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<h3>To purchase a copy, visit: [[www.choicegames.com.au]]</h3>
<h3>To purchase a copy, visit: [https://choicegames.com.au www.choicegames.com.au]</h3>
Cards Used:
Cards Used:
<ul>70 Gentleman Attributes</ul>
<ul>70 Gentleman Attributes</ul>
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<h1>3-6 Player Game</h1>
<h1>3-6 Player Game</h1>
<h2>Objective</h2>
<h2>Objective</h2>
The player who has received the most Love by the end of the game wins. When you’re The Catch, you receive Love by choosing the Dandiest gentleman you can. When you’re a gentleman, you receive Love by being chosen. Extra Love if you were a terrible choice.
<p>The player who has received the most Love by the end of the game wins. When you’re The Catch, you receive Love by choosing the Dandiest gentleman you can. When you’re a gentleman, you receive Love by being chosen. Extra Love if you were a terrible choice.</p>
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>If you are not playing with 6 players, you can skip the 6 Players blocks. A 6 player game has a few extra rules.</blockquote>
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>If you are not playing with 6 players, you can skip the 6 Players blocks. A 6 player game has a few extra rules.</blockquote>
<h2>Setting up the Game</h2>
<h2>Setting up the Game</h2>
Each player is given Love cards according to the player count:
<p>Each player is given Love cards according to the player count:</p>
<ul>3 players, each get 2 Love cards</ul>
<ul>3 players, each get 2 Love cards</ul>
<ul>4 players, each get 3 Love cards</ul>
<ul>4 players, each get 3 Love cards</ul>
<ul>5 or 6 players, each get 4 Love cards</ul>
<ul>5 or 6 players, each get 4 Love cards</ul>
These cards represent the Love each player has to give, which should be kept separate from the Love received. The rest of the Love cards are placed back in the box.
<p>These cards represent the Love each player has to give, which should be kept separate from the Love received. The rest of the Love cards are placed back in the box.</p>
Place a supply of True Love cards within reach.  
<p>Place a supply of True Love cards within reach.</p>
Love to Give cards are stacked “Love to Give” side up, and Love Received cards are splayed so they can be counted at a glance.
<p>Love to Give cards are stacked “Love to Give” side up, and Love Received cards are splayed so they can be counted at a glance.</p>
<h2>Using Poker Chips</h2>
<p>Choose someone to be The Catch for the first round, and receive The Catch Player Card.</p>
Swapping Love and True Love for red and yellow (golden) poker chips creates a better experience, as your love will have more physical weight, making your victory heavier.
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>
If you do this, your “Love to Give” should be closer to you, while your “Love Received” should be more on display, so your opponents can see how tall the “Love Received” stack is.
<p>Turn The Catch Player Card over to reveal The First Catch. The player to the right of The First Catch gets The Second Catch Player Card.</p>
Choose someone to be The Catch for the first round, and receive The Catch Player Card.  
<p>All other players play as gentlemen and are each given a Gentleman Player Card.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>
Turn The Catch Player Card over to reveal The First Catch. The player to the right of The First Catch gets The Second Catch Player Card.
All other players play as gentlemen and are each given a Gentleman Player Card.</blockquote>
<h2>Round Overview</h2>
<h2>Round Overview</h2>
Everyone gets to be The Catch for one round. Each round is made up of the following phases:
<p>Everyone gets to be The Catch for one round. Each round is made up of the following phases:</p>
1. Set up Phase: Deal each gentleman 4 Gentleman Attribute cards.
<ol>1. Set up Phase: Deal each gentleman 4 Gentleman Attribute cards.</ol>
2. Romance Phase: Players take turns in clockwise order, starting with the gentleman to the left of The Catch.
<ol><p>2. Romance Phase: Players take turns in clockwise order, starting with the gentleman to the left of The Catch.</p>
Gentlemen choose to either BOAST or CHANGE on their turn.
<ul>Gentlemen choose to either BOAST or CHANGE on their turn.</ul>
The Catch chooses to either COURT or MARRY on her turn.
<ul>The Catch chooses to either COURT or MARRY on her turn.</ul></ol>
3. Ranking Phase: When The Catch chooses to MARRY, all gentlemen reveal their hands and total up their Dandy Points. Gentlemen are ranked from Dandiest to Least Dandy.
<ol>3. Ranking Phase: When The Catch chooses to MARRY, all gentlemen reveal their hands and total up their Dandy Points. Gentlemen are ranked from Dandiest to Least Dandy.</ol>
4. Scoring Phase: Now that they’re married, the husband must return Love to his wife based on his Dandiness ranking.
<ol>4. Scoring Phase: Now that they’re married, the husband must return Love to his wife based on his Dandiness ranking.</ol>
Pass The Catch card to the left. Start next round.
<p>Pass The Catch card to the left. Start next round.</p>
1. Set up Phase
<h2>1. Set up Phase</h2>
Shuffle the 70 Gentleman Attribute cards, and deal 4 to each gentleman. The number in the top left corner determines how much more (or less) Dandy the card makes him.
<p>Shuffle the 70 Gentleman Attribute cards, and deal 4 to each gentleman. The number in the top left corner determines how much more (or less) Dandy the card makes him.</p>
Deal 17 cards face down into a pile and place the “Biological Clock” card on top, then place the remainder of the deck on top of that.
<p>Deal 17 cards face down into a pile and place the “Biological Clock” card on top, then place the remainder of the deck on top of that.</p>
 
