https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RubeusmBoard Game Arena - User contributions [en]2026-09-16T04:08:37ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.0https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpjekyllvshide&diff=7396Gamehelpjekyllvshide2021-02-17T06:43:14Z<p>Rubeusm: /* Gameplay */</p>
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<div>=== Gameplay ===<br />
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Each round consists of ten tricks:<br />
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* The starting player leads with any card.<br />
* If the '''starting player''' plays a colour card, the opponent must play a card of the same colour '''or''' a Potion card. If they do not have a card of the same colour, they may play any other card.<br />
* If the '''starting player''' plays a Potion card, they must announce a colour. The opponent '''must''' play a card of the named colour—even if they have a Potion—if they can. If they don't have any of the named colour, they may play any card.<br />
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Compare the played cards to determine the winner of the trick.<br />
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* If both cards are the same colour, the highest number wins.<br />
* If both cards have different colours, the stronger colour wins. (Colour strengths are tracked at the top of the board. The first colour to be played during a round automatically becomes the weakest colour. When a second colour is played, that becomes the middle colour and the remaining colour becomes the strongest.)<br />
* If someone played a Potion, the Potion's effect is resolved, then the highest number wins. (The "+" on the potion cards is basically worth ½: Potion 3+ would beat Red 3, but lose to Red 4.)<br />
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== Potion effects ==<br />
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The effect of a potion is based on the card played by the other player:<br />
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* Purple: winner steals a trick.<br />
* Green: players swap two cards.<br />
* Red: reset the color ranking.<br />
* Potion: they neutralise each other, so nothing happens and the highest wins.<br />
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== Round Scoring ==<br />
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The pawn moves a number of spaces towards Hyde's end of the board equal to the difference between the number of tricks each player won (irrespective of who actually won the most tricks).<br />
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== Game End ==<br />
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The winning condition is different for each player.<br />
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* Hyde: if the pawn ever reaches the last space on Hyde's side, Hyde wins immediately.<br />
* Jekyll: if after three rounds Hyde has not won, then Jekyll wins.<br />
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== Variants ==<br />
* Return Match: players play 1 round as Hyde and 1 as Jekyll. The Hyde uses the least rounds to let the pawn reaches the leftmost space wins.</div>Rubeusm