Girafferaffe_Rules_EN(100 140).pdf

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Hungry giraffes gather under apple trees, all craving for apples!

You lead a herd of them to gather fruit... but you always have to

go higher and higher until you cannot anymore!

In this game, you must play cards or spend Apple tokens and if you

cannot, you are the sole loser of the game. Be sure to lead your

herd to the right trees!

◆ Game Design: Hisashi Hayashi

◆ Artwork: Bingo Kim

◆ Graphic Design: Eva Dream

◆ Development: Tylor Kim

◆ English Rules Editing: Mathieu Rivero

◆ Project management: Marco Jung

www.mandoogames.com

60 Number cards

(rank 1-15 in 4 colors)

4 Copy cards

◆ 16 Apple tokens ◆ 10 Tree tiles

◆ 64 Giraffe cards

◆ 6 Rotten apple tokens

(for the variant)

◆ 1 Robot standee

(for the solitaire game)

1 Place the Tree tiles in a circle on the table according to the

chart below. Leave room on the left or right of the Tree tiles for

cards to be played.

The number of Single tiles used will depend on the number of

players. The icon for each player count is shown in the upper right

corner of the Single tiles. Return unused Single tiles to the box.

2 Place all 16 Apple tokens on the table to make a supply.

Setup example for

3 players

3 The player who saw a giraffe most recently is the dealer. The

dealer shuffles all the Giraffe cards and deals them face down to

each player according to the number of players:

◆ 2-4 players: 15 cards

◆ 5 players: 12 cards

All players should keep their Giraffe cards secret from the other

players.

4 From the remaining Giraffe cards, deal 4 cards face-down to

form the Redraw Deck and place this deck in the same row as the

Pair tile. The remaining Giraffe cards will not be used in this game,

so return them to the box.

Note: Rotten apple tokens and the Robot standee are not used in

the standard mode of the game. Leave them in the box.

The game proceeds clockwise from the dealer and continues until a

player loses.

On your turn, carry out one of the following two actions:

A Play one or more Giraffe cards.

B Play an Apple token.

After carrying either of these actions, your turn is over. The

player to your left plays their turn, and so on. If you cannot carry

an action on your turn, the game immediately ends and you have

lost the game.

I. Setting up the Game

II. Gameplay

Components

Overview

Credits

A Play one or more Giraffe cards.

Choose a Tree tile on the table, and choose one or more Giraffe

cards from your hand that match the rules of that Tree card. Place

the Giraffe cards that you played next to the selected Tree tile.

If there are already Giraffe cards for that Tree tile, place the new

cards on top of the previous cards.

Each Tree tile has an icon with a restriction rule that needs to

be followed. Some Tree tiles also grant rewards that are obtained

upon using them. For more information on Tree tile rules, see Trees

in Detail.

B Play an Apple token.

Return 1 Apple token to the supply. It allows you to pass your turn

without playing any Giraffe card(s).

Restriction rule icons

Rank restriction

This icon tells you that you must play cards with a

higher rank than the cards currently played in this

Tree. This applies to Single, Pair, 3 of a kind, and 4 of

a kind Tree tiles.

Card restriction

This icon tells you that you must play at least 1

more card than the combination currently played in

this Tree. The first player who plays here must play

3 or more cards. This applies to Any, Straight, and

Flush Tree tiles.

Reward types

Apple token

Take 1 Apple token from the supply. Keep it in front of

you.

Giraffe card

Draw a Giraffe card from the Redraw Deck and add it

to your hand.

※If you are unable to collect a reward because the

Redraw Deck is empty or there are no more Apple

tokens in the supply, you simply do not get a reward.

Copy card (=)

Copy cards must be used with other Giraffe cards. The Copy card

will assume the same color and rank as any one of the Giraffe

cards you play it with.

This card is treated as a

Red 7, since it is a copy of

the other card.

In this case, you can copy

either the Blue 7 or the Red 7.

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The following are rules for playing a solitaire game.

A Robot Giraffe has appeared to challenge you!

Follow the standard rules, but there are some changes in the step

1 and step 3 of the setup and a fifth step is added, as follows:

1 Use the Single tile for 1-2 players. Place the tiles in the

following order: Single, 4 of a Kind, 3 of a Kind, Pair, Straight,

Flush, Any.