<h2>2. Romance Phase</h2>
2. Romance Phase
<p>Play starts with the gentleman to the left of The Catch(es) and proceeds clockwise.</p>
Play starts with the gentleman to the left of The Catch(es) and proceeds clockwise.
<h3>On a Gentleman’s Turn:</h3>
On a Gentleman’s Turn:
<p>Unless the rules state otherwise, a gentleman may not show anyone any of his cards, even if he wants to. (He is, however, free to lie or tell the truth about what cards he has.)</p>
Unless the rules state otherwise, a gentleman may not show anyone any of his cards, even if he wants to. (He is, however, free to lie or tell the truth about what cards he has.)
<p>On your turn, select one, and only one, of the following actions:</p>
On your turn, select one, and only one, of the following actions:
<ul>BOAST: Choose a card in your hand, show it to everyone, and return it to your hand. Then draw a card.</ul>
• BOAST: Choose a card in your hand, show it to everyone, and return it to your hand. Then draw a card.
<ul>CHANGE: Choose a card in your hand, discard it face down, and then draw 2 cards.</ul>
• CHANGE: Choose a card in your hand, discard it face down, and then draw 2 cards.  
<p>You must do whatever is necessary to make sure The Catch(es) don’t know which card was discarded, even if you want them to know. (You are always free to lie or tell the truth about which card was discarded.)</p>
You must do whatever is necessary to make sure The Catch(es) don’t know which card was discarded, even if you want them to know. (You are always free to lie or tell the truth about which card was discarded.)
<h3>On The Catch’s Turn:</h3>
On The Catch’s Turn:
<p>On your turn, choose a gentleman. Then choose one, and only one, of the following actions:</p>
On your turn, choose a gentleman. Then choose one, and only one, of the following actions:
<ul>COURT: The gentleman must shuffle his hand and place his cards face down, such that even he does not know which card is which. Choose and secretly look at a number of cards equal to the number of gentlemen at the table. (If you reveal “Complete Openness” you may see the rest of his hand.) The gentleman is allowed to know which cards you saw.</ul>
• COURT: The gentleman must shuffle his hand and place his cards face down, such that even he does not know which card is which. Choose and secretly look at a number of cards equal to the number of gentlemen at the table. (If you reveal “Complete Openness” you may see the rest of his hand.) The gentleman is allowed to know which cards you saw.
<ul>MARRY: Give the gentleman all the Love you have to give (i.e. the pile of Love cards you were given at the start of the game. This does not include any Love you received in previous rounds, as this is kept separate.)</ul>
• MARRY: Give the gentleman all the Love you have to give (i.e. the pile of Love cards you were given at the start of the game. This does not include any Love you received in previous rounds, as this is kept separate.)  
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>
<p>Once one of the two Catches chooses to MARRY, the remaining Catch must immediately choose a different gentleman to marry.</p>
Once one of the two Catches chooses to MARRY, the remaining Catch must immediately choose a different gentleman to marry.  
<p>If the remaining Catch is The Second Catch, she immediately takes an extra COURT action before choosing.</p>
If the remaining Catch is The Second Catch, she immediately takes an extra COURT action before choosing.  
<p>If the remaining Catch is The First Catch, she must choose immediately without the extra action.</p></blockquote>
If the remaining Catch is The First Catch, she must choose immediately without the extra action.</blockquote>
<p>Once all Catches have chosen, go straight to ranking phase.<p>
Once all Catches have chosen, go straight to ranking phase.
<h2>Biological Clock</h2>
Biological Clock
<p>Once the Biological Clock card is on the top of the deck, place it aside and continue play as normal. (It doesn’t count as a card when drawing.)</p>
Once the Biological Clock card is on the top of the deck, place it aside and continue play as normal. (It doesn’t count as a card when drawing.)
<p>Now that it is revealed, The Catch can only choose the Marry action.</p>
Now that it is revealed, The Catch can only choose the Marry action.
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>
Revealing the Biological Clock doesn’t affect The First Catch, but The Second Catch can only choose the MARRY action.</blockquote>
Revealing the Biological Clock doesn’t affect The First Catch, but The Second Catch can only choose the MARRY action.</blockquote>
