CCM - Game Box Instructions

______________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 REQUIREMENTS: 1 1.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME 1 1.3 SETTING UP 1 1.4 PLAYING THE GAME 1 1.5 HOW TO MELD 2 1.6 CALLING RUMMY 2 1.7 THE END OF THE ROUND 2 1.8 SCORING 2 1.9 VARIATIONS OF RUMMY 500 RULES 3 2.1 REQUIREMENTS: 4 2.2 SETTING UP 4 2.3 Object of the Game 4 2.4 Starting the Game 4 2.5 Playing the Game 5 2.6 Points 5 2.7 Hitting 5 2.8 The Bar 5 2.9 Entering from the Bar 5 2.10 The Bear Off 6 2.11 Winning the game 6 2.12 Doubling 6 2.13 Scoring 6 3.1 REQUIREMENTS: 7 3.2 SETTING UP 7 3.3 Object of the Game 7 3.4 Starting the Game 7 3.5 Playing the Game 7 3.6 CAPTURE 7 3.7 Crowning 8 3.8 Winning the game 8

4.1 REQUIREMENTS: 9 4.2 SETTING UP 9 4.3 OBJECT OF THE GAME 9 4.4 PLAYING THE GAME 9 4.5 THE KING 9 4.6 THE QUEEN 10 4.7 THE BISHOP 10 4.8 THE KNIGHT 10 4.9 THE ROOK 10 4.10 THE PAWN 10 4.11 CASTLING 11 4.12 CHECK & CHECKMATE 11 4.13 WINNING THE GAME 11 4.14 DRAW THE GAME 11 5.1 REQUIREMENTS: 12 5.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME 12 5.3 SETTING UP 12 5.4 playing the Game 12 5.5 ANTI-SPOILING 13 5.6 PLAYING WITH PARTNERS 13 5.7 VARIATIONS 13 6.1 REQUIREMENTS: 14 6.2 SETTING UP 14 6.3 playing the block Game variation 14 6.4 playing The Draw Game variation 15 6.5 winning the game 15 6.6 scoring 15 6.7 Cross Dominoes 15 7.1 REQUIREMENTS: 16 7.2 Object of the Game 16 7.3 SETTING UP 16 7.4 playing the game 16

7.5 POKER HAND RANKING 17 7.6 WINNING THE GAME 17 7.7 VARIATION 17 8.1 REQUIREMENTS: 18 8.2 Object of the Game 18 8.3 INTRODUCTION 18 8.4 SETTING UP 18 8.5 PLAYING THE GAME 18 8.6 WINNING THE GAME 18

1.1 REQUIREMENTS: Is a fun game that can be played by 2 to 8 players. When playing with 5 or more players it’s advised to use 2 sets of cards. a) 1x Card Deck with 52 cards and 2 Jokers 1.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME The object of the game is to meld cards to form sets or runs that can be layed down. The first player to reach 500 points, wins the game. 1.3 SETTING UP Each player gets 7 cards. In a 2 player game, each player gets 13 cards. The cards left over form the stockpile, a face-down pile of cards available to every player. The top card of the stock is flipped face-up beside it, this is the discard pile. Cards in the discard must overlap so that they are visible. Players are allowed to look at and rearrange the cards in their hand.. 1.4 PLAYING THE GAME The play begins with the first player to the left of the dealer and moves clockwise. A turn has three parts: 1. A player may DRAW the top card from the stockpile, keeping it secret from other players, and adding it to the hand. Players may also draw one or more cards from the discard pile. One can take cards from within the discard pile if: a) The card is immediately melded (see below) AND b) All the cards above the chosen card to meld are taken. It’s NOT allowed to take the top card from the discarded pile. 2. Players may MELD combinations of cards in their hand by placing them face-up on the table. Players may also ‘lay off’ their cards on pre-existing melds, whether it is their own or other players. Melded cards are scored for the player who melded them, so, if you wish to add your card to someone else’s meld place it in front of yourself. 3. Players may DISCARD one card. Unless every card in your hand was used to meld you must discard one card face-up on top of the discard pile. If the player drew multiple cards from the discard it’s possible to choose one of those to discard again. 1

