Sort it Out! Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Object of the Game
• Contents
• Set-Up
• How to Play
• Types of Cards
  • Sorting Topic Cards
  • Listing Topic Cards
• Scoring and Moving
• Winning the Game

Object of the Game

Be the first player to reach FINISH on the Game Board.

Contents

• Game Board
• 4 Moving Pieces
• 4 Playing Boards
• 20 Pegs (4 sets of 5 Pegs)
• 280 Topic Cards

Set-Up

• Each player takes a Playing Board and a set of 5 different Pegs (Purple, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red) and selects a Moving Piece.
• Shuffle the Topic Cards and place a pile next to the Game Board. The cards should be facing topic side up and placed within reach of all players.
• Players place their Moving Pieces on the START space on the Game Board.

How to Play

1. The youngest player (The Reader) goes first and picks a Topic Card from the top of the deck. He/she reads the question aloud to all the players and places the card (topic side up) in the middle of the table for everyone to view.

   NOTE TO THE READER: Be sure NOT to let anyone see the answers on the back.

2. All Players now respond to the question on the Topic Card by placing their 5 different Pegs in the order they believe is correct. Pegs must be placed inside the Playing Boards within approximately 2 minutes.

3. Once all the players have finished placing their Pegs into their Playing Boards, the Reader flips over the Topic Card. All the players check their answers.

Types of Cards

Sorting Topic Cards

When a player picks a Sorting Topic Card, he/she is asked to sort a list of 5 items into the correct order.

• The Topic Side of the card lists the 5 items and the instruction (for example, "Sort these polygons by the number of sides" with the marker "[LEAST → MOST]").
• The player places his/her 5 Pegs on the Playing Board, numbered 1 to 5 from top to bottom, to show the Sort Order from Least to Most.
• The Answer Side of the card shows the items in their correct order, numbered 1 (Least) to 5 (Most), with the answer for each item.

Listing Topic Cards

When a player picks a Listing Topic Card, he/she is asked to select all the items that belong in the list. Players can use any of their Pegs to indicate the items he/she believes are correct. The maximum number of Pegs allowed to answer is indicated on the card as follows:

• Max 4: means that 3 or 4 items are correct.
• Max 3: means that 2 or 3 items are correct.
• Max 2: means that 1 or 2 items are correct.

On the Playing Board, the player removes the Pegs from any items that are not part of the list, so that only the Pegs for the items he/she believes are correct remain on the board. The Answer Side of the card highlights the correct answers in green.

Scoring and Moving

1. If a player places all 5 Pegs in the correct order, he/she moves 5 spaces forward.
2. If a player places only 1, 2 or 3 Pegs in the correct order, he/she moves the same number of spaces as the number of Pegs placed in the correct order.
3. If a player does not place any of his/her Pegs in the correct order he/she does NOT move any spaces.
4. Play continues to the right, with the next player choosing a Topic Card and reading the question aloud to the group.

Winning the Game

The first player to reach FINISH on the Game Board wins the game.