3. Ranking Phase
<h2>3. Ranking Phase</h2>
All gentlemen reveal their  
<p>All gentlemen reveal their cards:</p>
cards:
<ul>Cards with “Mysterious” in the title instruct gentlemen to draw more cards after all Catches have married. Do this now. (And so on if another such card is drawn in this way.)</ul>
• Cards with “Mysterious” in the title instruct gentlemen to draw more cards after all Catches have married. Do this now. (And so on if another such card is drawn in this way.)
<ul>If a card in your hand “cancels” one or more other cards in your hand, put the cancelled cards aside.</ul>
• If a card in your hand “cancels” one or more other cards in your hand, put the cancelled cards aside.
<ul>Cards marked with gold coins are Wealth cards. Find the highest value Wealth card (not yet put aside) and put aside the rest.</ul>
• Cards marked with gold coins are Wealth cards. Find the highest value Wealth card (not yet put aside) and put aside the rest.
<p>Of the cards not put aside, add together the Dandy Points. If any of your cards are worth negative Dandy Points, instead subtract their value from your total.</p>
Of the cards not put aside, add together the Dandy Points. If any of your cards are worth negative Dandy Points, instead subtract their value from your total.
<p>The gentleman with the most Dandy Points takes the “1st Dandiest” rank card, then the gentleman with the second-most points takes the “2nd Dandiest” rank card, and so on. In the case of a tie, the gentleman with the dandiest Wealth card (not put aside) is dandier. If neither gentleman has a Wealth card remaining, the player with the dandiest card (not put aside) is Dandier. (If somehow this is still a tie, the gentleman earlier in turn order is dandier.)</p>
The gentleman with the most Dandy Points takes the “1st Dandiest” rank card, then the gentleman with the second-most points takes the “2nd Dandiest” rank card, and so on. In the case of a tie, the gentleman with the dandiest Wealth card (not put aside) is dandier. If neither gentleman has a Wealth card remaining, the player with the dandiest card (not put aside) is Dandier. (If somehow this is still a tie, the gentleman earlier in turn order is dandier.)
<h2>4. Scoring Phase</h2>
4. Scoring Phase
<p>The married gentleman (or married gentlemen in a 6 player game) must give 1 Love card that he received from his new wife back to her for each gentleman at the table less Dandy than him.</p>
The married gentleman (or married gentlemen in a 6 player game) must give 1 Love card that he received from his new wife back to her for each gentleman at the table less Dandy than him.  
<p>Example: If The Catch chose the 2nd Dandiest gentleman out of 4, he would give his wife 2 Love back, as 2 gentlemen are less Dandy. If she married the least Dandy gentleman, he would give his wife nothing, as there are no gentlemen less Dandy.</p>
Example: If The Catch chose the 2nd Dandiest gentleman out of 4, he would give his wife 2 Love back, as 2 gentlemen are less Dandy. If she married the least Dandy gentleman, he would give his wife nothing, as there are no gentlemen less Dandy.
<p>If The Catch married the Dandiest gentleman, he gives her 1 True Love card from the supply in addition to all the other Love cards he gives.</p>
If The Catch married the Dandiest gentleman, he gives her 1 True Love card from the supply in addition to all the other Love cards he gives.
<p>If The Catch married the least Dandy gentleman, he takes 1 True Love card from the supply and keeps it for himself in addition to all the other Love cards he kept for himself.</p>
If The Catch married the least Dandy gentleman, he takes 1 True Love card from the supply and keeps it for himself in addition to all the other Love cards he kept for himself.
<p>The Catch(es) now have no more Love to give. (Any Love their husband gave back to them is kept with their Love received.)</p>
The Catch(es) now have no more Love to give. (Any Love their husband gave back to them is kept with their Love received.)
<p>Unmarried gentlemen get nothing.</p>
Unmarried gentlemen get nothing.
<p>The Catch card moves one player to the left. The new Catch gives the old Catch their Gentleman Player Card.</p>
Example
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>
It is a 3 player game. The first gentleman BOASTS “Small Island Country” with a Dandiness of 40, then draws a card.
The second gentleman decides to CHANGE, secretly discarding a card and drawing 2.
Afraid that the first gentleman will discard “Small Island Country” on his next turn, The Catch decides to MARRY him now, giving him all the Love she has to give (2 Love).
All gentlemen reveal.
 