3 Deal yourself 15 cards. In addition, create a Robot Deck. The

number of cards in the Robot Deck to be used is determined by the

I. Setting up the Game

The Giraffe Robot’s turn

1 Draw one Giraffe card at a time from the Robot Deck until the

Robot hand size reaches five. If the Robot Deck is exhausted, it

will draw no more cards.

2 The Robot will give priority to A Play 1 or more Giraffe cards,

and will only do B Play an Apple token if it cannot do A .

A Play one or more Giraffe cards.

The Robot prioritizes the following sequence:

Single > 4 of a Kind > 3 of a Kind > Pair > Straight > Flush > Any

as much as possible. If there are multiple options for the same

Tree, play the Giraffe cards with the lower rank. If there are

multiple suits with the same rank, you can choose. Place the cards

from the Robot’s hand into the Tree area. If the Robot cannot play

on a Tree, draw cards one by one from the Robot Deck, ignoring

the hand size, until it can play on a Tree. If the Robot Deck is

exhausted and no Trees are possible, carry out B Play an Apple

token.

Robot Rewards

If the Robot earns an Apple token, place it beside the Robot

standee. If the Robot earns a Giraffe card, place it on top of the

Robot Deck without looking at it.

B Play an Apple token.

The Robot returns 1 Apple token to the supply.

II. Gameplay

Follow the standard rules, except step 4 of the setup is changed

and a fifth step is added, as follows:

4 This step works like the standard game’s but, instead of putting

the remaining cards in the box, place them aside on the table.

They will be used in the next round(s).

5 Place the Rotten apple tokens next to the Apple tokens.

The game goes as normal, except if a player cannot play cards or

spend an Apple token, they immediately lose the round and receive

a Rotten apple token from the supply.

If a player has two Rotten apple tokens, that player is the loser of the

entire game. All other players win.

If, at the end of the round, no one has lost, proceed to another round of the

game.

Play the game as per the standard rules. Take your turn first,

followed by the Robot. If the Robot cannot take an action, you win.

If you cannot take an action, you lose.

Whenever you start another round, reset the game using the setup

instructions. Please note that you return Apple tokens to the

supply, but keep Rotten apple tokens! The player who received

a Rotten apple token in the previous round becomes the new dealer.

For a longer game, you may play multiple rounds until a player

loses a round twice, a round being a full instance of the base

game.

I. Setting up the First Round

II. Gameplay

III. Setting up the Next Round

Pair

Rule Play 2 cards of the same

rank. The cards played must have

a higher rank than the rank of the

previous pair.

Reward 1 Giraffe card

Single card

Rule Play a card in the same

color as the card depicted on the

Tree. The card you play must have

a higher rank than the previously

played card.

Reward None

For this Tree, the number and types of Tree tiles used will change

depending on the number of players.

Trees used (please refer to the icon on the upper right of the

tile):

◆4-5 players: 1 each of Red, Blue, Yellow, Green (4 total)

◆3 players: 1 Red and Yellow, 1 Blue and Green (2 total)

◆2 players: 1 Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green (1 total)

3 of a Kind

Rule Play any 3 cards of the

same rank. The cards played must

have a higher rank than the rank

of the previous 3 of a Kind.

Reward 1 Apple token

4 of a Kind

Rule Play 4 cards of the same

rank. The cards played must have

a higher rank than the rank of the

previous 4 of a Kind.

Reward 2 Apple tokens

Straight

Rule Play 3 or more cards with

consecutive ranks. A player who

chooses this Tree must play one

more card than what is in the

previous Straight.

Reward 1 Apple token

Flush

Rule Play 3 or more cards in

the same color. A player who

chooses this Tree must play one

more card than what is in the

previous Flush.

Reward 1 Apple token

Any cards

Rule Play 3 or more cards of

any type. A player who chooses

this Tree must play one more card

than what was previously played

here.

Note: You may play cards here

even if you qualify for other Trees.

Reward 1 Apple token

player. For your first time playing this mode, a Robot with 15 cards

is recommended. Each time you win the Solo game, increase the

number of cards by 1. Leave space below to the Robot Deck for 5

Giraffe cards for the Robot’s hand.

5 Place the Robot standee near to the Robot Deck to differentiate

the Robot zone from yours. You will be the starting player.