Hasbro RATUKI User Manual

AGES
8	+	15	2-5
			PLAYERS

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Contents:

170 cards (34 in each colored set) and 5 reminder cards.

Cards are numbered 1-5, in all sorts of di erent styles. There are also 2 RATUKI cards in each deck, which you can use as any number you like.

Stack Facts

•You can only start a stack with a 1 (of any design) or a RATUKI card.

•To add to a stack, you must have a card that’s one number higher or lower than the top card. Any design will do, but you can’t put the same number on top. RATUKI cards count as any number you like.

Remember, your aim is to be the player that plays a 5 card (or a RATUKI card), on the top, so you can win the stack.

RATUKI!™

oh no!

Super-important Stack Fact

The number of players = the maximum number of center stacks.

D = Draw pile	J = Junk pile S = Score pile

Player	S
1
D
J

Keep your piles separate. Mixed up piles = a mixed up game.

Center Stacks

S	D	J

Player 3

J

Player

2

D

S

Setup

1.Find a pen and paper (not supplied) to keep score with.

2.Separate the cards into single-color decks and choose one color each.

3.Shu e your deck and put it down in front of you, facedown. This is your draw deck.

4.Take 3 cards from your draw deck and hold them in your hand.

5.There are no turns in this game, so keep an eye on the other players – ready, set… RATUKI!

How to Play!

1.Someone shouts “RATUKI!” Let the chaos begin!

2.If you have a 1 or a RATUKI card in your hand, you can start a stack by laying it on the table. Take another card from your draw deck so you always have 3 cards in your hand.

IMPORTANT: You can use only ONE HAND to lay cards. It doesn’t matter which, but

once you’ve picked, stick to it!

3.You can add cards from your hand to any pile if you have a card that’s one number higher or lower

than the top card of that pile.

4.You can go up (to get to 5 and snatch the stack) or down (to make a fatter pile to snatch).

5.Shout “RATUKI!” each time you grab a stack and put those cards faceup on your score pile.

6.If you have trouble getting rid of a card from your hand, you can place it facedown on your junk pile and replace it with another from your draw pile.

7 .Keep playing cards, adding to your hand and winning stacks. If someone runs out of cards, they shout “OUT!” Everyone stops playing immediately.

Scoring and Winning

1.Count the cards in your score pile. Each card is worth one point.

2.Count the cards on your draw and junk piles, then subtract that total from the score pile. This is your score for this round.

3.Now separate your cards into well-shu ed, single-color piles and play again. The first player to score 100 points or more wins.

•If more than one player goes over 100 on the same turn, the player with the highest score wins.

•If two players reach exactly the same score on the same round, it’s a draw!

Speedy Game

Play a single round. The player with the most points at the end of that round is the winner!

Storage

To stop your cards from sliding in the box: push up the tabs in the cardboard tray, store your cards in 3 piles, then fold over the tab tops.

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