Cartes sur Table
Cartes sur Table Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
220 cards, including:
- 42 Voting Cards (7 sets of 6 cards, numbered 1 to 6);
- 6 Number Cards;
- 172 Character Cards.
- 1 scorepad for recording points;
- 1 rulebook.
Goal
The goal of the game is to score as many points as possible. In each round one of the players takes on the role of the Patient. The other players must correctly identify the Character Card that best describes the Patient's character/behaviour. The player who has scored the most points is declared the winner.
Setup
Place in the middle of the table one fewer Number Card than there are players. For example, in a 5-player game, prepare 4 cards (numbered 1 to 4).
Each player takes a set of Voting Cards in the colour of their choice. If fewer than 7 players are taking part, return the unused sets of Voting Cards to the box.
At the start of the game, decide whether you will play with the sentences of the Blonde or of the Redhead. There is no essential difference between them.
Gameplay
Each game consists of 4 rounds, each divided into two parts: Matching Character Cards (1) and Choice (2).
At the start of each of the first 3 rounds, deal each player as many Character Cards as there are players. For example, in a 5-player game each player receives 5 Character Cards.
Each player spends a few moments getting to know their Character Cards.
1 - Matching Character Cards
At the start, choose a player (the Patient) to whom we will match Character Cards first. Each of the other players places in front of the Patient one face-down Character Card that they think best describes the Patient's character/behaviour.
Repeat this for every player. The order does not matter.
Note: a player does not match a Character Card to themselves! In this way every player ends up with one Character Card, which they must discard.
Example: Four players take part: Magdalena, Gabriela, Mateusz and Piotr. At the start of the first round each of them receives 4 Character Cards (since there are four of them). Gabriela is the first Patient. Magda, Mateusz and Piotr each place one face-down card in front of her. Gabriela does not take these 3 cards into her hand. The same procedure is then repeated for Magdalena, Mateusz and Piotr.
Let us consider Magdalena's case. Magda thinks that Mateusz cannot handle losing, so she matches him the card: "You find it hard to accept defeat." To Gabriela she matches the card: "You can't tell jokes," and to Piotr, whom she only knows briefly, "You feel younger than you are." This card best describes the first impression Piotr made on her. Magda sets aside her fourth and last card, returning it to the box.
2 - Choice
The first player (order does not matter), called the "Patient," lays out the Character Cards they received and that were revealed, matching them to the Number Cards, and reads them aloud. The first card from the left is marked with the number 1, the next with the number 2, and so on.
Each player (including the Patient) secretly chooses the Character Card that they think best describes the Patient. They do this with a Voting Card, which they place in front of themselves, face down.
Example: Mateusz is the Patient. He has received the Character Cards: 1. "You think you are a walking ideal," 2. "You find it hard to accept defeat," and 3. "You play computer games very often." Magda thinks the last card best describes Mateusz, so she places face-down Voting Card no. 3 in front of herself.
When all players have made their choice, they simultaneously reveal their Voting Cards.
[Illustration: revealed Voting Cards and the Character Cards matched by the other players to the Patient.]
All players who voted for the card that received the most votes each receive 1 point. In case of a tie, the Patient decides who receives the points. This is a time for lively discussion.
The Patient keeps the Character Card selected in this way (it will be needed in the final round). The remaining cards are returned to the box, as they are no longer needed. Each player takes back their Voting Cards.
Remember that if someone was matched the card "You find it hard to accept defeat," this does not necessarily mean that the player cannot handle losing. It is very likely that this card was the "lesser evil" among the cards that were matched.
New Round
A round ends when each player has been the Patient once. Play 3 rounds in this way; the fourth is the final round.
Fourth - Last Round
Note: the printed Polish heading reads "CZWARTA - OSTANIA RUNDA"; "OSTANIA" is a misprint for "OSTATNIA" (last). The heading is translated accordingly.
In the last round, no new Character Cards are dealt. On their turn, the Patient matches three of the Character Cards collected in the previous rounds to the Number Cards. Voting proceeds as in the previous rounds, but the choice will be harder! Each correct answer is worth 2 points. The players add up their points, and the player with the most points wins. In case of a tie, all the players concerned win.
Variant for Players Who Know Each Other Briefly
If players are meeting for the first time, they may use this variant, although the basic version works just as well. At the start of the round, each player receives as many Character Cards as there are players. Each player chooses one Character Card from their cards that describes THEMSELVES best, and places it face down in front of them. They pass the remaining cards to the player on their right and take cards from the player on their left. From the cards they receive, they again choose one and repeat these actions until only one card remains in their hand. The last card is discarded, and the rest of the game proceeds as in the basic variant.
The purpose of this game is above all to provide enjoyable fun for its participants. Remember to respect each other's personal dignity.