Rocca Rails Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Object
• Preparation
• Start
• Types of card and how to place
• Special Cards
  • Train card
  • Storm card
  • Tunnel card
  • Winning
  • Special rule
• Rocca Rails [How to Play]
  • Card labels on the illustration

Object

To be the first player who discards all the cards in her/his hand.

Preparation

• First, shuffle the cards and each player is dealt 5 cards.
• The remaining cards placed face down as a drawing pile.
• The player who wins toss goes first.
• Then, the play rotates clockwise.

Start

• The first player plays any card from his/her hand on an area. The next player places a card that can be connected to the card previously played. Only same colored railways can be connected.
• If the player does not have a card that can be played, or even if he/she has one but not wish to play, yet, the player draws one card from the pile. Even if the card drawn can be connected to the cards on the area, the player cannot play. The play moves to the next player.

Types of card and how to place

• The player connects lines that have same colors, except two-colored cards (curve and bridge cards.) The player can choose which color he/she wants to connect.
• Curve card can be connected to curve, and so as bridge to bridge, or curve to bridge.
• Even if the direction of the line is same, you cannot connect different colored lines.

Special Cards

Train card

• When a card with a train is played, the player says "Gatan-Goton" and can play one more time.
• If the player has another same colored card with train can be played in a row.

Storm card

• The player who has storm cards can play whenever it is his/her turn.
• Place the card near the railway. The player who discards the storm card rolls a dice.
• Players have to follow each number indicates:
  • Die face with one pip: All players have to draw 2 cards from the pile.
  • Die face with two pips: All players have to draw 1 card.
  • Die face with three pips: Reverse the direction of play.
  • Die face with four pips: The next player draws 1 card.
  • Die face with five pips: The next player draws 2 cards.
  • Die face with six pips: The next player draws 3 cards.

*"All players" includes a player who played the storm card.

*Even if the next player draws cards, it will be his/her turn, next.

Tunnel card

• The player who has a tunnel card can play any time on his/her turn. The card can be placed on the top of any card, except the one at the end of connected railways, at the area. [fig. A-1, fig. B-1]
• The next player has to connect to a new railway coming out of tunnel. [fig. A-2, fig. B-2]
• The player cannot connect to the existing railway. To make it clear, turn over the card that is at the end of the railway. [fig. C]

*Figure notes (from the sheet): fig. A-1 and fig. B-1 show a tunnel card placed on top of a card in the area; fig. A-2 and fig. B-2 show the next player connecting a new railway out of the tunnel; fig. C shows the card at the end of the railway turned over.

Winning

• When you have one card left, must say, "ONE!" If forget, the player has to draw 3 cards from the pile as a forfeit.
• The player who discards all cards in his/her hand first wins the game.
• If the pile is depleted, the first player who cannot continue the game with his/her hand lose the game.
• If no one can finish the game, the player who remains the last wins the game.

Special rule

• There are cards with "Mr. Trůlie with a black hat" and the player who plays the card chooses another player and rolls a dice. The chosen one has to draw a number of cards from the pile that the dice shows. The play moves to a player next to the one who played the card.

Rocca Rails [How to Play]

The sheet's How to Play section is a labelled illustration of the play area. Its printed summary and labels are transcribed below.

1. Each player is dealt 5 cards.
2. Place a card to extend same colored railways.
3. The player who discards all cards in his/her hands wins the game.

Card labels on the illustration

• [Tunnel] Can be placed anytime. Place it on top of any card on the area. (the next player has to connect to a new railway stretching out from the tunnel.)
• [Curve] Can be placed if the one of color is matched to the previously placed card.
• [Curve] The next player can choose the color of railway.
• [Storm] Can be placed anytime. The player who placed it rolls a dice. Players have to follow the direction each number suggests.
• [Bridge] It can be connected to the previous card if the one of the color is matched.
• [Bridge] Has a two colored railway. The next player can choose the color of railway.
• [Train] The player who placed the card can play again.
• *[Train cards] Same colored cards with train can be played in a row.
• *[Trůlie Card] Has a special rule.
• *When the tunnel card is placed, the existing railway cannot be connected, anymore. Therefore, the last card of it should be placed face down.
• Connect railways that are same colored.