The married gentleman (the first gentleman) has “Con Artist” which states that it cancels “Small Island Country”. Of his 3 remaining Wealth cards, “Gold Pocket Watch”, “Silk Top Hat”, and “Automobile”, all cards but the highest card (Automobile) are put aside. The remaining cards total 12 Dandy Points.
The unmarried gentleman (the second gentleman) has “Bankrupt” so he must put aside all his Wealth. The only Wealth card in his hand is “Dirigible”. His remaining cards total 12 Dandy Points.
The gentlemen are tied for Dandiest. The tie is broken by highest Wealth card not put aside. The married (first) gentleman has Automobile, while the unmarried (second) gentleman has no Wealth at all. The married (first) gentleman is therefore the Dandiest.
The married gentleman gives back one Love for each gentleman less Dandy than him, which is 1 Love. As he is the Dandiest, he must also give The Catch a True Love from the supply.
The Catch card moves one player to the left. The new Catch gives the old Catch their Gentleman Player Card.
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>
The First Catch and The Second Catch both move two players to the left, swapping for Gentleman Player Cards. A 6 player game is only 3 rounds long, so everyone only gets to be a Catch once.</blockquote>
The First Catch and The Second Catch both move two players to the left, swapping for Gentleman Player Cards. A 6 player game is only 3 rounds long, so everyone only gets to be a Catch once.</blockquote>
Set up the next round and keep playing until all players have had a turn to be The Catch. Then, go to Game End.
<p>Set up the next round and keep playing until all players have had a turn to be The Catch. Then, go to Game End.</p>
Game End
<h2>Game End</h2>
The player who has received the most total Love and True Love cards wins.
<p>The player who has received the most total Love and True Love cards wins.</p>
If two players have the same number of Love cards, the player with the most True Love wins the tie.
<p>If two players have the same number of Love cards, the player with the most True Love wins the tie.</p>
<blockquote><h2>6 Players</h2>
<blockquote><h3>6 Players</h3>
If playing twice in a row, choose a turn order such that everyone who experienced a turn as “The First Catch” gets to experience a turn as “The Second Catch”</blockquote>
If playing twice in a row, choose a turn order such that everyone who experienced a turn as “The First Catch” gets to experience a turn as “The Second Catch”</blockquote>
<h1>2 Player Game</h1>
<h1>2 Player Game</h1>
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On the starting player’s first turn, she must take 1 COURT action. On all subsequent turns, the active player may choose to take 2 COURT actions or MARRY.
On the starting player’s first turn, she must take 1 COURT action. On all subsequent turns, the active player may choose to take 2 COURT actions or MARRY.
<h2>COURT Action</h2>
<h2>COURT Action</h2>
Choose a gentleman (pile of cards), draw the top card, look at it, and then place it on your side face down, on top of the space nearest the deck it came from. (This forms the deck of things you know about this gentleman.)
<p>Choose a gentleman (pile of cards), draw the top card, look at it, and then place it on your side face down, on top of the space nearest the deck it came from. (This forms the deck of things you know about this gentleman.)
If the pile begins this action empty or face up, instead take the top card from the nearest space on your opponent’s side, flip it face up, and place it where the original pile was. (This represents what you both know about the gentleman.)
If the pile begins this action empty or face up, instead take the top card from the nearest space on your opponent’s side, flip it face up, and place it where the original pile was. (This represents what you both know about the gentleman.)</p>
(You may look at the cards on your side, or piles of face up cards, at any time, but you must put them back in the same order.)
(You may look at the cards on your side, or piles of face up cards, at any time, but you must put them back in the same order.)
<h2>MARRY</h2>
<h2>MARRY</h2>
Choose a gentleman to MARRY.
<p>Choose a gentleman to MARRY.</p>
Following the rules for “Ranking Phase” in the 3-6 player version: If any gentleman is ranked higher than the one you chose, the other lady wins. If not, you win.
Following the rules for “Ranking Phase” in the 3-6 player version: If any gentleman is ranked higher than the one you chose, the other lady wins. If not, you win.
(Turn order ties break in favour of the married gentleman)
(Turn order ties break in favour of the married gentleman)
=Gentleman Attribute Cards Reference=
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto;" border="2"
!Card Title
!Type
!data-sort-type="number"| Value
!class="unsortable"| Special
|-
|Writes Poetry
|Dandy Points
|1
|
|-
|Dog Owner
|Dandy Points
|2
|
|-
|Impeccable Handwriting
|Dandy Points
|3
|'''Cancelled By:''' Doctorate of Medicine +19
|-
|Flattering
|Dandy Points
|4
|
|-
|Dances
|Dandy Points
|5
|'''Cancelled By:''' No Musical Sense -1