1.5 HOW TO MELD a) A meld can be a set of 3 or 4 cards of equal value. For example, King of Hearts, King of Spades and King of Diamonds. In games with more than one deck, the meld can not have 2 cards in a group from the same suit. For example, the player can not have 2 five of diamonds and one five of hearts in one meld. They must be all different. b) A meld can be a sequence of 3 or more cards that are both consecutive and from the same suit. For example, if all the cards are spades, 3-4-5-6 is a valid meld. Melds can be added onto if it extends the sequence. This process is called ‘laying off.’ Jokers act as wild cards and can be used to substitute any card in a meld. The rank of the Joker must be announced and remain unchanged through the course of the game. 1.6 CALLING RUMMY If during gameplay a player discards a card which could have been melded or leaves the discard so that it has cards whi`ch can be melded without any additional cards, any player but the one who discarded can call, “RUMMY!” This player then can take a portion of the discard pile with the relevant cards. This must be done before the next player draws. The player who called rummy completes the remainder of their turn and from there on the play passes to their left. You can not call rummy if the game has ended. If multiple players call rummy for the same card, the player closest in turn order to the discarding player takes the card. 1.7 THE END OF THE ROUND Game play continues until either a player has no cards left in the hand (this happens when all cards or all but one are melded, and the remaining card goes to the discard) OR if the stockpile runs dry and the player whose turn it is does not want to draw from the discard. After this, gameplay ends and the hands are scored. 1.8 SCORING Players then sum the total of the cards they have melded while subtracting the value of the cards left in their hand. These scores are added to each player’s cumulative score. When the game ends you are not allowed to meld anymore. It is possible to have a negative score. The values associated with cards are as follows. a) 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, & 10s are all worth their face values. b) Jacks, Queens & Kings are all worth 10 points each. c) Aces & Jokers are worth 15 points each. d) Ace melded in a run with a 2 and 3 is only worth 1 point instead of its usual 15. e) An ace left in the hand once the game ends is worth –15 points. Hands are continued to be played until at least one player reaches or exceeds 500 points. Highest score wins. In the event of a tie, another hand is dealt. 2

1.9 VARIATIONS OF RUMMY 500 RULES Floating Floating can occur when a full hand is used to meld. Since no card can be discarded, the round does not end, but the player ‘floats’ until the next turn. On the next turn the player can: a) Draw and discard, ending the game, OR b) Draw several cards from the discard pile, which then are melded with one card left. The leftover card is then discarded and ends the game, OR c) Meld a single card from the stockpile and float again, OR d) Draw several from the discard, meld some, discard one and still have at least one card in hand. This keeps the game going like normal. Unplayable Card When ending the game or “going out,” the card put in the discard must be unplayable. Different Discard Pile Rule The game can also be played without using the whole discard pile but only the last discarded card. The players can therefore only pick the card which was discarded by the previous player or draw a new card. Once the stock pile runs dry, the discard pile will be mixed up again and re-used as stock pile. The game ends only once one player has no cards left in their hands. 40-Points Rule To be able to lay down one or more melds, the player first has to gather cards worth 40 points before the meld(s) can be layed down. Once 40 points are gathered the player can lay down the cards and is “in the game”. The players are also not allowed to add cards to someone elses meld(s) unless they are “in the game”. 3

