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2.0 KiB

Numbered Cards Game

A solo, push your luck game.

Objective: Create as many sets of cards that add up to 19 as possible.

Draw three cards and place them faceup in a row. This is the start of the row you will be manipulating.

Draw one card for your hand.

Each turn, you draw the top card from the deck into your hand. You then have two options:

  • Play either card from your hand to either end of the row.
  • Discard either card from your hand to use the card's Discard ability.

Passive rules on the cards apply at all times. If an action cannot be taken (i.e. "swap two even cards" but all cards in the row are odd) the action cannot be used.

After each move, check the row. If any number of adjacent cards total 19, then move them into a separate pile. They are Scored cards.

Game End

When there are no cards left in the deck, the game is over. You must either play the final card or use its Discard ability. Count the number of Scored cards. If there are more Scored cards than cards remaining in the row and discarded, you win!


Cards:

  1. Discard: Rearrange all cards in the row.
  2. Discard: Swap two cards.
  3. Discard: Place one card from the row on top of the deck.
  4. Discard: Shuffle one card from the row back into the deck.
  5. Discard: Move a card at either end of the row to the middle.
  6. Discard: Shuffle two cards from the row into the deck.
  7. Play: Place anywhere in the row.
  8. Discard: Move one card to either end of the row.
  9. Play: Play upside down in the row as a 6, or right side up as a 9.
  10. Discard: Swap any two cards worth 10 or less.
  11. Discard: Move one card two places in the row.
  12. Discard: Flip one card in the row facedown. It is worth 1 point.
  13. Passive: A pile with this card can be completed with a score of 18 or 19.
  14. Discard: Discard one card from the middle of the row.
  15. Discard: Swap any two odd-numbered cards.
  16. Discard: Swap any two even-numbered cards.
  17. Passive: Must be played in the middle of the row.
  18. Passive: Worth 2 sets at the end of the game if scored.