|-
|Very Tall
|Dandy Points
|6
|
|-
|Plays Guitar
|Dandy Points
|7
|'''Cancelled By:''' No Musical Sense -1
|-
|Opera Singer
|Dandy Points
|8
|'''Cancelled By:''' No Musical Sense -1
|-
|Hilarious
|Dandy Points
|9
|
|-
|Great Listener
|Dandy Points
|10
|'''Cancelled By:''' Hard of Hearing -2
|-
|Romantic
|Dandy Points
|11
|
|-
|Charitable
|Dandy Points
|12
|
|-
|Does As Told
|Dandy Points
|13
|
|-
|Astonishing Cook
|Dandy Points
|14
|
|-
|Muscular Arms
|Dandy Points
|15
|
|-
|Stunning Abdominal Muscles
|Dandy Points
|16
|'''Cancelled By:''' Portly Belly -8
|-
|Professional Athlete
|Dandy Points
|17
|
|-
|Jiu Jitsu Master
|Dandy Points
|18
|
|-
|Doctorate of Medicine
|Dandy Points
|19
|'''Cancels:''' Impeccable Handwriting +3
|-
|Foreign Prince
|Dandy Points
|20
|'''Cancelled By:''' Con Artist -10
|-
|No Musical Sense
|Dandy Points
| -1
|'''Cancels:''' Opera Singer +8, Plays Guitar +7, Dances +5
|-
|Hard of Hearing
|Dandy Points
| -2
|'''Cancels:''' Great Listener +10
|-
|Bald Patch
|Dandy Points
| -3
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Only One Leg
|Dandy Points
| -4
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Terrible Kisser
|Dandy Points
| -5
|
|-
|Midget
|Dandy Points
| -6
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Heavy Drinker
|Dandy Points
| -7
|'''Cancelled By:''' Epiphany 0
|-
|Portly Belly
|Dandy Points
| -8
|'''Cancels:''' Stunning Abdominal Muscles +16
|-
|Gambler
|Dandy Points
| -9
|'''Cancels:''' Large Sack of Money 💰24
|-
|Con Artist
|Dandy Points
| -10
|'''Cancels:''' Foreign Prince +20, Small Island Country 💰40
|-
|Thief
|Dandy Points
| -11
|'''Cancelled By:''' Reformed Criminal 0, Epiphany 0
|-
|Stupid
|Dandy Points
| -12
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Poor Hygiene
|Dandy Points
| -13
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Ugly Face
|Dandy Points
| -14
|'''Cancelled By:''' Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
|-
|Quite A Bit Older
|Dandy Points
| -15
|
|-
|Short Temper
|Dandy Points
| -16
|'''Cancelled By:''' Epiphany 0
|-
|Fleeing the Police
|Dandy Points
| -17
|'''Cancelled By:''' Reformed Criminal 0
|-
|Already Married
|Dandy Points
| -18
|
|-
|Unfaithful
|Dandy Points
| -19
|
|-
|Kicks Dogs
|Dandy Points
| -20
|'''Cancelled By:''' Epiphany 0
|-
|Well Groomed Moustache
|Wealth
|2
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Distinguished Walking Stick
|Wealth
|4
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Shiny New Bicycle
|Wealth
|6
|'''Cancelled By:''' Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
|-
|Silk Top Hat
|Wealth
|8
|'''Cancels:''' Bald Patch -3<!-- The "Silk Top Hat" card says that it cancels the "Bald Spot" card, but the card it references has "Bald Patch" as the title. -->
'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Gold Rimmed Monocle
|Wealth
|10
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Perfectly Tailored Suit
|Wealth
|12
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Gold Pocket Watch
|Wealth
|14
|'''Cancelled By:''' Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
|-
|Confectionary Kiosk
|Wealth
|16
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Ruby Engagement Ring
|Wealth
|18
|'''Cancelled By:''' Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
|-
|Impressive Art Collection
|Wealth
|20
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Automobile
|Wealth
|22
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Large Sack of Money
|Wealth
|24
|'''Cancelled By:''' Gambler -9, Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
|-
|Locomotive
|Wealth
|26
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Quaint Holiday Cottage
|Wealth
|28
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Iron Cog Factory
|Wealth
|30
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Personal Butler
|Wealth
|32
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Giant Ship
|Wealth
|34
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Dirigible
|Wealth
|36
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Sprawling Mansion
|Wealth
|38
|'''Cancelled By:''' Bankrupt 0
|-
|Small Island Country
|Wealth
|40
|'''Cancelled By:''' Con Artist -10, Bankrupt 0
|-
|Somewhat Mysterious
|Special
|0
|Draw 1 card after all ladies have chosen
|-
|Terribly Mysterious
|Special
|0
|Draw 2 cards after all ladies have chosen
|-
|Extremely Mysterious
|Special
|0
|Draw 3 cards after all ladies have chosen
|-
|The Most Mysterious
|Special
|0
|Draw 4 cards after all ladies have chosen
|-
|Complete Openness
|Special
|0
|''2 copies of card in deck''If revealed, the lady sees the entire hand. It cannot be boasted.
|-
|Reformed Criminal
|Special
|0
|'''Cancels:''' Fleeing the Police -17, Large Sack of Money 💰24, Thief -11,
Ruby Engagement Ring 💰18, Gold Pocket Watch 💰14, Shiny New Bicycle 💰6
|-
|Miraculous Medical Recovery
|Special
|0
|'''Cancels:''' Bald Patch -3, Midget -6, Only One Leg -4,
Poor Hygiene -13, Stupid -12, Ugly Face -14
|-
|Epiphany
|Special
|0
|'''Cancels:''' Kicks Dogs -20, Heavy Drinker -7, Short Temper -16, Thief -11
|-
|Bankrupt
|Special
|0
|'''Cancels:''' All Wealth Cards
|}

