Monkey Beach Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Object of the Game
• Set Up
• On Your Turn
• Ending the Game

Components

Fabric Island, 28 Tiles, 12 Plastic Treasure Holders, 24 Paper Treasures, Instructions.

Object of the Game

Use your sense of touch to find the correct treasure pieces and move them out of the correct openings in the island. The player who collects the most treasure pieces wins!

Set Up

1. Before playing for the first time, press out the parts from the paper sheets.
2. Match up and insert the 24 paper treasures into both sides of the 12 plastic treasure holders. Once pressed into place, the treasures are to remain there permanently. (Both sides must match.)
3. Turn all the tiles face-down and divide them into two piles: green and blue. Mix each pile up separately.
4. Place the 12 treasure pieces inside the island through the green volcano opening.

The island has four openings: the Beach Opening, the Volcano Opening, the Waterfall Opening and the Jungle Opening.

On Your Turn

1. The youngest player goes first.

2. Turn over one green tile and one blue tile.

   If the green tile you turned over is a volcano tile, go to step 7.

3. Place your hands on top of the island and feel all of the treasure pieces through the fabric. (Do NOT reach into the island.) Use your sense of touch to find the treasure piece pictured on the blue tile.

   Example captions: "Get this treasure..." (the treasure pictured on the blue tile) "...out of this location." (the opening shown on the green tile).

4. Slide the treasure piece toward the opening location on the green tile until it comes out of the island!

   Hint: When you think you've found the correct treasure piece, move it by pushing down the island with one hand and pushing sideways on the treasure piece with the other hand.

5. If the treasure piece you slid out of the island matches the one on the blue tile, you score! Set the treasure piece on top of the matching tile and keep them in your own scoring pile. Set the green tile aside, out of the game.

   They match!

6. If the treasure piece you slid out doesn't match the tile, put the treasure piece back in the volcano and put the tiles back at the bottom of their respective piles, face-down.

7. If one of the tiles you turned over is a volcano tile, set the tile aside and turn over another green tile. Then continue from step 3 on. If you turn over the fourth volcano tile, go to the Ending the Game section.

Ending the Game

When all four volcano tiles have been turned over, or all 12 treasure pieces have been collected, the game ends.

The player with the most treasure pieces wins!