Palourde Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Content
• Setup
• The Game
• The Pairs
• The Events
• Credits

Content

2 rulebooks (Fr/En), 1 title card and 59 cards:

• "Basket" x5
• "Clam" x20
• "Rake" x4
• "Crab" x4
• "Shrimp" x4
• "Bird" x4
• "Beach" x6
• "Shell" x6
• "High tide" x3
• "Storm warning" x1
• "Basket" (event) x1
• "Golden Clam" x1

Setup

Each fisherman picks a "Basket" card. Shuffle and place the remaining cards face down to form the "Beach."

The Game

The fishermen take turns flipping two cards of their choice to make them visible to everyone. The youngest fisherman starts:

• If they form a pair (see Pairs),
• If an event card is flipped (see Events),
• If the cards do not match, they are turned face down and returned to their original positions.

The fishing ends when all three "High Tide" cards are revealed. The fisherman with the most clams wins the Golden Clam!

The Pairs

Clam + Clam — The fisherman wins the pair and puts the clams in their basket.

Clam + Rake — The fisherman wins the clam, discards* the rake, and plays again.

Crab + Crab — The fisherman can steal a clam from a fisherman of his choice. The crabs are then discarded.

*Discard: Remove from the game.

Shrimp + Shrimp — The fisherman has the right to look at a card secretly. The shrimp are then discarded. The next fisherman cannot look at the card that was seen secretly.

Bird + (Clam or Crab or Shell or Shrimp) — Watch out, the birds eat the clams, crabs, shells, and shrimp! Discard both cards.

Please note: Two "Beach" and/or "Shell" cards do not form a pair.

The Events

If the "Basket Overboard" card is flipped, you overturn your basket! Discard the card as well as your clams. In your misfortune, you are allowed to play again...

If the "Storm Warning" card is flipped, beware, the wind rises! Discard the card and shuffle all the cards from the "Beach"!

If a "High Tide" card is flipped, it stays face-up on the "Beach" and the turn passes to the next fisherman.

Credits

Palourde is an Amagames game. Find the rules in a video at amagames.fr.

Design and Illustrations: Xavier Delanoue

First players: Karolina Delanoue, Pascale and Joël Delanoue, Families Thierry and Cuniot, Armand Serin.

Acknowledgements: A big thank you to my family for their invaluable support and to you, clam diggers, for making Palourde possible. Your trust touches me deeply.