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DA VINCI'S CHALLENGE CARD
GAME
HOW TO PLAY - GAME
RULES
HOW TO PLAY:
Players take turns being the
dealer and play proceeds clockwise. Deal out all the cards.
Organize the cards in your hand from lowest (1 point) to highest
(Leonardo, 125 points). Do not show your cards to the other
players. The player to the left of the dealer begins by playing
either:
one card or a matching pair of cards of the same symbol.
On your turn, you must play a card (or
pair) that is equal in value or higher than the previous card(s) played.
During the game you can play certain cards, Including Da Vinci himself,
to clear the table and resume play. The game is over when one
person is out of cards. The player is the Master of Da Vinci's
Challenge.
Note:
You must always follow the lead card(s)
played, so if a pair of cards is played, you must play a pair of equal
or higher point value.
PLAYING ONE CARD:
First player: Choose one card
from your hand, perhaps a low one, and place it face up on the center of
the table.
Next player: Play a card with the same
point value, or higher. PLace it face up on top of the first card.
If the card you play has the same symbol
as the card before it, the play skips over the player to the left (that
player loses a turn) and moves to the next player in sequence.
If you cannot play a card, or choose no to
play one, you can pass (forfeit your turn). If you play a card and
everyone else passes, the turn comes back to you. Clear the table
and begin again by playing one card or a matching pair from your hand.
Cards that are cleared from the table are
out of play and are not used again for the rest of the game.
PLAYING A PAIR OF CARDS:
First player: If you have two
cards in your hand that are a matching pair (They have the same symbol
and the same point value.), you can choose to play both of them
side by side, face up on the table.
If the pair of cards you play have the
same point value and symbol as the last card played, clear the
table. Start a new pile by playing any card or pair of your
choice.
If you cannot play, say "Pass."
CLEARING THE TABLE:
There are four ways to clear
the table on your turn.
1. If Player A plays a card or pair and
every other player passes, then Player A clears the table and starts
over, choosing to play ONE CARD or a PAIR.
2. If Player A puts down one cards and Player B follows with all three
of the identical card, Player B clears the table and starts over.
3. If Player A puts down a pair of cards and Player B follows with the
other pair of identical cards, Player B clears the table and starts
over.
4. You can clear the table by playing a Leonardo card on your turn.
"CARTA FINALE": As you play your next to
last card, you must say, "Carta Finale!" (Last Card!) If you do
not, you lose!
Note:
You cannot play a Leonardo card as your
last card.
WINNING THE GAME:
If you are the first o get rid
of all your cards, YOU WIN! You are the Master of Da Vinci's
Challenge Card Game!
TOURNAMENT VERSION:
Count the number of players at the table. Agree to play one
round for each player, plus one additional round.
For example: if there are 3
players, play 4 rounds.
At the end of each round, record the total
points of the cards that are left in your hand. The Leonardo card
is worth 125 points.
The winner of a round scores 0 points and
becomes the Master. The player with the most points becomes the
Peasant, who deals the next round. All other players are deemed
Apprentices.
At the end of the Tournament, the player
with the lowest total score is the MASTER OF DA VINCI'S
CHALLENGE!
PLAYING DA VINCI'S CHALLENGE CARDS WITH
THE BOARD GAME:
(2 or 4 Players)
Just when you think you've Mastered the
Challenge, here's another!
OBJECT OF THE GAME: Use your Da Vinci's
Challenge Cards to supplement and expand Da Vinci's Challenge Board
Game, available at ELgames.com. Using the cards, you can score
additional points, or block your opponent from scoring points.
SET UP:
- Set up the Da Vinci's Challenge board game as instructed.
-Remove all Seed of Life (50 point), Flower of Life (75 point), and
Canon of Man (100 points) cards from the card deck and set them aside.
They are not used in this game.
- Shuffle the remaining cards and place the deck face down within the
reach of all the players.
GAME PLAY:
All the rules for the Da Vinci's Challenge Board Game remain the same,
with the following additions:
- Each time you complete a Pattern on your
turn, draw one card from the deck.
- If the Pattern on your card matches a
Pattern you completed during your turn, give yourself an extra point for
that Pattern.
or
- If you can complete the Pattern shown on the card by placing one
additional piece (in your color) on the board, you may do so, and record
your additional points.
- Once you play the card, or if you cannot
play the card on your turn, place it at the bottom of the stack.
DA VINCI CARD:
If you draw the Leonardo Da Vinci card, take any one of your opponent's
pieces off the board, Replace it with the same shape piece in your
color. Record your points, if any.
Note: This move can form a Pattern
in your color or block your opponent from forming a Pattern.
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