Kaliko Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• The Kaliko Tile Set
• Rules of the Game
  • Object
  • Basic Rules and Definitions
  • Scoring
  • Turn
  • End

The Kaliko Tile Set

The Kaliko set consists of 85 unique hexagonal tiles. Each tile has three path-segments; each segment joins two sides of the tile. The three segments are completely separate; one may cross over another, but they do not join. There are five different sorts of tiles (shown in a diagram in the original).

These tiles are then colored red, white and blue in all possible ways so that no two have the same design.

Rules of the Game

Object

To connect like-colored paths and earn high scores.

Basic Rules and Definitions

• The tiles in the playing area at the start of a turn form the pattern. At the beginning of the game, the starting tile is the pattern. The pattern grows as the game progresses.
• A path consists of one or more segments in the pattern, all the same color; each segment connects at the tile edge to the next segment. A path either has two open ends, or forms a complete loop and is closed.
• Each scoring play adds tiles to the pattern. The colors on each tile played must match the colors on every adjacent tile.
• A scoring path is formed by connecting two open path-ends in the pattern with the new tiles' segments. The path may be extended as well, by adding segments to the ends of the new path. The path is closed if it forms a complete loop.
• Players score by forming one or more paths. All the tiles played on a single turn must form one main path; other scoring paths may be formed incidentally, and count towards the score.

Notes:

• Segments not connecting existing paths do not score, even if they happen to form a closed path on their own.
• A single path may be formed by joining more than two existing paths; path A can be connected to path B, then the other end of B connected to path C, and so on.
• A closed path may be formed by joining the two ends of a single existing path, or by joining two or more paths: A connects to B, the other end of B connects to C, and the other end of C connects back to the other end of A.

Scoring

After each scoring play, the player receives one point for each segment in each scoring-path formed, plus these bonuses:

• Three points for each time the path crosses over itself.
• Double points (including the cross-over bonus) for each path that is closed.

Turn

In each turn a player may do one of three things:

• Make a scoring play: Play any or all tiles to form at least one scoring-path. After the play, draw new tiles so as to again have seven. (If not enough tiles remain, take them all.)
• Exchange any or all tiles: Show the tiles to be exchanged to all players, draw an equal number of new tiles, and then return the exposed tiles to the bag.
• Pass: The player may simply pass, for any reason.

End

The game is over when a player goes out and there are not more tiles in the bag; or, when all players pass in succession. The player with the highest score wins.