The major four of Heizei
The Major Four of Heizei Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Overview
The turn player plays the one colored card(s) from his/her hand, and the corresponding colored cube advances the truck. The player gets the card(s) from the center of the table as the number is the card(s) that he/she played. Then the played cards are put on the center of the table.
When all players are played the cards on own hand, it comes the scoring. The value of each card is indicated by the position of colored cubes. Players played two rounds. Their scoring are different.
The winner is the player who collected most points.
Introduction of the Major Four (The Brother of Fujiwara)
The four also have other name.
藤原武智麻呂 Muchimaro Fujiwara It is a founder of Nanke. The position of Heizei is the top of four. Only his own picture is remained. He is a intellectual and he make the law of University in Japan.
藤原房前 Fusasaki Fujiwara It is a founder of Hokke. He has the biggest power for the politics. His position is up earlier than Muchimaro. The family is the top of prosperity.
藤原宇合 Umakai Fujiwara It is a founder of Shikike. He has the power of the military. He often went and won people in Ezo.
藤原麻呂 Maro Fujiwara It is a founder of Kyoke. He has the power of the eloquence. He loves the liquor and poetry. His poetry is included in Manyo-syu. It is the famous book in Nara-era.
Components
60 Cards (4 colors, 15 per color) 1 Board 4 Point tile 4 Cube (4 colors, 1 per color) *The colors of cubes link the color of cards.
Preparation
The board is put on the center of the table. The cubes are put on each circle of side. The order is randomly. The circles are drawn the opposite side of the castle.
The point tiles are used by the corresponding number on the tile. 3 players, ○○○ 4 players, ○○○ and ○○○○ 5 players, ○○○, ○○○○ and ○○○○○ *All tiles
When 3 players played, 3 cards in each color are returned to the box. When 4 or 5 players played, all cards are used. The cards are shuffled and dealt to each player equally. These cards are handed by each player. Please don't look them to other players.
The startplayer is decided randomly.
Preparation of the Round
All players choose one card from own hand, and it is face up all at once. These are put beside the board.
Then the cubes advance the truck with the number of cards from the tail of cubes. The spaces that are put other cubes are not counted. The circle space is counted.
For example, The cubes are put red, blue, yello, black as the order. 1 blue card, 2 red cards and 1 yellow card is played. Then the yellow cube jumps red and blue cubes to the next space. The blue cube jumps red and yellow cubes to the next space, the red cube jumps yellow and blue cubes to the next 2 moved space.
Round
The turn player is clockwise from the startplayer.
The turn player plays the card(s) of one color from own hands. Then the same colored cube advances the truck. When you play 3 blue cards, the blue cube advances 6 spaces. The way of other cards are follows.
| Played cards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced spaces | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 28 |
*When you play more than 7 cards, the cube advance 28 spaces. *The spaces that are put other cubes are not counted.
Then the player gets the same number cards from the table excluded he/she played cards, and put face down on his/her front. The played cards are put beside the board. When the player played more than the cards on the table, he/she add to get from his/her played cards with the same number of the lack cards. Their face down cards can be checked by only own player.
After that, the next player starts his/her turn.
No Hand
When the player is no hand, the player gets one more card from the center of the table immediately. And he/she also gets a biggest point tile from the table, it is excluded the tiles which are got from other players. And he/she is out from this round.
Scoring on the 1st Round
When all players played own hand, now scoring. Each player face up own cards on the front.
Each cards are scored by the position of the cubes.
1st : 3 points per 1 card 2nd : 2 points per 1 card 3rd : 1 point per 1 card 4th : No point.
And the point tile is added to own score. These score are written on any paper.
Next Round
The scored cards are handed as own cards. The cubes are returned to the circle space. The order is the same of the last positions. For example, the 1st :Blue, 2nd :Red, 3rd :Yellow, 4th :Black, then the order is Blue, Red, Yellow and Black in the circle spaces.
All players choose one card from own hand, and it is face up all at once. These are put beside the board.
Then the cubes advance the truck with the number of cards from the tail of cubes. The spaces that are put other cubes are not counted. The circle space is counted.
The next startplayer is the player that is the high scored player. If tie, the startplayer is the player that has smaller point tile. The point tiles are returned to beside the board.
The round advances by the same rule at 1st round.
Scoring on the 2nd Round
When all players played from own hand, now scoring. Each player face up own cards on the front.
Each cards are scored by the position of the cubes.
1st : 4 points per 1 card 2nd : 3 points per 1 card 3rd : 2 points per 1 card 4th : 1 point per 1 card
But the most colored cards in own cards are minus points. When it is the same number in any colors, the minus color is the most advanced cube. For example, the cubes are: 1st Black, 2nd Red, 3rd Yellow and 4th blue. A player has 6 black cards, 3 red cards, 1 yellow cards, 5 blue card. His score is (-4 × 6) + (3 × 3) + (2 × 1) + (1 × 5) = 1 point. Other player has 4 red cards, 4 blue cards, 3 black cards, 4 yellow card. His score is (4 × 3) + (-3 × 4) + (2 × 4) + (1 × 4) = 12 points.
Note on the example above: the printed sum of the first example is stated as "= 1 point", but the terms as printed add up to -8 (-24 + 9 + 2 + 5). The printed sheet's own illustration of this example reads "= -8点" (points). Transcribed here as printed; the arithmetic is the sheet's, not corrected.
And the point tile is added. These score is written down any paper. The winner is the player that collects the most total points. If tie, the winner is the player that has the biggest numbered point tile.