2.1 REQUIREMENTS: Backgammon is a 2 player game. Both players have an equal opportunity to move first so it makes no difference which side or which color checkers the player use. a) 1x Backgammon Board INNER BOARD WHITE OUTER BOARD 8, b) 30x Checkers (15 of each color) c) 4x Dice (2 of each color for each player) d) 2x Dice Cups e) 1x Doubling Cube A doubling cube is a 6 sided die with the number2, 4, 16, 32 and 64 on the 6 faces. A doubling cube is usually oversized. The dies is used to keep track of the number of points INNER BOARD BLACK OUTER BOARD or units at stake in the game. The doubling cube is a great source of excitement in a backgammon and its use will be explained later in this section. 2.2 SETTING UP A backgammon board has 24 triangles in alternating colors called points. The board is divided into 4 quadrants and each quadrant has 6 points. You and your opponent each have a home (inner) board and an outer board which are separated by a raised section called the bar. The checkers are initially set up with two checkers on each player’s 24 point, five on each players 13 point, three on each 8 point, and five on each players 6 point. The direction of play is from your opponent’s inner board to their outer board, to your outer board and then to your inner board. 2.3 OBJECT OF THE GAME Each player must move their checkers according to the numbers shown on each throw of their dice. Checkers are moved around the board by the players into their inner boards. Once all of the checkers are in the home board, players can begin to “bear off”. The player who bears off all of their checkers first, wins the game. 2.4 STARTING THE GAME Start the game by having each player throwing a single die. The player with the highest number moves first using the sum from the two dice just thrown. If the same number comes up on both dice, the players re-roll until they are different. After the first move, players alternate turns by rolling their own dice. 4

2.5 PLAYING THE GAME The checkers must always be moved forward around the board according to the numbers shown on the dice. The numbers on the dice are two separate moves. In other words, one checker can be moved the total amount of the dice or two individual checkers can be moved for the value of one of the dice. For example, a throw that shows 4 and 6 would mean that you can move one checker 10 spaces, or move one checker 4 spaces and another checker 6 spaces. You may move a checker to any point occupied by your own checkers or to a point with 1 or none of your opponent’s checkers. A checker may not be moved to a point with two or more of your opponent’s checkers on it. If a player rolls doubles, the player may move double the amount shown on the dice. For example, if a double 3 is rolled, the player has several different combinations of moves to make. The player can do any one of the following: a) Move any one checker a total of twelve spaces; b) Move any two checkers a total of twelve spaces with each checker moving six spaces; c) Move any two checkers a total of twelve spaces each with one checker moving nine spaces and the other moving three spaces; d) Move any four checkers three spaces each. e) The full roll must be used including doubles. If only one number can be played it must be the higher number of the two, if that is possible. 2.6 POINTS If two or more checkers are on the same point, the opposing player may not land on that point but they may jump over it and move beyond. There is no limit to the numberof checkers a player may have on a point. If there are six points made in a row, any checkers behind this row of six points are effectively trapped until the row of six is broken. 2.7 HITTING A single checker is susceptible to hits. Since checkers of opposite colors may not occupy the same point, when an opponent lands on a point with a single opponent checker, the checker is removed and replaced with the player’s own. The removed checker is placed on the bar. 2.8 THE BAR The bar is the middle strip that separates the inner and outer boards and once a checker is placed there, it remains out of play until it can be entered into the opponent’s inner board by a throw of the dice. You cannot move your checkers on the board until all of your checkers on the bar have re-entered the board. 2.9 ENTERING FROM THE BAR A checker can be entered from the bar on the player’s next turn and only if one of the numbers on the dice corresponds to a point not occupied by two or more opponent checkers in the opponent’s home board. If you cannot enter because both points indicated by the dice are blocked, the your turn is over. 5

