G.I. Joe Mission: Cobra H.Q. Game
G.I. Joe Mission: Cobra H.Q. Game Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Object
Be the first player to return to HOME BASE with a Top Secret tile.
Contents
Gameboard, 4 G.I. Joe pawns with plastic stands, 36 tiles, 2 dice
The First Time You Play
Carefully detach the game pieces from the cardboard sheet. Discard the waste.
Assemble the G.I. Joe pawns: Fold each of the 4 pawns along their fold lines, and press each pawn into a plastic stand. See Figure 1.
Figure 1: Folding a pawn and pressing it into its plastic stand.
Get Ready!
- Choose a pawn and place it on the matching-colored corner gameboard space. This is your HOME BASE. All players do the same. Place any unused pawns out of the game.
Stack the 4 Top Secret tiles on the large Cobra HQ space on the island. Turn the remaining tiles facedown and mix them up. Then place one facedown tile on each of the gameboard sand (light brown) spaces.
Your Mission Begins!
Each player rolls the white die. The highest roller goes first. Play then continues clockwise.
Figure 2 shows the game set up and ready for 4 players. It labels the Pawn on Home Base, the Island, the River space, the Top Secret tiles, the Bush space, and the Facedown tile on sand space.
On Your Turn
Roll the white die, then move your pawn along the gameboard squares. Here are the rules for moving your pawn:
- Move your pawn from space to adjoining space in any direction, except diagonally.
- You may move up to the full amount of your die roll. You do not have to move at all, if you don't want to!
- Never move onto the same space twice in one turn.
- Never move onto a space with a dark green bush.
- If you end your move on a space with no tile, your turn is over.
- If you move onto a space with a tile, you must stop on that space, even if you have more moves left on your die roll. See Moving onto a Tile.
- You can pass through or land on a space occupied by an opponent's pawn. Whenever you do so, you can take a tile from that player! See Moving onto an Occupied Space.
- You cannot move onto a river space without placing a boat tile on it first. See Using a Boat.
Moving onto a Tile
If your pawn moves onto a space with a tile on it, stop there. If the tile is facedown, flip it over on its space. Then do the following, depending on what kind of tile it is:
- Bomb tile: If it's a bomb tile, you must defuse it before you can move off of that space. See Defusing a Bomb.
- Cobra Henchman tile: If it's a Cobra Henchman tile, you must defeat the Cobra before you can move off of that space. See Battling a Cobra Henchman.
- Boat tile: If it's a boat tile, place it faceup in front of you. This ends your turn. Note: You can never have more than 2 boat tiles at a time. If you draw a third boat tile, leave it faceup on its space. This ends your turn. You must use a boat tile each time you cross the river. See Using a Boat.
Defusing a Bomb
When your pawn lands on a space with a bomb tile, you must immediately try to defuse it by having a roll-off with another player.
The Roll-off: Choose a player as your opponent, and give this player the black die. At the same time, you roll the white die and your opponent rolls the black die. The high roller wins. (If there's a tie, roll again until there is a winner.)
- If your opponent won the roll-off, keep your pawn on the space with the bomb tile. This ends your turn. On your next turn, try again to defuse the bomb!
- If you won the roll-off, take the bomb tile and place it facedown on any empty light-green gameboard space. This ends your turn.
Battling a Cobra Henchman
If your pawn lands on a space with a Cobra Henchman tile, you must immediately try to defeat the Cobra by having a roll-off with another player.
The Roll-off: Choose a player as your opponent, and give this player the black die. At the same time, you roll the white die and your opponent rolls the black die. The high roller wins. (If there's a tie, roll again until there is a winner.)
- If your opponent won the roll-off, keep your pawn on the space with the Cobra Henchman tile. This ends your turn. On your next turn, try again to defeat the Cobra Henchman!
- If you won the roll-off, place the Cobra tile in front of you. This ends your turn. On a future turn, you can use your Cobra Henchman tile to get a Cobra boost!
Getting a Cobra Boost: On any turn, you may use a Cobra Henchman tile to add spaces to your move! After rolling the die, just add the number on the tile (or less) to the number on your die roll. Then place the tile aside, out of play.
Using a Boat
You need 2 boat tiles: one to get onto the island to collect a Top Secret tile; and one to get off of the island and head for HOME BASE. Try to collect both tiles before crossing the river; once you're on the island, if you don't have a boat tile and can't find one there, you're stranded, and are out of the game!
You cannot end your move on a boat tile. To cross the river, you must have enough moves to land on the island.
After rolling the die on your turn, do the following:
- If you have enough moves to cross the river, place a boat tile on the river space, then move onto it to cross the river. (Remember, you can use a Cobra Henchman tile for extra moves!) After crossing the river, place the boat tile out of play.
- If you don't have enough moves to cross the river, leave your pawn where it is, and try again on your next turn.
Figure 3 shows an example of using a boat tile. You rolled 1 on the die, which is not enough to cross the river. But you use a Cobra Henchman tile to add 1 to your move. You made it!
Moving onto an Occupied Space
Whenever you pass through or land on a space occupied by an opponent's pawn, take one tile of your choice from this player, and place it in front of you.
If you're just passing through the space, continue your move. If you end your move on that space, and there is a bomb tile or a Cobra Henchman tile there, you must follow the rules for defusing the bomb or defeating the Cobra Henchman.
Finding the Top Secret Plans
Once your pawn is on the island, you must collect a Top Secret tile by moving onto the Cobra HQ space. As soon as you land there, take a Top Secret tile and place it in front of you. This ends your turn.
To win the game, you must cross the river again (using a boat tile) and make it back to your HOME BASE.
How to Win
The first player to return to his or her HOME BASE with a Top Secret tile wins the game!