ButterKO
ButterKO Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Overview
You are on a mission in the deepest jungles of Borneo to discover a new and exotic butterfly species. But watch out for the hot tropical jungle! It will play tricks on your mind and put your head into a spin as the butterflies constantly flutter about. You need a keen eye to spot and capture the butterflies. Only the best hunters will survive and become famous while the others descend into tropical madness!
Aim
The player who catches the most butterflies wins the game.
Contents
- 48 Butterfly Cards
- 12 Large Butterfly Point Cards
Setup
Place the Large Butterfly Point cards around an invisible 3 x 3 grid as shown. (This is called the Jungle Grid - cards will be placed in here later.)
Shuffle and deal out the remaining cards equally to all players. Cards are held face down in front of each player.
Playing the game
Starting with the youngest - players take turns to place a card into any of the nine Jungle Grid locations. If there is an empty location this must be filled before placing on another card.
When the grid is full, players may place cards in any of the grid locations. You cannot play a card onto one that was just played.
All players play together searching the jungle and trying to catch the exotic butterflies.
The challenge is to spot when the same butterfly appears three times in a row inside the Jungle Grid (Orthogonal or Diagonal).
When this happens - the first player to place their hand onto the same Large Butterfly Point Card, takes the card and keeps it in front of them. (They have caught this butterfly).
If you make a mistake and touch a Large Butterfly Point card when there is not three showing in a line in the Jungle Grid then you must return one of your other Large Butterfly Point cards (if you have one).
Game End
The game ends when all butterflies have been caught or the last card is placed into the Jungle Grid.
The player who catches the most butterflies is the winner.
Flipping Cards
When playing a card from your hand (face down stack) be sure to flip the card outwards as you place it into the Jungle Grid. This way all players will see it at the same time.