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  1. CRISPS2players❖15-25minsCrispsisaclimbing-sheddingcardgamewheretwoplayersracetoplayalloftheircardsrst.Asthegamecontinues,eachplayerwilldrawnewcardsintotheirhand,potentiallyhelpingorhinderingtheirplans.Therstplayertoplayalltheircardswillgain1point,andtherstplayerto3pointswins!Components4copieseachofthefollowingranks:(low)2345678910Queen(high).CardsuitsarenotneededinCrisps.GameplayThegameisplayedovermultipleDeals,eachconsistingofmultipleRounds.DealStructureEachdealhas5steps,performedinorder:1.Shueallcardsanddeal12cardstoeachplayerfromthedrawpile.Thesecardsmayberearrangedandshouldbekepthiddenfromopponents.2.Placetheundealtcardsface-downtocreateadrawpile.3.Placethetop4cardsfromthedrawpileface-downtotheside.Theywillnotbeusedduringthecurrentdeal.4.Take1cardfromthedrawpileandplaceitface-upnexttothedrawpile.(Itsuseisexplainedinthe“Endofround”section.)5.Playaround,beginningwiththestartplayerandalternatingturnsbetweenplayersuntilsomeonepassesorhasplayedtheirlastcard.○Ifsomeonepasses,theneachplayergains1newcard,andanotherroundbegins.○Onceaplayerplaystheirlastcard,thedealimmediatelyendsandthatplayerearnsapoint.StartPlayer-Firstdeal:Thehungriestplayerstarts.-Subsequentdeals:Theplayerwiththelowestscorestarts.Iftied,theplayerwhodidnotstartthepreviousdealbegins.
  2. -Thestartplayermustplayavalidcombinationofcardstoinitiatetheround.OnYourTurnYoumusteitherplayacombinationorpass.PlayaCombination-Createacombinationusingthecardsinyourhandandplayitface-uponthetable.-Ifyouarethestartplayer,playanycombinationfromyourhand.Youmaybegintheroundwitheitherastandardoraspecialcombination.-Thenextplayerhastoplayanequalorstrongercombination,orpass.StandardCombinationTypes●Single:onecardplayedbyitself●Pair:Setof2identicalcards●Sequence:Runof3ormoresingles(Queenscannotbeused)●Stair:Runof2ormorepairs(Queenscannotbeused)SpecialCombinationTypes●Triple:Setof3identicalcards●Quad:Setof4identicalcardsEqualorStrongerCombinationsAstandardcombinationmust:●Bethesametypeandlengthasthepreviouscombination,and●Havecardsofthesameorhigherrank.Specialcombinationscanonlybeplayedwhen:●ThepreviousstandardcombinationisasingleQueen,orapairofQueens,or●Itislongerthanthepreviousspecialcombination,or●Itissamelength,andhashigher-rankedcardsthanthepreviousspecialcombinationReminder:YoucannotplayaspecialcombinationonastandardcombinationunlessthatstandardcombinationhasatleastoneQueen!
  3. PassIfyoucannotorchoosenottoplayacombination,thenyoumustpass.Thisimmediatelyendstheround.Clearawayallplayedcardstothesideandtheplayerwhodidnotpassstartsthenextround.Endofround-Whenaroundends,eachplayerdraws1newcard:-First,thenon-passingplayerchoosesbetweentheface-upcardandthetopcardfromthedrawpile.-Then,thepassingplayerthentakestheremainingcard.-Newround:-Beginanewroundbyrevealingthetopcardfromthedrawpileandplacingitface-upnexttothedrawpile.Thisface-upcardwillbeoneofthetwodrawnattheendoftheround.However,iftheroundendsbecauseaplayerhasplayedtheirlastcard,thenthatplayerdoesnotdrawfurtherandanewdealimmediatelybegins.-Ifthedrawpileisdepleted,noface-upcardisplaced,andnofurthercardswillbedrawnduringthisdeal.-Theplayerwhodidnotpasstoendthepreviousroundisthestartingplayerforthenextround.DealEndThedealendsimmediatelywhenaplayerrunsoutofcards,earningthem1point.Startanewdealifnoonehas3pointsyet.GameEndTherstplayertoscore3pointswinsthegame!CombinationExamplesOrdinarycombinationsSingles2,3,4,5,...10,Q
  4. Setof2cards2-2,3-3,4-4,...10-10,Q-QRunof3ormorecards2-3-4,2-3-4-5,...8-9-10,7-8-9-10Runof2ormorepairs2-2-3-3,2-2-3-3-4-4,2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5...SpecialcombinationsSetof3cards2-2-2,3-3-3,4-4-4,...Q-Q-QSetof4cards2-2-2-2,3-3-3-3,4-4-4-4,...Q-Q-Q-QExamplesofplayCarol&DJarestartingagameofCrisps.Carolstartstherstround:Carol:2-2DJ:2-2Carol:8-8DJ:PassCarolleadsasetoftwo2s.DJmatchesthesetof2s.Carolbeatsitwithasetof8s.DJdecidestopassandendstheround.Carol:9DJ:QCarol:3-3-3DJ:5-5-5Carol:PassCarolleadsasingle9.DJbeatsitwithasingleQ.CarolplaysaspecialcomboofSetofthree3s.DJplaysahigherspecialcomboofSetofthree5s.Caroldecidestopass&endstheround.DJ:7-7-7Carol:4-4-4-4DJ:PassDJleadsaspecialcomboofSetofthree7s.CarolbeatsitwithaSetoffour4s.DJnallypasses&endstheround.CreditsDesigner:ShreeshBhatDeveloper:SeanRossWriting:JonathanCox,NatalineViray-Fung,&ShreeshBhatProofreading:RyanKenny,MatthewMontgomery,Shobu,TroisPatatesRouges,ScottLittle,&JordanWatts.
  5. Playtesters:SeanRoss,ShruthiS,MattLaBrake,Jacob,BryceCarter,Shobu,StevenUnagro,BertTrobaugh,DanielG.Vieu,TaylorReiner,CarolLaGrow,Max,DanielNewman,JohnOwen,&PeterWincklesCrispsv1.10LastUpdated21-Apr-2025OriginallyPublished18-Feb-2024ThisworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives4.0InternationalLicense.
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