Versatile Monkey

Versatile Monkey

Age: 8+

Players: 2+

Time: 5-10 minutes

Game Designer: Neil French, Lily Zhang, Nina Jiang

Graphic Designer: Shawn Lin

Game Goal: Get rid of all tiles. Win scores.

Includes:

40 number tiles: 1-10, 4 colors, 40 tiles in total. Number tiles should be discarded in sequence.

4 bomb tiles: 4 bomb tiles.Bomb can win any number tile

2 versatile monkey tiles, which can represent any tiles(including the bomb and number tiles), this tile must be discarded together with other tiles.

3 tiles racks: Players can put their tiles on the rack

2 dices: Rolling dices decides who will be the first to discard tiles

60 chips: Winner use chips to count scores.

1 instructions: Introduce components and rules.

Dealing Types:

1. Single: 1 tile, e.g. 8
2. One Pair: 2 identical tiles, e.g. 88
3. More Pairs: 2 or more pairs, e.g. 7788,778899
4. Runs: 3 or more tiles in sequence, e.g. 345, 6789
5. Melds: 3 or more identical tiles, e.g. 888, 6666

Dealing Rules:

All tiles should be discarded following the number sequence rule and tiles quantity rule, except Bomb tiles(it must obey tiles quantity rules, but it can break number sequence) and Melds( it can break both number sequence rule and tiles quantity rule) 

Dealing Samples:

Below are dealing samples for better explanation.

1. Single: Player A discards tile 3, player B can discard 1 bomb tile or Melds or tile 4, but player B can’t discard 5, or 6, 7, etc.
2. One Pair: Player A discards 66, player B can discard Melds or 2 bomb tiles or 7 + 1 Monkey tile, player B can also discard 77, but can’t discard 88, or 99, etc.
3. More Pairs: Player A discards 2233, player 2 can discard 3344(can’t discard 4455, etc.), Melds, 4 bomb tiles or the combination of Monkey, eg. 334 + 1 Monkey tile .
4. Runs: Player A discards 234, player B can only discard 345(can’t discard 456, 789, etc.), Melds, or 3 bombs or the combination of Monkey tiles, eg. 34 + 1 Monkey tile.
5. Melds: Player A discards 333, player B can discard 2222 , 444(can’t discard 555), 3 bombs or the combination of Monkey tiles, eg. 44 + 1 Monkey tile. Player A discards 2222, player B can discard 3333(can’t discard 4444) , 4 bombs or the combination of Monkey tiles, eg. 333 + 1 Monkey tile.

Players can also explore and create more dealing types.....

Preparing：

All tiles face down and mixed. Rolling dices to determine who will be the first to discard tiles. The 1^st player randomly picks 6 tiles from tiles pool as his/her basic tiles, the other players each pick 5 tiles as their basic tiles.

Starting：

The 1^st player starts the round, selecting tiles from his/her rack, putting it face up on the table. Other players discard the tiles in counterclockwise order. If no player have the right tiles corresponding to the rules, the previous player will become the new 1^st player, then each players draw 1 tile from the pile and the new 1^st  player starts a new round, discarding the tiles first.

Game Over：

If you are the first to get rid of all your tiles, you are the winner.

Score：

You get the points for the number of tiles left in other players' hands.

PS: we recommend ＞3players for ＞1 sets