User manual Gamewright Rat-a-Tat Roll (English - 2 pages)

manualGamewright Rat-a-Tat Roll

A FUN NUMBERS DICE GAME

rat

6

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tat

ROLL

RULES OF PLAY

CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

Roll the dice and move around the board trying to collect

low-scoring (Cat) cards. Choose carefully how many

dice to roll, as you’ll likely take the card that matches the

color region you landed in. The game ends when all

players have collected 5 cards (2 player game) or 4 cards

(3-5 player game). Then everyone reveals their hand and

adds up their values. The player with the lowest total wins.

SETUP

Place the board in the center of the playing area.

Note: The board is divided into 5 color regions, each

separated by a black “Wild die” space.

Place the “Catue of Liberty” pawn on one of the ve black

“Wild die” spaces.

Give each player 1 Icon Guide card. (Place any extras back

in the box.)

Shufe the Number cards and deal each player 1 card face-down.

Everyone should secretly look at their own cards once, then

turn them face-down again. (Each player now knows the value

of their card and needs to remember it during the game.)

Deal 1 card face-up in front of each of the 5 color regions

around the board. Stack the rest of the Number cards face-

down in the center of the board to form a draw pile.

Give each player 2 Re-roll tokens (regardless of the value

of their starting card). Place the remaining tokens in the center

of the board, next to the draw pile.

Place the 4 dice within easy reach of all players.

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If you took a card from around the board, end your turn by replacing

it with the top card from the draw pile. In the event that there are

ever more than 3 face-up cards around the board with a Re-roll

icon, immediately shufe all ve face-up cards back into the deck

and deal out new cards to each of the 5 color regions.

Note: Once you’ve placed a card face-down in front of yourself, you

may not rearrange it with your other cards.

HOW TO PLAY

Whoever most recently visited a famous monument goes rst, and

play proceeds clockwise. Start your turn by deciding how far you

want the Catue of Liberty to travel around the board, with the goal

of collecting the lowest available face-up card.

Once you decide on your target card, you may either roll 1, 2, or

all 3 number dice depending on how many you think it will take to

reach the color region with that card. (Hint: The further you need to

go, the more dice you’ll need!) Roll the dice, count up the total and

then, assuming you don’t want to re-roll (See: “Re-roll”), move the

Catue of Liberty that number of spaces clockwise around the board.

Next, look at the icon under the gurine and take one of the

following actions, depending on the space where you landed:

RE-ROLL

Collecting Re-roll tokens gives you a chance

to re-roll dice on a future turn. After you roll

but before you move you may spend one or

more Re-roll tokens to re-roll any previously

rolled dice on that turn. However, you may not roll any

additional dice.

Example: Chris decides he wants to roll two dice, but after rolling he

doesn’t like the result. He may use 1 Re-roll token and re-roll one or

both of the dice he originally rolled, however he may not add the

third die and roll all three.

You may re-roll as many times as you have tokens to spend (one

re-roll per token), and Re-roll tokens may also be spent on Wild

die rolls. Place any used tokens back in the center pile.

ENDING THE GAME

Continue taking turns and collecting cards until you have either 5 cards

(2 player game) or 4 cards (3-5 players) face-down in front of you.

Once this happens, on all future turns you may decide whether to

skip your turn or roll. However if you choose to take your turn,

instead of rolling the number dice and moving the Catue of Liberty,

you only roll the Wild die. Re-roll tokens may still be used, but if you

collect a card from around the board you MUST discard an older

card from your collection to the bottom of the draw pile.

As soon as the last player has collected the required

number of cards this triggers the nal round of the

game. During the nal round, each player gets one

last opportunity to skip their turn or roll the Wild die,

ending with the person who triggered the nal round.

(Remember: If your roll results in taking a card from

one of the ve piles, you MUST swap it for one of your older cards.)

Then everyone reveals their cards and adds up their totals.

The player with the lowest score wins!

A WORD FROM GAMEWRIGHT

It’s been over 20 years since we released the original Rat-a-Tat Cat

and, while we weren’t specically looking for a new companion game,

we’ve always kept our eyes out for games that might complement

this Gamewright classic. Inventor Jack Degnan came up with a

clever take on “roll and move” games that puts a strong focus on

decision-making vis-à-vis dice probability. With the ability to choose

the number of dice to roll each turn, you’ll quickly learn learn that

sometimes your choices will pay off, and other times, your best laid

plans may be thwarted by an unlucky roll!

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Wild Die

ICON GUIDE

Take the face-up card

OR the top card from the

draw pile.

Take a Re-roll token from

the center.

Look at all of your cards OR

one of an opponent’s cards.

Take the lowest value

face-up card.

Take the highest value

face-up card.

Swap one of your face-down

cards for an opponent’s

face-down card. (No peeking!)

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Instead of landing in one of the color regions, you

may land a “Wild die” space. If this happens, roll

the Wild die and take the related action:

You must take the single lowest card from the ve

face-up cards. If there are duplicates, you may

choose which card to take.

You must take the single highest card from the ve

face-up cards. If there are duplicates, you may

choose which card to take.

Swap one of your face-down cards with

an opponent’s face-down card. Note: Swapping

is optional but if you choose to do it, you may not

look at either your or your opponent’s card.

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2-5 PLAYERS

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AGES 6 & UP

You may choose either to take the face-up card

in this color region or instead draw the top,

face-down card from the draw pile. If you choose

the latter make sure to look at it before placing it

face-down next to your other cards! Collect a

Re-roll token if appropriate (see below).

You must take the face-up card in this color region

and place it face-down next to your other cards.

Additionally, collect 1 Re-roll token from the center.

(If the pile is depleted no more may be collected.)

Note: Some cards feature a Re-roll icon in the top

right corner. If you take a 7, 8, or 9 either from one

of the face-up cards or from the top of the draw pile,

collect a Re-roll token. If you land on a Re-roll space

and have to take a 7, 8, or also 9, you earn two tokens!

You must take the face-up card in this color region

and place it face-down next to your other cards.

Then, you may peek either at ALL of your own

face-down cards or ONE of an opponent’s face-down

cards. This is your only chance to look, so try your

best to remember the cards!

Game by Jack Degnan

Box and Board Illustrations: Carlo Stanga. Card Illustrations: Roni Shepherd

Gamewright 70 Bridge Street / Newton, MA 02458

email: jester@gamewright.com / www.gamewright.com

©2019 Gamewright, a division of Ceaco Inc. All rights reserved.

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cards: 5 Icon Guide cards

Re-roll tokens

number dice

“Wild” die

game board

“Catue of Liberty” pawn

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	Gamewright
	Rat-a-Tat Roll \| 425
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	0759751004255, 759751004255
	English
	User manual (PDF)

Packaging content

Packaging content	45 cards\n15 tokens\n4 dice\n1 figurine\n1 game board\nRules of Play
Number of dices	4
Gameboard included	Yes
Game rules	Yes

Safety warning

Not for children 0-3 years	Yes
EU TSD warning	Small parts. Choking hazard

Features

Suitable for	Universal
Family game	Yes
Shape	Cube (6 sides)
Minimum number of players	2
Maximum number of players	5
Playing time	15 min
Suggested gender	Any gender
Recommended age (min)	6 yr(s)
Awards	Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
Recommended age group	Adult & Child

Packaging data

Package type

Box

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