Dragon Teeth Washer Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Game Contents
• How to Play This Game
  • • Example
  • Must Read! Important Rule!
    • Example

Game Contents

• 1 rule book
• 14 Giant Dragon cards (numbered 7-20)
• 40 toothbrush cards (5 sets, numbered 1-8)

How to Play This Game

1. Shuffle all the giant dragon cards and place them on the table in a face-down stack. Depending on the number of players, you need different sets of giant dragon cards:
   • 3 players: No. 7-14 (8 cards)
   • 4 players: No. 10-17 (8 cards)
   • 5 players: No. 13-20 (8 cards)
2. Players sit around the table. Each player holds a set of toothbrush cards (No. 1-8, 8 cards all in all) in his hands (hidden from view of the other players).
3. The first investigator will be the player who likes giant dragons the most, or whoever wins at rock-paper-scissors.

Beginning a round:

4. The investigator secretly checks the first card on top of the giant dragon cards pile without letting other players see it. Then he can make a statement, like "Ah! This is a very patient giant dragon!" or "This is a safe round!" After making the statement, he plays any of his hand cards (toothbrush cards), face-up. (Don't forget, the investigator is ALLOWED to lie!!)

5. Afterwards, all other players put down any one of their hand cards, face-down, then flip these over simultaneously.

6. The Investigator flips over and shows the top card on top of the giant dragon cards pile.

7. Count the numbers on the players' toothbrush cards, beginning with the smallest one. If the sum is bigger than the number on the giant dragon card, the giant dragon will shut his mouth and the round ends.

   If the sum of the numbers on the toothbrush cards equals or is smaller than the number on the giant dragon card, it's still safe, and the round ends after the last player finishes brushing.

   Before the round ends, players whose cards have been fully counted before the round ends are successful. They score as many points as the number on their played toothbrush card. When the round ends, players whose cards are still being counted get bitten by the giant dragon, and they get "negative points" equal to their toothbrush card's number/value. When the round ends, players whose cards haven't been counted yet don't get a chance to brush the dragon's teeth, and they get no points.

   Every player should place their scoring toothbrush cards vertically, and the negative cards horizontally. Cards which score nothing can be flipped over. So it is best to collect the cards in three different stacks.

Example

In this round, the players play: (card values not shown in the source PDF; the example's card images are absent from the document)

The giant dragon card's value is: (not shown in the source PDF)

Start counting from the smallest number on the players' cards, continue with the second-lowest, and so on. If the sum of the toothbrush cards is smaller than 12, it's a success, and if the sum is bigger than 12, it's a failure.

• Success! C gets 3 points
• Success! A gets 6 points
• Failure! B gets minus 7 points
• Not having gotten the chance to brush the giant dragon's teeth, D gets no points

Must Read! Important Rule!

If more than one player plays a card of the same value, those cards will be counted at the same time.

Example

In this round, the players play: (card values not shown in the source PDF; the example's card images are absent from the document)

The giant dragon card's value is: (not shown in the source PDF)

If the sum of the toothbrush cards is smaller than 8, the players succeed. If the sum of value is bigger than 8, the players fail.

• Success! D gets 2 points
• Failure! A and B get minus 4 points each
• Not having gotten the chance to brush the giant dragon's teeth, C gets no points

8. Players take turns (clockwise) to be the investigator and begin the next round.

Repeat steps 4-8 until you have played 8 rounds. The player who scores most points after 8 rounds is the winner and becomes the king's next dragon tooth knight.