Paradisio
Paradisio Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 16 wooden island tiles
- 5 island tokens
- 1 beautiful bag
- Rules of the game
Object of the game
Create paradise islands by placing one tile at a time. The player who plays the last tile wins an island token.
The first player to collect 3 island tokens wins the game.
Game play
The 16 tiles are shuffled face-down on the table. Each player takes eight tiles at random, placing them face-up in front of themselves, so that both players' tiles are visible at all times.
Determine randomly who starts - this player chooses one of their tiles and plays it in the center of the table. The game proceeds with the two players taking turns playing one tile at a time, while respecting the following rules:
- Tiles must be played edge-to-edge with at least one tile already on the table.
- The image on each tile must match perfectly with the images on all adjacent tiles. In other words, sea must connect to sea and land must connect to land.
- All squares must fit into an imaginary 4x4 grid.
End of a round
The round ends when one player can no longer place a tile. The player who placed the last tile wins an island token. The player who lost the round starts the next.
If all 16 tiles are placed, the round is a tie, and neither player gets a token.
End of the game
The first player to collect 3 island tokens wins the game.
Hint: Keep careful track of what tiles you and your opponent have available. Try to leave holes where only one of your pieces can fit, and save those pieces as long as possible!
Solitaire play
Paradisio can be played as a single player game in three levels of difficulty. At the basic level, simply place the 16 tiles in a 4 x 4 grid while respecting the game rules.
To learn the advanced levels, please visit Paradisio's web page at www.foxmind.com.
Single player rules
Source: FoxMind's official single-player rules sheet (paradisio_solitaire_en.pdf).
The pieces are placed face up on the table. The rules remain the same. There are 3 levels of difficulty:
Level 1: Simply place all 16 pieces in a 4 x 4 square.
Level 2: All pieces are placed in a 4 x 4 square AND there can be only one island (and many seas) or one sea (and many islands).
Level 3: All pieces are placed in a 4 x 4 square AND there can be only one island and one sea.
For each level, there are many possibilities.