Swap! Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Object
• Set Up
• Play
  • Special Rules Cards
• Winning
• Make Swap! Even More Fun

Contents

104 Cards

Object

Be the first player to get rid of your Cards by matching colors inbetween slaps and swaps!

Set Up

• Shuffle and deal 10 Cards to each player.
• Put the rest of the deck face down near the center of the table to form the Draw Pile.
• Turn over the top Card and put it about 12 inches away from the Draw Pile to form the Discard Pile.
• If the top Card is a Swap! Card, the dealer designates one of the four colors to begin play.
• If the top Card is a Super Swap!, Slap or Switch Color, ignore what it says and pay attention to only the color to begin play.

Play

• If you remember only one rule, remember this: You must always play a Card that matches the color of the top Card on the Discard Pile OR play a Swap! Card. There is only one exception to this rule (see SWITCH COLOR).
• The player to the left of the dealer goes first, with play moving to the left as players take turns.
• Play one Card (which may or may not have special rules) onto the Discard Pile. Once you've played a Card and followed any special rules, your turn is over.
• If you don't have a playable Card, you must draw one from the Draw Pile. If you draw a playable Card, play it right away. If it's not playable, keep it, and your turn is over.
• There are four types of special rules Cards:

Special Rules Cards

• SWAP! Cards are wild and can be played at any time on any color. When you play a Swap! Card, you must swap hands with another player of your choice. After you swap hands, you designate a color. You can change it from what was in play or leave it the same. You may play a Swap! Card on another Swap! Card.
• SUPER SWAP! Cards can be played only on their matching colors. If you play a Super Swap! Card, EVERYBODY has to pass their hand to the player next to them. You decide which direction the Super Swap! will go, right or left. You may play a Super Swap! Card on another Super Swap! Card only if it's the same color.
• SWITCH COLOR Cards can be played only on their matching colors. If you play a Switch Color Card, you must designate a different color to continue play. You may play the Switch Color Card on another Switch Color Card only if it's the newly designated color.
• SLAP Cards can be played only on their matching colors. If you play a Slap Card, all other players (except you) have to quickly slap the Discard Pile. The last player to slap must draw a Card from your hand. You may play a Slap Card on another Slap Card only if it's the same color.

Winning

If you're the first to play all your Cards and end up empty-handed, you win! No matter what kind of Card you play last, once it's discarded, the game is over.

Make Swap! Even More Fun

• If somebody slaps a Card that is not a Slap card, give some kind of penalty to the slapper. You could make the slapper do something like: give you some of their cheese doodles, stand up and apologize, draw a Card, or you could disqualify their slap the next time a real Slap Card comes up. Think up any penalty you want!
• If somebody plays a Swap! Card, leave your Cards on the table and swap seats!
• Designate a fabulous (although fictitious) prize before each game, like: a shiny new bike, a pair of levitation shoes, dinner with the queen, or a trip to the moon!