Here is an abstract card game. Is it a new mechanic? I do not know.
I hope to have some feedback.
Thank you for any comment.
Game : Chain-Chain
Category : Abstract strategy
Age : 10 and up
Playing time : 15-20 minutes
Number of players : 4-5
Mechanic : Numbers, Discard
Components :
5 players : Deck of 90 cards : 10 sets of cards numbered from 1 to 9
4 players : Deck of 72 cards : 8 sets of cards numbered from 1 to 9
Goal of the game : the winner is the one who collect less cards at the end of the game
Rules of the game
The first dealer is chosen randomly.
The dealer shuffle the deck
Each player is dealt 8 cards face down one at time
The remainder of the deck is placed face down to form the stock pile
Player in turn play two cards face up showing the first card to others and placing the second over the first.
It is mandatory for players to play their first card having the same value of the second card played previously. If the following player can not play the same value then he will have to take all the piled cards and start his turn.
Example : If player A play card 1 as the first card and 6 as the second the player who follows him have to play 6 as his first card.
If a player have 2 cards with the same value as the second card previuosly played then the rotation turn change to the opposite currently in place.
Each time a player play 2 cards he has to refresh his hand by drawing 2 cards form the stock pile.
To be more clear I'm going to give an exemple
John, Tracy, Paul, Helen and Jim (clockwise turn)
John play first :
2 and 5
Tracy play
5 and 6
Paul play
6 and 9
Helen have no 9 to play so Helen have to take all the cards (2-5-5-6-6-9)
Helen play
1 and 8
Jim play
8 and 8 the rotation turn will now change
It is up to Helen to play not to John
Helen play
6 and 7
Paul play
7 and 3
Tracy has no 3 so Tracy take all the cards (1-8-8-8-6-7-7-3)
Tracy play
4 and 6
It is up to John to play and so on
End of the game
The game continue until there is no card to draw from the stock pile and all the players have played all their hands.
If the last player have 2 cards of the same value of the second card played previously then the player before him has to take all the piled cards.
If the last player can play a card having the same value of the previous second card then all the cards piled are accounted out of the game. No one will take those cards.
When the game ends the player who have less cards win the game. If 2 players or more are tied then we count the sum of the cards the one with less value is the winner.
I will post soon the same game but using letters.
Instead of playing the same value you play a word starting from on letter and finishing with another. The first letter have to be vowel or consonant : vowel if the second previous card is vowel and consonant if the second previous card is consonant.
Example :
Player 1 play C and D and spell the word CARD
Player 2 have to play his first letter as consonant : F and G for example spelling the word FORCING or F and E (FREE)
Player 3 have to any vowel as first letter for example A and M (ARM)
and so on
To reverse the rotation turn you have to play a reverse of the previous player :
If player 1 play D and K (DECK) and player 2 play K and D (KIND) then he reverses the rotation turn.
Or
If player 1 play C and E (CLUE) and player 2 play E and C (ELECTRIC) then he reverses the rotation turn.
I'm working on the distribution of the letters (80 letters maybe more).