Pies
Pies Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 93 Fruit Cards (25 Round 1, 25 Round 2, 25 Round 3, 18 Plum)
- 9 Pie Tokens
- 5 Player Order Tokens
- 1 Dog Card
Setup
| Players | Fruit Cards | Order Tokens |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Players | Remove cards 19-25 from each deck | Use tokens 1-3; flip token 3 to its plum side |
| 4 Players | Remove card 25 from each deck | Use tokens 1-4; flip token 4 to its plum side |
| 5 Players | Use all cards in each deck | Use all tokens |
Separate the non-plum fruit cards into 3 round decks. Place the plum cards, dog card, and order tokens near the play area. The last player to eat a piece of pie is the start player.
Deal
Start each round by shuffling the current round deck and dealing out all cards evenly.
Tricks
The start player leads the first trick by playing any 1 card from their hand. Going clockwise around the table, each other player must play any 1 card into the trick.
When everyone has played a card, each player is assigned an order token from highest to lowest card (highest takes the 1). Following this order, each player takes 1 card from the trick and adds it to their tableau. When you take a card, you must use its special action (if it has one), and then may make a fruit mix to score points, using any cards in your tableau. If you are the last player to claim a card from a trick, also add a plum card from the supply to your tableau.
After each player has claimed a card, return all order tokens to the middle. The player who had the 1 token leads the next trick.
Fruit Mixes
Some fruit cards have a fruit mix recipe on them, which shows a set of fruit cards you can turn in to score points.
Each time you take a fruit card from a trick, you may make 1 fruit mix matching the recipe on any card in your tableau. The card with the recipe may be included in your mix, but does not have to be. Place the recipe card face down in your score pile (even if it was not part of your mix), then discard all other cards in your mix from your tableau.
Plums can be used in a fruit mix like any other fruit. They only match other plums.
The fruit mix recipes are:
- 3 different types of fruit: 6 points
- 4 different types of fruit: 8 points
- 5 different types of fruit: 10 points
- Two of the same fruit: 5 points
- Three of the same fruit: 8 points
- Two pairs of fruit of different types: 10 points
- Three pairs of fruit of different types: 15 points
- Three fruit cards of the same type and 2 fruit cards of a different type: 12 points
- Only plums, in the exact quantity shown on the recipe (example: 3 plums): 6 points
Round End
The round ends when players run out of cards. At the end of the 1st and 2nd round, start a new round with the next set of fruit cards. Players keep all cards in their tableau and score pile, but must discard any leftover pie tokens they have. The player who last had the 1 token leads the next trick.
At the end of the 3rd round, the game ends, and each player counts up the points in their score pile. The player with the most points wins.
Special Actions
When you add a card with a special action to your tableau, you must immediately take its action.
- Steal: Take a fruit card from another player's tableau and add it to yours. You may not take from the player who has the dog. You may only take cards from another player's tableau, not their hand or score pile.
- Dog: Place the dog card in front of your tableau.
- Pies: Take 3 pie tokens.
Pie Tokens
When you play a card into a trick, you may place any number of your pie tokens on it. Each token increases the card's number by pi (3.14). When a player takes the card for their tableau, discard all tokens on it.