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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.