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Content
72 cards: two cards with 1 to 9 points per color.
Aim of the Game
Bring 5 (with 2 players) or 4 (with 3 or 4 players) of your color cards in a row. This can either be horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Setup
2 players: Everyone gets all cards of 2 colors.
3 players: Everyone gets all cards of 1 color and 6 random cards of the fourth, neutral color. In the game of three, the neutral color doesn't count.
4 players: Everyone gets all cards of 1 color.
Everyone shuffles their cards very well and makes 1 deck with backside up.
Playing the Game
The youngest player starts. He reveals his top card and places it in the middle. Now every player reveals his top card. After that, every revealed card must be "placed next to a card" or "placed on top of a card".
Place Next to a Card
With edge or corner touching an already lying card (or cards).
Placed on Top
The card that you place on top of a card must have more points than the card underneath it (color doesn't matter).
Attention: All cards have a grid of maximum 6 x 6 cards!
As soon as a player has 4 or 5 of his own cards in the same color in a row (column or diagonal), he wins the round.
He now takes the card with the most points in his row out of the game, and will not play with this card for the remaining game.
All other cards will be sorted again and shuffled. After that, a new round begins with the player to the left of the winner of the round.
For 3 players: distribute the played neutral color cards evenly among the players. The remaining neutral cards stay in the deck of the players.
Example
Lara places her 5 on the red 4 and wins.
This card doesn't adjoin another.
This card would be the 7th in the row (cards have a grid of maximum 6 x 6).
Ending the Game
Whoever has won 2 rounds has won the whole game. Of course, you can play more rounds if you want.
No Line Was Completed?
If a player can't play a card on his turn, the player with the most rows of 3 (or 4) wins the game.
At Another Tie
The player with the fewer points in his row(s) wins.
Example: orange has 5+4+8=17 points; red has 3+7+5=15 points. Red wins!
Teamgame for Four Players
- The team members sit opposite each other.
- The cards in 2 colors are mixed together.
- Each team member gets half of the deck.
- Goal: to have 5 cards in a row of the same color.
Credits
Bernhard Weber dedicates this game to his mother.
Exclusive distribution: Carletto Deutschland GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 32, D-63128 Dietzenbach. www.gamefactory-spiele.com