Lucia Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Setup
• Rules
  • Winning the Game
  • Taking Actions
  • Examples of Iconography
  • Moving Characters
  • Restrictions
  • Lighting Candles
  • Gingerbread Cards
  • Wild Cards
  • Lucia Card
  • Multi Cards

Components

• 3 Lucia
• 2 Tomtens
• 7 Handmaidens
• 3 Starboys
• 3 Gingerbreads
• 33 Action Cards

Setup

1. Find the remaining Lucia character cards and put them to the side. (You will replace Lucia with these cards as more of her candles are being lit.)
2. Create four stacks of character cards based on the number of stars in the upper left corner of the card.
3. Shuffle each stack of character cards and create a row of kids: 1-1-1-1-1 - 2-2-2-2-2 - 3-3-3-3-3 - 4. In Sweden, we call this the Lucia train. (See the example at the bottom of the rules page.) If the Gingerbread and Starboys are standing next to each other, simply move the rightmost kid one step to the right so that another character is between them. Repeat this step if needed.
4. Shuffle the action cards and deal 3 cards to each player. In a multiplayer game, do not show the cards to each other.
5. You are now ready to start!

Rules

The goal of the game is to arrange the Lucia train in perfect order and make sure all of the characters' candles are lit! You lose if you run out of cards to play, or are unable to play any cards.

Winning the Game

You win if all these conditions are met:

• Lucia is in the front (with 5 candles lit).
• All 3 Starboys are in the back!
• All candles are lit!

(At the bottom of the page an example of a winning condition is shown.)

Taking Actions

Players take turns in playing one card from their hand. The player must perform all the actions on the card in any order they wish. All actions are color coded to match the characters.

After the action(s) have been executed, the card is discarded. The player ends their turn by drawing a card so that they have 3 in their hand.

Examples of Iconography

• A Starboy moves 2 steps in any direction.
• Tomten lights candles.
• Lucia moves through Handmaidens.

Moving Characters

The number on a card indicates how many steps a character must move in a direction. The characters are not allowed to move outside the Lucia train.

The example card is color coded: a Starboy or Handmaiden moves 2 steps in any one direction.

Restrictions

Gingerbreads and Starboys may never stand next to each other!

Lighting Candles

Only Tomtens and Handmaidens with lit candles can share the light. The example card will let a Handmaiden light its two adjacent cards. You light a card by flipping it to its back.

Gingerbread Cards

When Gingerbread kids move and pass another character with a lit candle, that (single) candle will go out! Tomtens' lanterns never go out.

Wild Cards

The wild cards may move any character, including Lucia! Remember, Gingerbreads blow out candles!

Lucia Card

You may move Lucia through a connected train of Handmaidens. (You do not light candles.)

Multi Cards

Multi cards let you do both actions! You may do them in any order, and on the same or different characters. After each action, you must make sure all Gingerbreads and Starboys are obeying the restriction rules.