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Here’s an English version of the rules for **Range Ta Ludothèque** (“Organize Your Game Collection”).

1. Range Ta Ludothèque — English Rules

1. 1. Components

Per player:

• 1 “Kallax” sheet (the shelf grid)
• 1 pencil or dry erase marker

Shared:

• 3 six-sided dice

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1. Goal of the Game

Organize your board game collection inside your Kallax shelf as efficiently as possible.

After 12 rounds, the player with the most points wins.

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1. Setup

1. Each player takes a Kallax sheet and a pencil. 2. Put the 3 dice within reach of all players. 3. Choose one scoring mode:

  * **Classic Mode**
  * **Expert Mode** (longer and more strategic)

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1. Round Structure

The game lasts **12 rounds**.

Each round follows these steps:

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1. 1. 1. Roll the Dice

One player rolls all 3 dice in the center of the table.

The dice results are shared by all players.

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1. 1. 2. Assign the Dice

Each player individually decides how to use the 3 dice:

• One die determines the **size/shape** of the game box.
• One die determines the **game category**.
• One die determines the **main mechanism**.

You may assign the dice however you want each round.

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1. Categories

| Die Result | Category | Letter | | ---------- | ---------------- | ------ | | 1 | Puzzle Game | T | | 2 | Dexterity Game | A | | 3 | Card Game | C | | 4 | Board Game | P | | 5 | Miniatures Game | F | | 6 | Roleplaying Game | R |

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1. Mechanisms

| Die Result | Mechanism | | ---------- | ------------ | | 1 | Bluffing | | 2 | Deduction | | 3 | Deckbuilding | | 4 | Programming | | 5 | Memory | | 6 | Secret Roles |

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1. Box Shapes

The size die determines which polyomino shape to draw.

• Face 1 → vertical 2-square box
• Face 2 → horizontal 2-square box
• Face 3 → vertical 3-square box
• Face 4 → horizontal 3-square box
• Face 5 → 6-square rectangle (2×3 vertical)
• Face 6 → 6-square rectangle (3×2 horizontal)

(See diagram on page 2 for exact layouts.)

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1. 3. Draw the Game Box

Each player draws on their own Kallax sheet:

1. The box shape 2. The category letter 3. The mechanism symbol

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1. Placement Rules

• The box must fit entirely inside the Kallax.
• Boxes may not overlap other boxes or playmats.
• A box cannot extend outside its shelf compartment.
• Boxes cannot “float.”

A box must rest:

• either on the bottom shelf,
• or completely on top of previously drawn boxes/playmats.

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1. 4. If You Cannot Place a Box: Playmat Option

Instead of placing a box, a player may place a **playmat**:

• A playmat occupies exactly **1 square**.
• It is NOT considered a game.
• It has no category or mechanism.
• It simply fills space and can support future boxes.

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1. 5. Next Round

Once everyone has placed either:

• a box,
• or a playmat,

start the next round:

• reroll the dice,
• assign the dice again,
• draw new boxes.

After 12 rounds, proceed to scoring.

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1. END GAME SCORING

1. A. Classic Mode

1. 1. Category & Mechanism Groups

For each category and each mechanism:

• Find the largest orthogonally connected group

 (up/down/left/right only)
 sharing the same category or mechanism.

• If the group contains at least 2 games:

 * score 1 point per game in that group.

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1. 1. Empty Spaces

Lose 1 point for every empty square (no box and no playmat).

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1. 1. Final Classic Score

Final score =

• points from category groups
• plus points from mechanism groups
• minus empty-space penalties.

Highest score wins.

Tiebreaker: Fewest empty spaces.

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1. B. Expert Mode

In Expert Mode, each game can score points from:

1. Its category 2. Its mechanism 3. How it is stored

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1. Category Bonuses

| Category | Bonus | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | T (Puzzle) | 1 point for each game in the compartment if none share anything in common | | A (Dexterity) | 2 points if it does NOT touch the bottom shelf | | C (Card Game) | 1 point per card game in the same compartment | | P (Board Game) | 1 point if stored horizontally | | F (Miniatures) | 1 point if the box is 6 squares large | | R (RPG) | 1 point if stored vertically |

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1. Mechanism Bonuses

| Mechanism | Bonus | | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Bluffing | 1 point for each adjacent game sharing at least one thing in common | | Deduction | 1 point if the box is exactly 2 squares | | Deckbuilding | 1 point for each game in the same compartment that is NOT deckbuilding | | Programming | 1 point for each orthogonally adjacent programming game | | Memory | 1 point per memory game in the Kallax (max 3) | | Secret Roles | 5 points if it is the ONLY secret-role game in the Kallax |

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1. Additional Expert Scoring

• For every completely filled compartment:

 * score 2 points per game in that compartment.

• Still lose:

 * 1 point per empty square.

Highest score wins. Tiebreaker: fewest empty spaces.

Source the French rules PDF: