MixUp Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• The Object of MixUp
• What's in the Box
• Setting Up
• Playing the Game
  • Color
  • Shape
  • Examples
• Sequence of Play
• Winning the Game

The Object of MixUp

Be the first player to complete a row of four, or a two-by-two square, of game tiles using either a common shape or a common color.

What's in the Box

• 2 Players

• Ages 8 to Adult

• 15–20 Minutes per Game

• 54 Game Tiles

  • 18 blue (6 each: moon, lightning and raindrop)
  • 18 green (6 each: moon, lightning and raindrop)
  • 18 red (6 each: moon, lightning and raindrop)

• 1 Shape Marker

• 1 Color Marker

• Game Board with easel and storage

• Easy Play Rules

Setting Up

1. Remove the cover from the back of the game board, empty the game tiles onto the table, and insert the cover into the slot on the back of the game board, as shown.
2. Place the game board between the two players.
3. Place all the game tiles, face up on the table, within easy reach of both players.
4. Determine which player will try to win using the colors on the tiles. Give that player the Color Marker showing the three colors. The other player will get the Shape Marker showing the three shapes and will try to win using shapes. The marker tiles are only used to indicate who is playing "shape" and who is playing "color."

Playing the Game

Color

One player will be playing "color." This player will attempt to win the game by completing either a row of four tiles, or a two-by-two square of four tiles, of the same color, regardless of the shapes on the tiles. A row of four may be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

Shape

One player will be playing "shape." This player will attempt to win the game by completing either a row of four tiles, or a two-by-two square of four tiles, with the same shape, regardless of the color on the tiles. A row of four may be horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

Examples

The printed rules show two board diagrams, labelled "Example 1: Two by Two Square" and "Example 2: Four in a Row". The diagrams are not reproduced here.

Sequence of Play

1. The person who is playing "color" selects a tile from the table and slides it down any one of the seven channels.
2. The person who is playing "shape" selects any one tile, EXCEPT for a tile with the same shape as the one already on the board, and slides it down any one of the seven channels. After this tile is placed there are no further restrictions as to what shape or color may be played by either player.
3. Players continue placing one tile into a channel per turn, until one player has completed four in a row or a two by two square. See the examples above.

• Tiles must always slide to the lowest available spot in the channel.
• Once a tile is placed it may not be moved.

Winning the Game

The first player to complete a row of four, or a two-by-two square, using either shape or color wins MixUp.

If a piece is placed which results in a win for BOTH players, the player who placed the piece wins the game.