Latest revision as of 01:45, 9 August 2024

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Cards Used:

    70 Gentleman Attributes
    The Catch
    The Second Catch
    4 Gentleman Player Cards
    Biological Clock
    24 Love
    6 True Love
    4 Ranks: Dandiest to Least Dandy

3-6 Player Game

Objective

The player who has received the most Love by the end of the game wins. When you’re The Catch, you receive Love by choosing the Dandiest gentleman you can. When you’re a gentleman, you receive Love by being chosen. Extra Love if you were a terrible choice.

6 Players

If you are not playing with 6 players, you can skip the 6 Players blocks. A 6 player game has a few extra rules.

Setting up the Game

Each player is given Love cards according to the player count:

    3 players, each get 2 Love cards
    4 players, each get 3 Love cards
    5 or 6 players, each get 4 Love cards

These cards represent the Love each player has to give, which should be kept separate from the Love received. The rest of the Love cards are placed back in the box.

Place a supply of True Love cards within reach.

Love to Give cards are stacked “Love to Give” side up, and Love Received cards are splayed so they can be counted at a glance.

Choose someone to be The Catch for the first round, and receive The Catch Player Card.

6 Players

Turn The Catch Player Card over to reveal The First Catch. The player to the right of The First Catch gets The Second Catch Player Card.

All other players play as gentlemen and are each given a Gentleman Player Card.

Round Overview

Everyone gets to be The Catch for one round. Each round is made up of the following phases:

    1. Set up Phase: Deal each gentleman 4 Gentleman Attribute cards.

    2. Romance Phase: Players take turns in clockwise order, starting with the gentleman to the left of The Catch.

      Gentlemen choose to either BOAST or CHANGE on their turn.
      The Catch chooses to either COURT or MARRY on her turn.
    3. Ranking Phase: When The Catch chooses to MARRY, all gentlemen reveal their hands and total up their Dandy Points. Gentlemen are ranked from Dandiest to Least Dandy.
    4. Scoring Phase: Now that they’re married, the husband must return Love to his wife based on his Dandiness ranking.

Pass The Catch card to the left. Start next round.

1. Set up Phase

Shuffle the 70 Gentleman Attribute cards, and deal 4 to each gentleman. The number in the top left corner determines how much more (or less) Dandy the card makes him.

Deal 17 cards face down into a pile and place the “Biological Clock” card on top, then place the remainder of the deck on top of that.

2. Romance Phase

Play starts with the gentleman to the left of The Catch(es) and proceeds clockwise.

On a Gentleman’s Turn:

Unless the rules state otherwise, a gentleman may not show anyone any of his cards, even if he wants to. (He is, however, free to lie or tell the truth about what cards he has.)

On your turn, select one, and only one, of the following actions:

    BOAST: Choose a card in your hand, show it to everyone, and return it to your hand. Then draw a card.
    CHANGE: Choose a card in your hand, discard it face down, and then draw 2 cards.

You must do whatever is necessary to make sure The Catch(es) don’t know which card was discarded, even if you want them to know. (You are always free to lie or tell the truth about which card was discarded.)

On The Catch’s Turn:

On your turn, choose a gentleman. Then choose one, and only one, of the following actions:

    COURT: The gentleman must shuffle his hand and place his cards face down, such that even he does not know which card is which. Choose and secretly look at a number of cards equal to the number of gentlemen at the table. (If you reveal “Complete Openness” you may see the rest of his hand.) The gentleman is allowed to know which cards you saw.
    MARRY: Give the gentleman all the Love you have to give (i.e. the pile of Love cards you were given at the start of the game. This does not include any Love you received in previous rounds, as this is kept separate.)

