Das Prestel Nasenspiel
Das Prestel Nasenspiel Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Material
25 scoring stones (in 5 colors)
54 nose tiles
(Each tile consists of 2 squares each with a nose. There are 10 different noses.)
Preparation
The nose tiles are mixed and a dealer distributes them among the players.
Each player places his tiles face-up in front of himself.
Each player takes 5 scoring stones in a color.
Game Goal
In the course of the game, tiles are play, forming an interrelated surface. Identical noses, connected horizontally or vertically, form a nose-group. Players use their scoring stones to mark ownership of nose-groups. The player who has the most valuable nose-groups wins the game.
Playing Tiles
The player left of the dealer begins the game.
Turns pass clockwise. If a player can play, he must play.
Whoever cannot make a play, passes.
Tiles may only be positioned such that:
- at least two squares on existing tiles are touched. (See figures 1, 2, and 3.)
- and at least one of the horizontally or vertically touching noses matches. (See figures 4, 5, and 6.)
- and that does not cause the total space used to exceed a 10 square by 10 square space (see figure 7).
- and that leaves no holes in the structure (see figure 7). Gaps at the edge do not count as holes.
Figure 7:
The red tiles marked may not be placed, because they would extend beyond the 10x10 space.
The blue tile may not be placed, because it would leave a hole within the structure.
Playing Scoring Stones
Whoever adds a nose to a nose-group may play one of his scoring stones on this nose-group. This nose-group is his for the moment. If no scoring stone is played, there is no owner.
Whoever adds a nose to a nose-group where a scoring stone is already present, returns the scoring stone to its owner. He may now place one of his on scoring stones on the nose-group. If no scoring stone is played, there is no owner.
Whoever forms or extends two nose-groups with a tile may place two scoring stones.
Whoever links two or more existing nose-groups can remove any existing scoring stones and replace them with one of his own.
Scoring stones may freely taken from a player's reserve or from among those previously played. Only newly formed or expanded nose-groups may be played upon, however.
End of the Game
The game ends when no more tiles can be played.
Each nose within an owned nose-group is worth one point.
The player with most points has won.