2.10 THE BEAR OFF The Bear Off is the final stage of the game when you remove your checkers from your home board. You cannot start this process until all fifteen of your checkers are in your home (inner) board. You may “bear the checkers off” according to the numbers on the dice you throw. For example, if you roll a 4 & 5 you may take one checker off the 4 point and another off the 5 point. If you do not have checkers on one or both of those points, you must move checkers within your board to get closer to the end. If you cannot move any checkers, your turn is over. You must use your entire roll. If you roll a six and have no checkers on the 6 point, you must take a checker off of the next highest point with checkers on it. If you roll a four and have no checkers on the four point but you do have a checker on the 6 point, you can either move the checker on your 6 point four spaces to the 2 point or move a checker on the 3, 2 or 1 points to bear off. Your opponent can hit you while you are bearing off if your opponent has a checker on the bar. If your opponent hits you while you are bearing off, you must enter that checker and bring it all the way around back to your home board before you can continue to bear off checkers. 2.11 WINNING THE GAME The first player to bear off all 15 checkers wins the game. 2.12 DOUBLING Before the game starts, the doubling cube is placed at the side or on the bar with the number 64 on top which indicates that the game is being played for one point or unit. If one player feels they have the advantage during the course of the game, they can double the stakes of the game by turning the cube so that the 2 is facing up. A player may double only before they roll the dice on their turn. The opponent may either decline the double and forfeit the stakes of the game or they may accept the double and play on for double the stakes. The first double may be made by either player but after a double is accepted, the player who accepted it owns the cube and is the only one allowed to re-double the stakes. There is no limit to the number of times the stakes can be re-doubled. The trailing player may not double for one whole game once the leader is one point away from winning the match. 2.13 SCORING The player who bears off all fifteen of their checkers first is the winner. If the losing player has borne off at least one checker, the player wins the number on the cube, if the cube was in play. Otherwise, the number of the losing party’s checkers remaining on the board. If the losing player has not borne off any of their checkers (called a Gammon), the winning party wins twice the amount indicated by the cube. If the winning party bears off all of their checkers before the losing party is able to bear off any and the losing party has checkers in the winning party’s home board or on the bar (called a Backgammon), the winning party gets three times the amount of points indicated by the cube. 6

3.1 REQUIREMENTS: Checkers is a board game for two players. Each player has 12 pieces and attempts to capture the opponent’s pieces. The game is confined to the dark squares only. a) 1x Checkers (Chess) Board b) 24x Round Pieces (12 of each color) 3.2 SETTING UP The board is positioned so that each player has a light squar on the right side corner. Players position pieces on the playing board in the three rows nearest their border. 3.3 OBJECT OF THE GAME To make the opponent not having any moves to play anymore. 3.4 STARTING THE GAME Black opens the game, then players alternate their turns. Randomly determine who gets the black pieces first. When playing a series of games, the players alternate who gets the black pieces. 3.5 PLAYING THE GAME The pieces always move diagonally and single pieces are always limited to forward moves. A piece making a non-capturing move may move only one square (see illustration). 3.6 CAPTURE To capture a piece of your opponent, your piece leaps over one of the opponent's pieces and lands in a straight diagonal line on the other side. This landing square must be empty. When a piece is captured, it is removed from the board. Only one piece may be captured in a single jump, but multiple jumps are allowed on a single turn. If a player is able to make the capture, then the jump must be made. If more than one capture is available, then the player decides if he prefers this or not. Single pieces may shift direction diagonally during a multiple capture turn, but must always jump forward (toward the opponent). 7

3.7 CROWNING When a piece reaches the furthest row, it is crowned and becomes a king. One of the pieces which had been captured is placed on top of the king so that it is twice as high as a single piece. Kings are limited to moving diagonally but can move both forward and backward. Kings may combine jumps in several directions (forward and backward) on the same turn. 3.8 WINNING THE GAME A player wins the game when the opponent cannot make a move. This happens usually because all of the opponent's pieces have been captured, but it could also be because all of his pieces are blocked in. 8

4.1 REQUIREMENTS: Chess is played by two players on a checkered board divided into 64 squares in two colors. a) 1x Chess Board b) 32x Pieces (16 of each color) The 16 pieces divide into one king, one queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks and eight pawns. 4.2 SETTING UP Players sit on opposite sides of each other across the board, so that each player has a white (or light) color square in the bottom right hand corner of the board. The chess pieces are then arranged the same way each time. The second row (or rank) is filled with pawns. The rooks go in the corners, then the knights next to them, followed by the bishops, and finally the queen, who always goes on her own matching color (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the king on the remaining square. 4.3 OBJECT OF THE GAME The goal of chess is for a player to checkmate their opponent’s king. The king is not actually captured and removed from theboard, but if the king is attacked (“checked”) and threatened with capture, it must get out of check immediately. If there is no way to get out of check,the position is a “checkmate” and the player who is “checkmated” loses the game. 4.4 PLAYING THE GAME The player with the white pieces always moves first. Only one piece may be moved at each turn. Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently. Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move onto a square with one of their own pieces. However, they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally moved into positions where they can capture other pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or control important squares in the game.. 4.5 THE KING The king is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonallyThe king may never move himself into check (where he could be captured). When the king is attacked by another piece this is called \"check”. (See Diagram 2) Diagram 2 9