6 Players

Once one of the two Catches chooses to MARRY, the remaining Catch must immediately choose a different gentleman to marry.

If the remaining Catch is The Second Catch, she immediately takes an extra COURT action before choosing.

If the remaining Catch is The First Catch, she must choose immediately without the extra action.

Once all Catches have chosen, go straight to ranking phase.

Biological Clock

Once the Biological Clock card is on the top of the deck, place it aside and continue play as normal. (It doesn’t count as a card when drawing.)

Now that it is revealed, The Catch can only choose the Marry action.

6 Players

Revealing the Biological Clock doesn’t affect The First Catch, but The Second Catch can only choose the MARRY action.

3. Ranking Phase

All gentlemen reveal their cards:

    Cards with “Mysterious” in the title instruct gentlemen to draw more cards after all Catches have married. Do this now. (And so on if another such card is drawn in this way.)
    If a card in your hand “cancels” one or more other cards in your hand, put the cancelled cards aside.
    Cards marked with gold coins are Wealth cards. Find the highest value Wealth card (not yet put aside) and put aside the rest.

Of the cards not put aside, add together the Dandy Points. If any of your cards are worth negative Dandy Points, instead subtract their value from your total.

The gentleman with the most Dandy Points takes the “1st Dandiest” rank card, then the gentleman with the second-most points takes the “2nd Dandiest” rank card, and so on. In the case of a tie, the gentleman with the dandiest Wealth card (not put aside) is dandier. If neither gentleman has a Wealth card remaining, the player with the dandiest card (not put aside) is Dandier. (If somehow this is still a tie, the gentleman earlier in turn order is dandier.)

4. Scoring Phase

The married gentleman (or married gentlemen in a 6 player game) must give 1 Love card that he received from his new wife back to her for each gentleman at the table less Dandy than him.

Example: If The Catch chose the 2nd Dandiest gentleman out of 4, he would give his wife 2 Love back, as 2 gentlemen are less Dandy. If she married the least Dandy gentleman, he would give his wife nothing, as there are no gentlemen less Dandy.

If The Catch married the Dandiest gentleman, he gives her 1 True Love card from the supply in addition to all the other Love cards he gives.

If The Catch married the least Dandy gentleman, he takes 1 True Love card from the supply and keeps it for himself in addition to all the other Love cards he kept for himself.

The Catch(es) now have no more Love to give. (Any Love their husband gave back to them is kept with their Love received.)

Unmarried gentlemen get nothing.

The Catch card moves one player to the left. The new Catch gives the old Catch their Gentleman Player Card.

6 Players

The First Catch and The Second Catch both move two players to the left, swapping for Gentleman Player Cards. A 6 player game is only 3 rounds long, so everyone only gets to be a Catch once.

Set up the next round and keep playing until all players have had a turn to be The Catch. Then, go to Game End.

Game End

The player who has received the most total Love and True Love cards wins.

If two players have the same number of Love cards, the player with the most True Love wins the tie.

6 Players

If playing twice in a row, choose a turn order such that everyone who experienced a turn as “The First Catch” gets to experience a turn as “The Second Catch”

2 Player Game

Objective

Each player plays as a lady and 4 piles of cards represent gentlemen. Ladies take turns courting the gentlemen until one lady is ready to marry. If she marries the dandiest gentleman, she wins. If she marries any other gentleman, the other lady wins.

Setup

Deal 4 piles of 6 cards between both players making sure there is room for more cards on each side as pictured:

Gameplay

On the starting player’s first turn, she must take 1 COURT action. On all subsequent turns, the active player may choose to take 2 COURT actions or MARRY.

COURT Action

Choose a gentleman (pile of cards), draw the top card, look at it, and then place it on your side face down, on top of the space nearest the deck it came from. (This forms the deck of things you know about this gentleman.) If the pile begins this action empty or face up, instead take the top card from the nearest space on your opponent’s side, flip it face up, and place it where the original pile was. (This represents what you both know about the gentleman.)

(You may look at the cards on your side, or piles of face up cards, at any time, but you must put them back in the same order.)

MARRY

Choose a gentleman to MARRY.

