Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Power Card Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtle Power Card Game Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Goal of the game
The game is played in 2 episodes.
- Episode 1 - Transformation! Each player will try to be the first to transform their 5 cats into Super Cats to become the Hero of Episode 2.
- Episode 2 - Fight! The Hero faces the RoboDog played by the other players.
Components list
- 30 Cat cards (with one Super Cat on the back)
- 6 Activation cards, from 0 to 5
- 12 RoboDog cards
- 1 SilverCat card
- 1 GoldenCat card
Episode 1: Transformation!
Setup
Each player takes 5 Cat cards (from the same team... or not!) and places them in a single row, cat side visible, in front of them. The 6 Activation cards are placed in the center of the play area.
Overview & Round Sequence
Episode 1 takes place in several rounds. The goal of episode 1 is to be the first to transform their 5 cats into Super Cats.
- Each round, players simultaneously shout SU-PER-CATs! and hold up a hand, raising 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 fingers.
- The player whose hand indicates the largest unique number wins this round (identical numbers cancel each other).
- The winner of the round must then apply the effect of the Activation card corresponding to the number they won the round with.
Activation cards
- 0. The player transforms two of their Cat cards.
- 1. The player transforms one of their Cat cards and can play with both hands as if they were two different players during the next round.
- 2 & 3. The player transforms one of their Cat cards.
- 4. The player transforms one of their Cat cards and must flip another player's cat card.
- 5. The player transforms one of their Cat cards and they must make the number 2 with their fingers in the next round.
Transform a cat: The player flips one of their Cat cards to its Super Cat side.
Example
Emily, Jack, Oliver, Charlie and Nicolas are competing. Identical numbers cancel each other. The 5s cancel each other. The 4s cancel each other. The biggest unique number is 1.
- Nicolas activates the Activation 1 card.
- He transforms one of his Cat cards into a Super Cat.
- He can play with both hands in the next round.
End of episode 1
When a player transforms their 5th cat they become the Hero of episode 1. In episode 2 the Hero will face the RoboDog, which is controlled by the other players.
Episode 2: Fight!
Setup
Assemble the RoboDog in the center of the table. The Hero keeps their 5 Super Cats in front of them. The others can put their Cat cards back in the box.
Overview and round sequence
Episode 2 takes place in several rounds. In this episode, the Hero faces the RoboDog played by the other players. In order to damage the Robodog, the Hero must make a unique number among the other players' numbers. Players embodying the Robodog must raise a number similar to the Hero to weaken them.
During each round, players embodying the RoboDog and the Hero all shout RO-BO-DOG! at the same time, hold out one hand, and raise 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 fingers. Players embodying the RoboDog can't agree beforehand on the number they will raise.
There are two possible outcomes:
A. The Hero raises a unique number with their hand: they discard as many cards from the RoboDog as the number shows. The hero can choose any of the cards to discard. If the Hero discards the last RoboDog card, the Hero wins the game! (...and saves the world!)
B. The Hero raises a number identical to any of their opponents: their attack is blocked! They flip back as many of their Super Cats cards to their cat side as the number of opponents with the same number as theirs. If all their Super Cats become cats again, the Robodog wins! (...and causes the destruction of all cat food factories!)
Rounds keep going until either the Hero or the Robodog wins.
Super Meow! If the Hero raises the unique number 0, they flip back all their Cat cards to their Super Cat sides and inflict as many damage on the RoboDog.
Example
Nicolas is the Hero of this episode.
- Round 1: Nicolas raised a unique number and removes as many RoboDog cards as the number he raised.
- Round 2: Nicolas's attack is blocked by three players. He must flip back 3 Super Cats cards to their cat side.
- Round 3: Super Meow! Nicolas transforms all his Cat cards back into their Super Cats sides and the Robodog loses 3 cards.
3 players game
During episode 2, the two players playing RoboDog play with both hands as if each of them played two different players.
Example
Emily is the Hero.
- Round 1: Emily raised a unique number, so she inflicts 3 wounds to the RoboDog.
- Round 2: Emily does not hurt the RoboDog and flips back two of her Super Cats on their cat side.
5 players game
In Episode 2, the Hero gets help from the Silver Cat, who's the team's sixth cat. He alone can block all damage received by the Hero during a round. However, once an attack has been blocked by the Silver Cat, his card is flipped to its Disappearance side. The Silver Cat will no longer be able to be used during this game. Super Meow has no effect on the Silver Cat.
Example
Oliver is the Hero of the episode 2. Oliver discards the Silver Cat and keeps his Super Cats transformed. Oliver will not be able to use the Silver Cat anymore, even if he makes a Super Meow!
6 players game
Rules are the same as a 5 players game however, you add the Golden Cat which works like the Silver Cat. Super Meow has no effect on the Golden Cat.
Example
Jack is the Hero of the episode 2.
- Round 3: Jack uses the Silver Cat for the first time and keeps his Super Cats transformed.
- Round 6: Jack uses the Golden Cat and keeps his Super Cats transformed. He will not be able to use the Silver Cat or Golden Cat anymore, even if he makes a Super Meow!