4.6 THE QUEEN Diagram 3 Diagram 4 The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight Diagram 5 direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible Diagram 6 as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. (See Diagram Diagram 7 3) 4.7 THE BISHOP The bishop can move any number of squares diagonally, if its path is not blocked. Each bishop starts on one color (light or dark) and must always stay on that color. Bishops work well together because they cover up each other's weaknesses. (See Diagram 4) 4.8 THE KNIGHT Knights move in a very different way from the other pieces – going two squares in one direction, and then one more move at a 90-degree angle, just like the shape of an “L” (See Diagram 5). Knights are also the only pieces that can move over other pieces. The knight always lands on a square opposite in color from its old square. 4.9 THE ROOK The rook may move as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides. (See Diagram 6). The rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together! 4.10 THE PAWN Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares (See Diagram 7). Pawns can only capture one square diagonally in front of them. They can never move or capture backward. If there is another piece directly in front of a pawn it cannot move past or capture that piece. Pawns also have special rules/functions: a) If a pawn moves to the opposite end of the board, it is immediately “promoted”. It can become any other chess piece excluding a king (or pawn, for that matter) and it doesn’t matter if the pieces is still in the game or not. It is therefore possible to have more than one queen or more than two rooks, bishops or knights on the board. b) “En passant” is French for “in passing”. If a pawn moves out two squares on its first move, and by doing so lands to the side of an opponent's pawn (effectively jumping past the other pawn's ability to capture it), that other pawn has the option of capturing the first pawn as it passes by. This special move must be done immediately after the first pawn has moved past, otherwise the option to capture it is no longer available. 10

4.11 CASTLING Each player may “castle” only once during a game. Castling allows the player to do two important things all in one move: get your king to safety (hopefully) and get the rook out of the corner and into the game. On a player's turn he may move his king two squares over to one side and then move the rook from that side's corner to right next to the king on the opposite side. However, in order to castle, the following conditions must be met: a) It must be that king's very first move b) It must be that rook's very first move c) There cannot be any pieces between the king and rook to move d) The king may not be in check or pass through check While castling one direction the king is closer to the side of the board. That is called castling \"kingside\". Castling to the other side, through where the queen sat, is called castling \"queenside\". Regardless of which side, the king always moves only two squares when castling. 4.12 CHECK & CHECKMATE A player may not move into check. For example, moving into direct line with an opponent’s rook, if there are no other pieces between the rook and the king, is not a legal move. If a player is in check, there are three ways of getting out: a) Capturing the attacking piece b) Placing a piece between the attacker and the king (blocking), unless the attacker is a knight) c) Moving the king away from the attack (though he cannot castle) If a king cannot escape checkmate then the game is over. Customarily the king is not captured or removed from the board, the game is simply declared over. 4.13 WINNING THE GAME If a checked player can do none of the three moves mentioned above, they are “checkmated” and lose the game. If a king is not in check, but the player can make no legal move, the position is called a stalemate and the game is scored as a draw or tie. 4.14 DRAW THE GAME Occasionally chess games do not end with a winner, but with a draw. There are 5 reasons why a chess game may end in a draw: a) The position reaches a “stalemate”, where it is one player's turn to move, but his king is NOT in check and yet he does not have another legal move b) The players may simply agree to a draw and stop playing c) There are not enough pieces on the board to force a checkmate (example: a king and a bishop vs. a king) d) A player declares a draw if the same exact position is repeated three times (though not necessarily three times in a row) e) Fifty consecutive moves have been played where neither player has moved a pawn or captured a piece 11

