Paul and the Moon
Paul and the Moon Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 1 Paul's garden (star path and garden pond)
- 1 play figure Paul
- 5 star tiles
- 30 sparkle sprites
- 1 die with dots
- 10 wooden stars
- 1 set of instructions with bedtime story
Before playing: Before playing for the first time, carefully press all the game pieces from the board! The rest of the board will not be required and should be discarded.
Now Build Paul's Garden
Place the empty box in front of you. Interlock the four braces so that they form a symmetrical grid, long braces parallel; short braces parallel to one another. Lay the grid in the game box bottom. Insert the star path (= moon game board) in the slit between the game box bottom and the grid.
Finally, lay the garden pond (= pond game board) on top of the grid. Paul's garden is complete!
Later, when you put the game away, you can leave the grid assembled in the bottom of game box. Simply place the game materials in the larger, center space. The star path is placed face down on the grid, the garden pond on top if it and finally, the game instructions. Now, you can close the box with the lid.
Preparation of the Game
Place Paul's garden in the center of the playing area, so all children have a clear view of it. Slide the cloud above the star path aside so that the entire moon is visible. The 5 star tiles are laid face up on top of the stars in the garden pond on the game board. Sparkle sprites and die are placed next to the garden. Now you have a few moments to study each of the individual sprite's unique headdresses before the star tiles are turned face down.
Place Paul on any one of the squares with logs. Now you're ready to play!
The 10 wooden stars are used only in the competitive version called Star Rally Sweepstakes; stars should remain in the game box for now.
Paul and the Moon – Basic Game
The player who most recently spoke to the moon begins by rolling the die. Move Paul clockwise around the garden pond the number of spaces indicated on the die. Take a good look at the sprite's headdress on which Paul has landed. Your task is to find the star tile with this same headdress. Turn over the star tile you think is correct.
Which sprite headdress is on the star tile?
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A matching sprite headdress? Well done! Take a sparkle sprite with the same headdress from the sparkle sprites next to the garden and hang it on the next free star on the star path. One upon the other, the sparkle sprites create a sparkle sprite ladder.
But be cautious, sprites are very delicate creatures. Put them on the stars carefully. If a sprites does fall, simply place it back up on the star ladder.
If there are no more matching sparkle sprites in the heap, you can choose which ever one you like.
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A different sprite headdress? Oh no! Pull the cloud until the next yellow star shines through it.
Now it is the next child's turn to roll the die.
End of the game:
When one player manages to hang a sparkle sprite on the last star beside the moon before it vanishes behind the cloud, the players all win together. Now Paul can climb up the sparkle sprite ladder and return the radiant magic staff to the moon. The cloud goes back to where it came from and the moon shines full and bright and brilliantly round!
But when the cloud covers the moon completely before the sparkle sprite ladder is complete, the players have unfortunately lost this round. Paul cannot return the magic staff. The sparkle sprites return to the garden pond and wait for their next chance to help Paul save the moon.
Variety 1: Making Waves (for experienced moon guardians)
You play according to the Paul and the moon rules with the following changes: In this game, the squares with the logs and the wooden jetties play an important role.
On which of these squares does Paul land?
- Square with logs/wooden jetty: When Paul steps onto one of these spaces, he creates little waves and 2 stars change places! Exchange the positions of two stars without turning them over. Now try to find the sparkle sprite matching the sprite headdress where Paul is standing.
- Stone plate: Here you need only try to find the star tile matching the sprite headdress where Paul is standing.
Variety 2: Swamped Stars (for professional moon guardians)
You play according to the Paul and the moon rules with the following changes: In this game, the squares with the logs and the wooden jetties play an important role.
Which of these spaces does Paul land?
- Wooden jetty: The moment Paul steps on it, the precarious jetty wobbles dramatically, making great waves over the pond. Now, not one single star remains in place! The player moving Paul to this space shuffles all of the star tiles without looking at them and then redistributes them over the pond, face down. Now try to find the sparkle sprite matching the sprite headdress where Paul is standing.
- Square with logs: When Paul steps onto one of these spaces, he creates little waves and 2 stars change places! Exchange the positions of two stars without turning them over. Now try to find the sparkle sprite matching the sprite headdress where Paul is standing.
- Stone plate: Here you need only try to find the star tile matching the sprite headdress where Paul is standing.
Variety 3: Star Rally Sweepstakes (for true experts)
In this competitive game, there can only be one winner in the end. You will need the 10 wooden stars, which are laid next to Paul's garden.
You play according to the rules for all three games: Paul and the moon, Making waves and Swamped stars with the following changes:
- Each sparkle sprite you add to the ladder earns you a wooden star. The last sparkle sprite installed at the top of the ladder earns that player two wooden stars.
- The game ends when the 9th sparkle sprite has reached the moon, or when the moon is completely clouded over.
- The child with the most wooden stars, wins, having been the most help to Paul on his quest to save the moon.