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Monster Smash – BGA Rules Summary
2–5 players · 5–20 minutes · Ages 7+

Goal: Be the last monster standing OR collect enough cards to win.
1. Setup
- Each player chooses a monster and takes its matching suit card.
- With 2–4 players, remove one unused monster suit from the deck.
- Shuffle and deal 6 cards each.
- Pick a starting player. Play clockwise.
2. Your turn
Always follow this order:
1. Draw (mandatory)
Once

- Have 3+ cards? Draw 1.
- Have 0–2 cards? Draw 3.

2. Burn (optional)
Discard any number of cards, then draw half that number, rounded down. For example, discard 6 to draw 3.

3. Attack (optional)

Choose another player and attack using your cards.

First turn exception: You cannot attack. Instead of drawing, you may discard your entire hand and draw 6 new cards, ending your turn.
3. Attacking and defending
Attack

Play 1 or more cards of your own monster suit, plus optionally 1 card of another suit.

Add their values to get your Attack Total.

Defend

Play up to 2 cards. At least 1 must be your own suit; the second can be any suit.

Add their values to get your Defence Total.

4. Resolving an attack
- Defence ≥ Attack: Attack fails. No cards stolen.
- Attack > Defence: Steal cards equal to the difference, up to a maximum of 4 cards.
- Stolen cards are taken blindly from the defender's hand.
- All cards played in the attack and defence are discarded afterwards.
- If a player loses their last card, they are eliminated.
Example
Attack
12

Defence
3

Difference
9

The attacker wins by 9, but can steal only 4 cards because of the cap.

5. Winning
You win immediately by achieving any one of these conditions:
- Collect 6 cards of your own monster suit.
- Collect 15 cards total in your hand.
- Eliminate every other player.
Important reminders
- Players must reveal how many cards they hold when asked.
- You cannot hide your hand size.
- When the draw deck runs out, shuffle the discard pile into a new deck.
- Every turn action can only be performed once.
BGA quick explanation: Draw cards, optionally trade some away, then attack someone using your monster's suit. Win attacks to steal their cards, build your collection or eliminate opponents. First to 6 matching cards, 15 total cards, or last surviving player wins.

Based on the uploaded Monster Smash rulebook, pages 2–8.

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