5.1 REQUIREMENTS: Chinese checkers is actually a form of Halma, which was created in 1880, and transplanted ontoo six pointed star shaped board. It can be played by two to six players. a) 1x Checkers Board with a star shaped outlining b) 60x Pegs (10 of each color) Each point of the star is a triangle consisting of ten holes (four holes to each side). The interior of the board is a hexagon with each side five holes long. Each triangle is a different colour and there are six sets of ten pegs with corresponding colours. 5.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME The object of the game is to be the first to move all ten pegs across the board and into the triangle opposite. The first player to occupy all 10 destination holes is the winner. 5.3 SETTING UP Obviously, for the six player game, all pegs and triangles are used. If there are four players, the game starts in two pairs of opposing triangles and a two player game should also be played from opposing triangles. In a three player game the pegs will start in three triangles having one empty triangle on each side (every second triangle is used). 5.4 PLAYING THE GAME A toss of a coin decides who starts. Players take turns to move a single peg of their own colour. In one turn a peg may either be simply moved into an adjacent hole OR it may make one or more hops over other pegs. Where a hopping move is made, each hop must be over an adjacent peg and into a the vacant hole directly beyond it. Each hop may be over any coloured peg including the player's own and can proceed in any one of the six directions. After each hop, the player may either finish, or, if possible and desired, continue by hopping over another peg. Occasionally, a player will be able to move a peg all the way from the starting triangle across the board and into the opposite triangle in one turn! 12

Pegs are never removed from the board. However, once a peg has reached the opposite triangle, it may not be moved out of the triangle – only within the triangle. The question soon arises as to whether it is possible to move a peg into a triangle that is the starting or target triangle for another player. A peg can be hopped through such a triangle but is not allowed to come to rest in that triangle. 5.5 ANTI-SPOILING If a player is prevented from moving a peg into a hole in the destination triangle because of the presence of an opposing peg in that hole, the player is entitled to swap the opposing peg with that of his own peg. This applies for both a single hole move and any part of a hopping move. 5.6 PLAYING WITH PARTNERS When playing with partners, in the event that one partner finishes first, he or she is permitted to help the unfinished partner move their pegs. 5.7 VARIATIONS For a more involved game, when three players play, each player can control two sets of pegs instead of one. Two players can control three sets of pegs each. 13

6.1 REQUIREMENTS: Dominoes is played by two to four players. a) 28x Domino Tiles Each domino is divided into two parts of ends, each containing a set of spots. A double domino contains matching ends (6-6, 5-5, etc). 6.2 SETTING UP All the dominoes are turned face down and shuffled. Each player takes 6 dominoes and stands them on edge, facing them so that their opponents cannot see the dots. The remaining dominoes become the draw pile (sleeping tiles). The player who has chosen the highest double domino places it in the center of the table to begin. If no double was drawn, all the dominoes are returned, re-shuffled and re-drawn. Games can also be played in the same way with two players (start with 8 tiles), three players (start with 6 tiles), five players (start with 5 tiles) or with four players without partnership 6.3 PLAYING THE BLOCK GAME VARIATION Each player must in turn then play a tile onto the table positioning it so that it touches one end of the domino chain which thus gradually increases in length. A player may only play a tile which has the same number as one of the dominoes already placed. Blanks match other blanks. Only one domino may be played each turn. If a player plays a domino with the result that both ends of the chain show the same number (normally a number which is useful to the player and distasteful to the opponents), that player is said to have \"stitched up\" the ends. The way that the tiles are placed provides a small part of the entertainment. Dominoes are placed lengthwise and can be placed square in any one of the three directions as long as the two matching sides are touching fully. Doubles are an exception and always placed crosswise to the end they match, thereby giving two new directions in which to place dominoes. The shape of the domino chain develops snake-line at random according to the whims of the players and the limitations of the playing surface. If a player can lay a domino, then it must be played. Otherwise the player \"knocks\", or raps the table and play passes to the next player. The opposing players will, of course, make mental note of the numbers currently available on the table and try to ensure that they are available in future too. 14

