Winning Moves Games Cir Kis Instructions Manual

OBJECT OF THE GAME

Players take turns placing a piece on the board next to the last piece
played (the “Leader”). Completing Circles and Stars scores points.

The rst player to score 40 points wins the game. The game can also
end if one player plays his nal piece or if no further plays are possible,
in which case high score wins.

CONTENTS

The CirHKis board, which
has a storage compart­ment and scoring track for
each player and a central

playing area, and 4 sets of

plastic pieces. Each set

consists of 20 pieces and

a scoring peg.

SETUP

Arrange the board so that each player is seated behind a corner. Select
a set of pieces. Put your scoring peg in the “0” hole near your compart­ment. Arrange your pieces on the table (this makes it easier for all to

see which pieces haven’t been played).

HOW TO PLAY

The youngest player is first to place a
piece. At least part of it must be inside
the Center Ring or Center Star.

Pieces can only be pl ayed where
they fit. They “snap” into place when

placed properly. Play passes to the
left throughout the game.

• FOLLOW THE LEADER. There is only one rule when placing a piece:
Each new piece must touch the last piece played (the Leader).

Pieces “touch” when edge-to-edge, or even just point-to-point,
like Purple’s # 2 piece in the illustration above.

 •FREETURN

There are three ways you may gain a free turn:

1. You place a piece in a space whose adjacent spaces are all lled.

2. You complete the central Star.

3. You place the rst Sliver piece. No subsequent Sliver piece is
awarded a free turn. (Note: the two Sliver spaces adjacent to a

star touch point-to-point.)

AGES 8+

2-4 Players

The next four pieces

“Follow the Leader” as shown.

2

1

3

4

5

6

Green plays first

All spaces enclosed by

the line touch

Green’s piece.

1

Purple plays next as shown.

His piece touches Green’s.

Purple’s piece becomes

the new Leader.

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Whenever you gain a free turn, you immediately place another piece so

that it touches any other piece on the board. This piece becomes the

new Leader. A free turn often provides a great opportunity to increase your
score.

SCORING

There are ve segments in each shape (Circle or Star) on the board.
Whenever a Circle or a Star shape is completed, you score 10 points
if you have the most segments in the shape. Advance your scoring
peg accordingly. 5 bonus points are awarded to the opponent who
completes either shape. If you complete a shape and score its 10 points,

you do not score the 5-point bonus.

LOSINGATURN

You lose a turn if you can’t place a piece (because the grid spaces next
to the leader won’t accommodate any of your remaining pieces). If all
players lose their turn in succession, the game ends.

ENDINGTHEGAME/WINNING

• As soon as a player scores 40 or more points, play stops at the end
of his turn.

• If no player reaches 40 points, the game ends when one player
plays his nal piece (“goes out”) or when no player can play

another piece.

• A player who goes out scores 10 bonus points.

• High score wins. If the game ends in a tie, the player involved who
has the most unplayed pieces wins. If still tied, the victory is shared.

OPTIONALRULES

The ten spaces around the central Star comprise the “Center Ring.”

Award 15 points to the player who has the most segments among these
ten when, and if, the Center Ring is completed. (The 5-point bonus is
awarded as well, if a different player completes the Ring.)

• For a longer game, play more rounds until one player ha s
scored 100 points.

HELPFULHINTS

You’ll discover many eye-opening opportunities for great plays when­ever you play CirHKis, but here are some tips.

1. Your Big Slice pieces are very valuable. Placing one inside a Circle
assures you of 10 points should that Circle be completed.

2. Stars are tougher to score because no playing piece lls more than
two of the Star’s ve segments. If a Star is evenly divided amongst
two opponents, you can score 5 points for completing it and they
will each score zero!

3. It is wise to complete a Circle or Star and gain its 5-point bonus even
if an opponent scores 10 points, provided you are closer to victory

than your opponent.

4. Be careful not to set up a “5-point bonus” play for an opponent who
has 35 points. He will win instantly, unless another player reaches
40 at the same time.

5. It is wise to save your Arrows and Wedges for use late in the game.

6. It is easier to gain a free turn along the edge of the board because

there are fewer adjacent spaces.

We will be happy to hear your que stions or comments about this game. Please write to: Hasbro Game s,
Consumer Affairs Dept., P.O. Box 200, Pawtucket, RI 02862 USA. Tel: [phone] (toll free).

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Winning Moves Inc., Danvers, MA 01923. Made and manufactured by H asbro Inc ., Pawtuc ket, RI 02862.

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If Purple plays here, he will receive
a free turn because all adjacent
spaces are lled.

These two spaces are adjacent

to each other.

Sliver
Piece

By playing here Red

completes 2 shapes

with one piece!

Red will score 15 points:
10 for having the most segments

in the Star and 5 bonus points
for completing the Circle. Green

scores 10 points for having the

most segments in the Circle.
(Purple scores no points for his 2
segments in the Star.)

Note: If two players each have
two segments in a completed
shape, no score is awarded except

the 5-point completion bonus.

There are

ten Circles and

six Stars

on the board.

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Leader

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