The Game

• Each turn, you collect points by playing cards into 5 lanes.
• Each lane contains cards of the same color.
• Every lane starts at -20 points. The point values (ranging from 2 to 10) of the cards you play can take the total value of a lane above zero.
• In each color, there are three coin cards. Coin cards multiply the value of a lane.

Sequence of a turn

1. Play or discard a card.
2. Draw a card from the draw stack or from a discard pile.

1a) Play a card

• Drag a card from your hand into the middle of the table.
• The card will automatically go to the correct lane.
• Important: You have to play in ascending order. When you play a card, it must have a higher value than the last card you played of the same color!

1b) Discard a card

• Drag a card from your hand to the discard area.

2a) Draw a card from the draw pile

• Tap the draw pile in the bottom right corner. This ends your turn.

2b) Draw a card from a discard pile

• Tap a discarded card you want to draw. This ends your turn.
• Important: You can't draw a card in the same turn you discarded it.

Details

Starting lanes

• When you play the first card of a color to open up a new lane, 20 points are deducted from your score.
• Every card played adds as many points as its face value.
• Lanes without played cards do not affect your score.

Coin Cards

Coin Cards

• Coin cards can only be played at the beginning of a lane.
• Every coin card multiplies the value of a lane:
  1 coin card in a lane: x2
  2 coin cards in a lane: x3
  3 coin cards in a lane: x4
  

8 cards of a color

• If you manage to play 8 cards of the same color (including coin cards), you get a 20-point bonus.

Undoing a move

• You can take back a move if you haven't drawn a new card yet.
• Just tap the card you played by accident.

Game End

• The game ends, when the draw stack is empty.
• The number shows how many cards are still left.

Winner

• You win the game if you have more points than your opponent.

Statistics

Game

• The curve shows the point difference during the course of the game.
• The value on the right illustrates the point difference at the end of the game.

Versus

• These are statistics that show your performance against this opponent.

Skill

• The skill value measures how well you played in the last few games. It's a percent value that mirrors your chances to win the next game.
• The little arrow shows your current trend - if you are getting better or if you are getting worse.
• Your little shield shown below will be upgraded to more expensive materials if you rise up in the skill ranks.

The Author

Reiner Knizia is a Doctor of Mathematics who has had over 500 games published worldwide and has won many international awards. He is famous for games which offer freedom of choice with simple rules.