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40 questions players ask about Jaipur. Pick one for the answer. See also the full rulebook.

Updated 2026-11-05.

  • Taking cards
  • Hand limit
  • Exchanges
  • Camels
  • Selling cards
  • Tokens and bonuses
  • Round end and scoring
  • Setup and open information

Taking cards

  • What can you do on your turn with an empty hand and no camels?
  • Can you take a card from the draw pile instead of the market?
  • Do you refill your hand to five after selling or taking camels?

Hand limit

  • Can you take a single goods card when you already hold 7 cards?
  • Can you take extra cards and then discard down to seven?
  • Can you exchange when you already have seven cards, and may your hand briefly exceed seven?
  • What happens if you end your turn with more than seven cards?

Exchanges

  • Can you exchange one card from your hand for one card from the market?
  • Can you surrender and take the same type of goods in one exchange?
  • When you take one goods card, can you replace it with a camel or a card from your hand?
  • In an exchange, must you take every card of a goods type from the market?
  • With seven cards in hand, can you still exchange with the market?

Camels

  • Do camels count toward the seven-card hand limit?
  • Can you use camels from your herd to pay for goods in an exchange?
  • Can you take just one camel from the market?
  • What replaces the camels you take from the market?
  • If the market holds only camels, or several camels, must you take all of them when you choose the camel option?
  • Can you take goods and camels in the same action, or take camels in an exchange?
  • Can you sell camels?

Selling cards

  • Must you sell at least two cards of diamonds, gold or silver?
  • Can you sell just one spice, leather or cloth card?
  • Can you sell more than one goods type in a single turn?
  • Must you sell all your cards of a goods type at once?
  • Which goods tokens do you take when you sell?
  • Can you sell a goods card when no tokens of that type are left?
  • How many cards of each goods type are there compared with its tokens?

Tokens and bonuses

  • If you sell more cards than there are goods tokens left, do you still get the bonus?
  • If the bonus token for your sale size has run out, do you take another size?
  • What do you receive for selling three gold cards?
  • Can you look at a bonus token you take, and can your opponent see it?

Round end and scoring

  • Does the round end when three goods token types are used up, and do bonus tokens count?
  • When does the round end because of the draw pile?
  • When scores tie, does the camel token count as a bonus token?
  • Is the camel token a 5-point or 10-point swing?

Setup and open information

  • Must camels dealt into your starting hand go to your herd?
  • How should goods tokens be stacked at set-up?
  • Must you show how many camels are in your herd?
  • Is the number of cards in a player's hand public?
  • Can you look through the discard pile?
  • Should cards taken from the market be kept hidden in hand?