Lanzeloth
Lanzeloth Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Rules
2-6 people can take part in the game.
The tiles are carefully shuffled and dealt so that every player receives the same number of tiles.
Each player places their stack of tiles in front of them, face down (back side up).
Playing the Game
The game begins as soon as the first player* turns over the top tile and places it face up in front of their stack. Play continues to the left in this way, with the most recently revealed tile always placed on top of the tiles turned over so far.
If a player now turns over a tile that fits, in ascending or descending order, onto a tile turned over by another player, the tile is placed on top of that other player's tile. This gives the player the right to play one more tile, either the top one from their own already turned-over stack or from the tiles not yet turned over.
The game continues like this until a tile is turned over that fits nowhere and therefore has to be placed on the player's own stack.
Tile No. 1
When a tile No. 1 is turned over, it is placed in the middle of the table, and afterwards the players can place their tiles on top of it when they fit, but only in ascending order; otherwise the rules given above apply.
Several Possible Uses
If a tile has several possible uses, the rule is that the tile must first be placed on the stack in the middle of the table if it fits there; otherwise onto the stack of the player sitting to the left. Tiles that fit on the stack in the middle may not be placed on another player.
The "Esel" (Donkey)
If a player overlooks a possibility to place a tile, they are called "Esel" (donkey). They are handed the tile with the donkey and must keep it until another player overlooks a possibility.
In addition, they receive one tile from each player, taken from that player's stack of face-down tiles.
Running Out of Tiles
When a player has turned over all their tiles and it is their turn again, they must turn their stack over so the back side is up, and then start again from the beginning with turning over tiles.
End of the Game
Whoever first gets rid of all their tiles has won the game.
The winnings can be determined by the number of tiles or points that each of the other players still holds.
*Who starts first can be determined by simply rolling a die. Tiles can also be drawn: whoever has the highest number then starts first.