Selection Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• SELECTION - RULES OF THE GAME
• CHARACTERISTICS
• SCORING SYSTEM

SELECTION - RULES OF THE GAME

• Each player must complete a hand with a maximum of five cards that offers the highest number of points for each specific hand on the SELECTION board.
• Initially, each player receives seven cards at the time of the first distribution.
• The players choose the cards they wish to keep (minimum of two cards) and they discard the others (first draw).
• The dealer replaces the number of discarded cards for each player.
• Once again, the players choose the cards they wish to keep (minimum of two cards) and they discard the others (second draw).
• Once again, the dealer replaces the number of discarded cards for each player.
• Players reveal their hands (maximum of 5 cards) and they calculate their points.
• If a player has not been able to complete any one of his own non-completed hands, he must score 0 point next to the non-completed hand of his choice.
• Each round offers two draws, except for the last two which offer three draws.
• Following the second or third draw, depending on which round is being played; each player will use a maximum of 5 cards that are most susceptible to result in the best possible hand.

CHARACTERISTICS

• During the first round, (Opening), each player must succeed in completing the Cosmopolitan hand.
• If the Cosmopolitan hand has not been successfully completed, the player must score 0 point next to the non-completed hand of his choice and try again to complete the Cosmopolitan hand during the next round and so on until the Cosmopolitan hand has been successfully completed.
• After having successfully completed the Opening, the player can continue on and complete the non-completed hands of his choice.
• If the dealer should use up the entire card stock during distribution, all discarded cards should be collected and dealt in order to constitute a new card stock. Distribution can then resume.
• Once all eleven rounds have been played and the SELECTION board is complete, each player's are added up and the winner is crowned.

SCORING SYSTEM

Each utilized card has a value of 10 base points - Numerical cards add their value, 1 to 10 points - Face cards add 10 points - Aces add 15 points - Cards that are not being used to constitute the hand of choice have no point value - Only numerical cards can be used to constitute a Low and High hands - Less than five cards can be used to constitute Low and High hands - High hand score must exceed that of the Low hand score -