Bambino-Solo
Bambino-Solo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Game Idea
Players take turns placing one card on the discard pile in the centre of the table. Each card played must match the animal or the colour of the top card of the discard pile. The first player to play all of their own cards wins the round and may move their pawn one step forward on the board. Several rounds are played. The first player to bring their pawn to the finish on the board wins the game.
Setup
Place the board at the edge of the table. Each player takes a pawn and places it on the start space of the same colour on the board. With fewer than 4 players, the unused pawns are not used and are returned to the box.
Shuffle the cards. Each player is dealt five cards, which they hold in hand. The remaining cards are placed face down in the centre of the table as the draw pile.
Turn the top card of the draw pile face up and place it next to the pile; this is the start of the discard pile. If the turned card is an action card (see "The Action Cards"), it is slid under the draw pile and a new card is turned over.
The rulebook shows an example setup for four players.
Playing the Game
The player to the left of the dealer begins; play then continues clockwise. On your turn you may play only one card, never more than one. The card you play must match the top card of the discard pile: the same colour or the same animal. You may choose which card to play; this may also be an action card.
Place the played card face up on the discard pile. The next player then takes their turn.
Example: Laura is to play. She must play any red card or any card with a hare (value 5). She plays a yellow hare and places it on the discard pile. The next player must now play a yellow card or a card with a hare.
Nico is to play. He plays a yellow card with a horse (value 8) and places it on the discard pile. The next player must now play a yellow card or a card with a horse.
If a player cannot (or does not wish to) play a card, they draw the top card of the draw pile and take it into their hand. The next player then takes their turn. It is therefore not permitted to draw a card first and then play a card.
The Action Cards
When a player plays an action card, the next player must carry out the instruction on the action card. The normal rules for playing apply to action cards: the same animal on the same animal, or the same colour on the same colour. The exception is the action card with the butterfly (colour choice), which may be played on any card (see also "The Action Cards").
Example: Birgit is to play. She plays a "colour choice" action card and chooses the colour blue. The next player must play a blue card (or again a "colour choice" card).
"+1"
When one of these cards is played, the next player must draw one card from the draw pile and take it into their hand. They may not play a card. The following player then takes their turn.
"+2"
When one of these cards is played, the next player must draw two cards from the draw pile and take them into their hand. They may not play a card. The following player then takes their turn.
"Skip"
When one of these cards is played, the next player must skip their turn and may not play a card.
"Colour choice"
A colour choice card may be played on any card played. The player who plays the colour choice card chooses a colour and names it loudly and clearly. Play then continues with the named colour.
End of a Round
When a player plays their second-to-last card, they must call "SOLO" loudly and clearly. This is a warning to all other players that they have only one card left. If a player forgets to call "SOLO", they must immediately draw two cards from the draw pile as a penalty and take them into their hand.
When a player plays their last card, the round ends. This player may move their pawn one step towards the finish on the board. All other pawns stay where they are.
All cards are then shuffled and a new round begins in the way described above. The first card of the new round is played by the left-hand neighbour of the winner of the previous round.
End of the Game
Rounds are played until a player has brought their pawn to the finish on the board. That player is the winner.