Components
- MATCH'EM Playing Cards
- Custom Playing Mat
- Game Chips
- Game Instructions
Object of the Game
Be the first to win 3 hands.
To win a Hand: Be the first to play all of his/her cards.
Setup
Place the Match'em play mat on a table or flat surface. The playmat contains play stations for four players and a draw deck in the center.
Place the nine Game Chips in the spaces provided surrounding the draw deck. Shuffle cards thoroughly before each hand.
Game Play
Deal five cards to each player - face down. Place the remaining cards in the center of the play mat. Cut the deck to decide which player starts - high card goes first.
If you are playing with more than 2 players, play moves to the left. First player plays any card in hand - face-up, in his/her play station and announces the card total (each player must announce the card total as they play their cards).
Second player must match the first player's card total with one or as many cards that will add up to the total of the first player's card (one match per play) and must display the cards in his/her play station.
(Played cards must be exposed in such a way that other players may review the cards to assure accurate counting).
If the next player cannot match the previously played card total, that player must draw two cards from the draw deck.
After drawing two cards from the deck, player may match the existing card total or play any single card in his/her hand to establish the new card total.
The next player must then match the new card total.
Example: Player one plays a 10. Player two matches with two 5's.
Player three cannot match and must draw two cards from the draw deck, then plays a 6. Player four matches the new card total of 6 with a 4 and 2.
Wild cards may be played at any time to match the current card total. The card total remains the same and the next player resumes play.
The wild card can only be played alone - you may not combine the Wild Card and other cards to match a current card total.
When the Draw Deck is gone reshuffle the previously played cards to create a new Draw Deck - leaving the last played cards to show the current card total.
The first player to play all his/her cards wins the hand!!
When you win a hand take a game chip from the center of the mat and place it in the space provided to the left of your play station.
End of the Game
The first player to win three hands wins the game!!
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