Le Roy des Ribauds Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Content
• Setup
• Rules
  • Actions
  • End of the Game
• Cards Effects
• Rule Clarification

Content

• 4 Chevaliers (Knights)
• 4 Reines (Queens)
• 4 Rois (Kings)
• 4 Assassins (Rogues)
• 2 Rules summary (front) and effects summary (back) cards

Setup

To start a game of Le Roy des Ribauds:

1. Shuffle all the cards.
2. Draw 4 cards, and put it in a face-down row called the Court.
3. Deal a hand of 3 cards to each player.

Note: If a player has 2 Reines in their starting hand, they put these two cards under the draw pile, and draw 2 cards to replenish their hand. If a player has 3 Reines in their starting hand or if each player has two, then the deal is canceled, and each player has to draw 3 new cards.

4. Use all the remaining cards to form a face-down draw pile.
5. Leave enough space for a discard pile (cards are always put face-up in the discard pile). You'll use the discard pile to create a new draw pile once the original draw pile is empty.
6. The starting player is selected randomly.

Rules

Actions

Each player takes turn playing a card in the Court. You can either:

• Reveal a card in the Court and apply its effect.
• Replace any card in the Court with one of the cards in your hand. You can put it face-up and apply its effect, or put it face-down.

End of the Game

The game ends when one of the players meets the conditions of one of 3 possible conspiracies:

• The Coronation: 3 Rois (Kings) are face-up in the Court during your turn.
• The Mariage: you start your turn with 3 Reines (Queens) in your hand.
• The Murder: During your turn, there's a face-up card between two face-up Assassins (Rogues) in the court.

Cards Effects

Effects are triggered when a card is played in the Court.

Chevalier (Knight): Switch two cards in the Court, then hide or reveal any card in the Court. This does not trigger the effect of cards that are revealed this way.

Reine (Queen): Look at 2 random cards in the hand of your opponent. If you discover any Reine (Queen), discard it, and your opponent has to draw cards to replenish their hand.

Roi (King): Draw 2 cards and add it to your hand. Then, discard two cards from your hand. OR Reveal a card in the Court.

Assassin (Rogue): Look at 2 face-down cards in the Court.

Rule Clarification

Précision: Lorsque vous jouez un Roi et utilisez son effet pour révéler une carte de la Cour, vous n'activez pas l'effet de la carte révélée.

Rule clarification: When playing a King and activating its effect to reveal a card in the Court, do not activate the effect of the card revealed that way.