Gamehelplostcities

2023-02-18T07:13:59Z

142ndFastest: /* Play */

[[Category:Card games]]
== The Deck ==

* There are 5 suits: yellow, blue, white, green, and red.
* Each suit has 12 cards: numbered cards from 2 to 10, plus three "investment" cards marked with a handshake symbol.
* The entire deck is shuffled and used in each round.

== The Board ==

* On the board is a separate discard pile for each suit.
* Cards you play go to your side of the board, below that color's discard pile. A group of one or more played cards in a suit is called an "expedition".
* To the side of the board is a shared draw pile.

== Play ==

* You hold 8 cards in your hand.
* Each turn has two steps: first, either play or discard a card. Then take a card, either from the draw pile or from the top of any discard pile.
* For each expedition of a separate color (suit): If you have an investment/handshake card, it can be played first, but is not required. Numbered cards are played in increasing order, but do not have to be in perfect sequence (consecutive). Once you've played a numbered card, you may no longer play any lower-numbered card or investment card. Cards must match the expedition color.
* When the draw pile is empty, the round ends instantly.

== Scoring ==

Each of the (up to five) expeditions in front of you is scored separately and the results totaled. (Skip scoring a suit where you played no cards.) For each one:

# Add up the values of all numbered cards played.
# Subtract 20. (You might get a negative number.)
# If there were N investment cards played, now multiply that result by (N+1).
# If the expedition has eight or more total cards, add 20 points.

The basic idea is: if you start an expedition then you need to reach 20 just to break even. Investment cards magnify your winnings OR losses relative to that target.

Since BGA displays a running total as you play, this alternative (equivalent) scoring explanation might seem more fitting:

* When you begin an expedition (play your first card of a suit), lose 20 points.
* When you play an investment card, lose 20 points.
* When you play a numbered card, gain that many points, plus that many points again for each investment card present (total: number x (investmentcards + 1)).
* If that was the eighth card of the expedition, gain another 20 points.

== Rounds ==

A game may last either one or three rounds. If three, the round scores are all added. In rounds two and three, the player with the higher score plays first.

Gamehelplama

2021-07-21T03:09:03Z

142ndFastest:

L.L.A.M.A

Each player is dealt 6 cards.

The object of the game is to get the lowest score in scoring tokens when someone crosses 40 negative points.

==Turns==
Each turn you may play either the same or one higher than the top card of the discard. With lamas counting as both higher than 6 and less that 1 creating a loop. If you can't play you may draw a card or quit the round. If you are the only one left in the round you may not choose to draw.

==End Round Scoring==
When one player has played all their cards or all players have quit the round then players hands are scored. Each card is the face value and lamas are worth 10 negative points. You only score one of each rank (for example if you have 5 3's it only counts as 3 negative points). Players take scoring tokens indicating their current score. If a player played all their cards that person may return one scoring token of any value.

==End of Game==
The game is over when one player obtains 40 negative points. The person with the least amount in scoring tokens is the winner.

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