Hexal Classic

Players:

Min:
2
Max:
8

Estimated Play Time:

25-35 min per game

Play Style:

Turn-Based Play

Objective:

Play matching cards to score the most points.

Rules and Gameplay:

  1. Shuffle the deck of 216 cards thoroughly.
  2. Deal out 6 cards face-down to each player. These cards are the player’s hand.
  3. Players may look at and organize the cards in their hand.
  4. When players are ready, begin play by flipping over 1 card from the remaining deck and place it face-up on the table. This card becomes the initial "target card.” Each target card has three attributes: color, shape, and number.
  5. Play is turn-based. Any player may play cards from their hand during their turn as long as they match one of the attributes (color, shape, or number) of the target card.
  6. Players determine how many cards with matching attributes they could play from their hand on the initial target card. The player with the largest set of playable cards goes first.
  7. The current player determines a target card from cards in play (for the first turn, the initial target card is the only card in play). They may play as many cards with matching attributes from their hand as they wish by placing them in direct contact to the designated target card.
  8. Cards with a matching attribute may be played on any of the target card’s six sides and one card may be played on top.
  9. All cards played must have at least one matching attribute with every card they contact including each side and below.
  10. The player adds up their score from all cards played from their hand during that turn. Each matching attribute from cards played in direct contact count as a point, including any card in play and cards played during the turn. Record the players score, adding this turn to their previous total.
  11. The current player then draws cards from the top of the deck until they have 6 cards in their hand.
  12. The current player's turn is over and play goes to the next player on the left.
  13. Play continues until one player reaches 100 points. The player with the highest score wins.
  14. Shuffle the deck of 216 cards thoroughly.
  15. Deal out a stack of 6 cards face-down to each player.

Terms

  • Deck - Shuffled cards not dealt to any player
  • Stack - A player’s individual inactive cards
  • Hand - A player’s individual active cards
  • Target card - The active matching card for all players. Initially from the deck, but as play starts, from a player’s hand.

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