, into one big stack! The player possessing the highest stack (the most cups) wins the game.
For example: at the end of the game, the Panda player joins all their stacks to obtain one stack composed of 14 cups.
Advanced Version
If you are familiar with the game, you can try starting the game with this Expert rule. In this mode you can already start shaping your strategy during set-up.
The first player starts the game by placing one of their cups at the center of the table. The next player, going clockwise, places one of their cups next to the first one. Each player in turn order then places one of their cups next to at least two other cups that have already been placed. This continues until all cups have been placed.
- A space adjacent to 2 placed cups: yes, a cup may be placed there.
- A space non-adjacent to 2 placed cups: no, a cup may not be placed there.
Two Players Variant
Each player chooses two colors, and plays with 32 cups instead of 16. At the end of the game, the player chooses only one color to score; stacks of the second color don't count.
Tip
During the game, when a stack is isolated or when only one movement is possible (example: two adjacent stacks and one is higher than the other), the situation can immediately be resolved without waiting for the end of the game. The cups are removed from the game area and belong to the player controlling them.