Following the rules for “Ranking Phase” in the 3-6 player version: If any gentleman is ranked higher than the one you chose, the other lady wins. If not, you win. (Turn order ties break in favour of the married gentleman)

Gentleman Attribute Cards Reference

Card Title Type Value Special
Writes Poetry Dandy Points 1
Dog Owner Dandy Points 2
Impeccable Handwriting Dandy Points 3 Cancelled By: Doctorate of Medicine +19
Flattering Dandy Points 4
Dances Dandy Points 5 Cancelled By: No Musical Sense -1
Very Tall Dandy Points 6
Plays Guitar Dandy Points 7 Cancelled By: No Musical Sense -1
Opera Singer Dandy Points 8 Cancelled By: No Musical Sense -1
Hilarious Dandy Points 9
Great Listener Dandy Points 10 Cancelled By: Hard of Hearing -2
Romantic Dandy Points 11
Charitable Dandy Points 12
Does As Told Dandy Points 13
Astonishing Cook Dandy Points 14
Muscular Arms Dandy Points 15
Stunning Abdominal Muscles Dandy Points 16 Cancelled By: Portly Belly -8
Professional Athlete Dandy Points 17
Jiu Jitsu Master Dandy Points 18
Doctorate of Medicine Dandy Points 19 Cancels: Impeccable Handwriting +3
Foreign Prince Dandy Points 20 Cancelled By: Con Artist -10
No Musical Sense Dandy Points -1 Cancels: Opera Singer +8, Plays Guitar +7, Dances +5
Hard of Hearing Dandy Points -2 Cancels: Great Listener +10
Bald Patch Dandy Points -3 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Only One Leg Dandy Points -4 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Terrible Kisser Dandy Points -5
Midget Dandy Points -6 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Heavy Drinker Dandy Points -7 Cancelled By: Epiphany 0
Portly Belly Dandy Points -8 Cancels: Stunning Abdominal Muscles +16
Gambler Dandy Points -9 Cancels: Large Sack of Money 💰24
Con Artist Dandy Points -10 Cancels: Foreign Prince +20, Small Island Country 💰40
Thief Dandy Points -11 Cancelled By: Reformed Criminal 0, Epiphany 0
Stupid Dandy Points -12 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Poor Hygiene Dandy Points -13 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Ugly Face Dandy Points -14 Cancelled By: Miraculous Medical Recovery 0
Quite A Bit Older Dandy Points -15
Short Temper Dandy Points -16 Cancelled By: Epiphany 0
Fleeing the Police Dandy Points -17 Cancelled By: Reformed Criminal 0
Already Married Dandy Points -18
Unfaithful Dandy Points -19
Kicks Dogs Dandy Points -20 Cancelled By: Epiphany 0
Well Groomed Moustache Wealth 2 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Distinguished Walking Stick Wealth 4 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Shiny New Bicycle Wealth 6 Cancelled By: Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
Silk Top Hat Wealth 8 Cancels: Bald Patch -3

Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0

Gold Rimmed Monocle Wealth 10 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Perfectly Tailored Suit Wealth 12 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Gold Pocket Watch Wealth 14 Cancelled By: Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
Confectionary Kiosk Wealth 16 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Ruby Engagement Ring Wealth 18 Cancelled By: Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
Impressive Art Collection Wealth 20 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Automobile Wealth 22 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Large Sack of Money Wealth 24 Cancelled By: Gambler -9, Reformed Criminal 0, Bankrupt 0
Locomotive Wealth 26 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Quaint Holiday Cottage Wealth 28 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Iron Cog Factory Wealth 30 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Personal Butler Wealth 32 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Giant Ship Wealth 34 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Dirigible Wealth 36 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Sprawling Mansion Wealth 38 Cancelled By: Bankrupt 0
Small Island Country Wealth 40 Cancelled By: Con Artist -10, Bankrupt 0
Somewhat Mysterious Special 0 Draw 1 card after all ladies have chosen
Terribly Mysterious Special 0 Draw 2 cards after all ladies have chosen
Extremely Mysterious Special 0 Draw 3 cards after all ladies have chosen
The Most Mysterious Special 0 Draw 4 cards after all ladies have chosen
Complete Openness Special 0 2 copies of card in deckIf revealed, the lady sees the entire hand. It cannot be boasted.
Reformed Criminal Special 0 Cancels: Fleeing the Police -17, Large Sack of Money 💰24, Thief -11,

Ruby Engagement Ring 💰18, Gold Pocket Watch 💰14, Shiny New Bicycle 💰6

Miraculous Medical Recovery Special 0 Cancels: Bald Patch -3, Midget -6, Only One Leg -4,

Poor Hygiene -13, Stupid -12, Ugly Face -14

Epiphany Special 0 Cancels: Kicks Dogs -20, Heavy Drinker -7, Short Temper -16, Thief -11
Bankrupt Special 0 Cancels: All Wealth Cards
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