6.4 PLAYING THE DRAW GAME VARIATION The Draw is a variant of the Block. For this variation, two players would start with 7 dominoes, three players with 5 tiles, four players with 4 tiles and five players with 3 tiles. A player who cannot place a domino must pick a sleeping domino until able to do so. until able to do so. If they draw the last domino and are still not able to play, they lose their turn. When the sleeping dominoes run out, players simply pass their turn when they cannot go. 6.5 WINNING THE GAME Play continues until one player has used all their dominoes (or both partners when playing in partnership) or until no one can play. 6.6 SCORING The player with no dominoes or with the least number of points (dots) on their remaining dominoes wins the round. The winner subtracts the total remaining points (if any) from the total of their opponent’s points. The first person to score 100 or more points wins the game. 6.7 CROSS DOMINOES An extension to the Draw game, this variation gives players more options and also takes up less table space! The game is played in exactly the same way as the Draw game but with a different start. After the first doublet is played, the next four tiles played must be played against that doublet so as to form a cross. So for this first doublet only, dominoes are played adjacent to all four sides of the tile. Players may have to take sleeping tiles before this is accomplished but as soon as the cross is complete, play continues as in the Draw game. Thus from that point on, each turn has four dominoes available to be played against instead of two. 15

7.1 REQUIREMENTS: Poker Dice is played with dices compared to the more know card option of the game. It is a game for two or more players. a) 5x Poker Dice Poker dice are six-sided dice that have images of playing cards on them rather than dots. Each side of the dice represents a different card rank. a) Single Club (6) = Ace b) Red Royal (5) = King c) Green Royal (4) = Queen d) Blue Royal (3) = Jack e) Ten Diamonds (2) = 10 f) Nine Spades (1) = 9 7.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME The object of the game is to roll the highest ranking poker hand among all players during a round. In a round, each player will get up to three rolls to form the best poker hand possible. 7.3 SETTING UP Roll one die to see who goes first – highest roll wins and starts the round. 7.4 PLAYING THE GAME On the first roll, the player rolls all five dice. The player may then choose to keep in place any number of dice and roll the remainder, to build the best hand. After the second roll the player does the same again. Once dice are set aside to keep, they many not be rolled again later. A player is not required to roll a second or third time, but can stop at any time. After the three rolls, the final poker hand is noted. The dice then move clockwise left to the next player to roll the dice. 16

7.5 POKER HAND RANKING a) Five of a kind b) Four of a kind c) Full House (Three of a kind and a pair) d) Straight (Uninterrupted sequence of five dice in more than one suit) e) Three of a kind f) Two pair g) Pair h) Bust (Highest ranking dice) 7.6 WINNING THE GAME After each player in the game has had a turn to roll the dice, the player with the highest ranking poker hand wins. 7.7 VARIATION A player can re-roll a previously kept dice if wanted. 17

8.1 REQUIREMENTS: Sudoku is an easy to learn yet highly addictivelogic puzzle. These popular and fascinating puzzles offer endless fun and intellectual entertainment to puzzle fans of all skills and ages. a) 1x Sudoku Board b) 81x big pieces with the numbers 1-9. Each number exists 9 times. c) 81x small pieces with the numbers 1-9. Each number exists 9 times. 8.2 OBJECT OF THE GAME Use 9 x 9 puzzle grid to solve the puzzle. Every row must contain the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. There may not be any duplicate numbers in any row (horizontal and vertical) and no rows can be identical. 8.3 INTRODUCTION The Sudoku puzzles come in many varieties and range from intermediate to extremely difficult. A puzzle can take from ten minutes to several hours to solve. Each looks different and offers a unique twist to brain challenging logic. Get stumped? Don’t fret, you can find the solutions to the games on below link as well. 8.4 SETTING UP To see how to set up the board, choose how many empty cells you wish to have at the start of the game. Our Sudoku Generator will then give you the starting numbers. Large and small pieces are black on one side and red on the other. Use the large, red number for the provided numbers in the game booklet. These are the “givens”. Use the black side to place in the empty squares. 8.5 PLAYING THE GAME Smaller pieces are the “thinking pieces” (or possible candidates pieces). These are for the spots that are still in progress. You can use black (or red) as special mark for the best candidate of that cell. Solve the puzzle by only placing a number in a square when you are certain. Using logic, mark where you “think” the number should be placed using the smaller “thinking piece” as a candidates. Whenever the larger number is placed in the square, the thinking piece should be removed. 8.6 WINNING THE GAME Once the entire board is solved with each row (horizontal and vertical) as well as each square filled with the number 1 to 9 only once. 18