Pearl Party
Pearl Party Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 5 folding clam shells
- 1 octopus
- 65 pearls
- 4 collection shells
- 4 threading strings
- 25 sea creature tiles
- 2 dice
Before the First Game
Tie a knot at one end of each of the threading strings. You can let an adult help you with this.
Carefully separate the cardboard pieces from the punchboard. Excess cardboard can be disposed of.
Now insert one stopper in each folding clam shell as illustrated.
Done!
Game Setup
Place the open folding clam shells in the center of the table in increasing size order (baby » sister » brother » mom » dad). Fill each of the holes with a pearl. The remaining pearls are extra and should be returned to the game box. The smallest clam remains open, the rest are folded closed.
The sea creature tiles are shuffled and placed face-up below the row of clams.
Place the octopus next to the largest clam.
Then each player places a threading string and a collection shell in front of them.
Get the dice ready.
How to Play
Players take turns in a clockwise order. The player who most recently found a shell at the beach begins and rolls both dice.
One die shows the various sea creatures (seahorse, turtle, starfish, crab or fish). The other die shows the respective colors (red, yellow, green, orange or purple). If you roll a silver sparkling side then you may turn that die to the side of your choice.
Can you find the combination that you rolled – in other words the sea creature in the corresponding color – among the face-up sea creature tiles?
- Yes! Hooray! That sea creature will help you get the pearls. Turn its tile over. Then take all the pearls in one pink circle of your choice in the currently open clam and thread them onto your string.
- No? Too bad. Select 1 pearl from the currently open clam and place it on the octopus. The octopus is pleased and thanks you for the beautiful decoration!
Then the next player may take their turn.
As soon as a clam has been emptied of pearls, it is closed. Then the next largest clam is opened and the game continues.
Tip: Pearls that you have collected can first be put in your collection shell and then threaded onto your string while play continues.
Examples
Example 1
The game is in full swing, the third clam has been opened and there are still pearls in 2 of its 5 circles. Thaddeus takes his turn. He rolls an orange seahorse. Unfortunately, this combination can no longer be found among the face-up sea creature tiles. Thaddeus goes away empty-handed, but has to take a pearl of his choice from the clam and place it on the octopus. He chooses to take a pearl from the section that had 3 pearls. His turn is now over.
Example 2
Next, Kim takes her turn. She rolls a yellow crab and is lucky that this combination is still face-up. She turns the matching sea creature tile over, but can only receive 2 pearls no matter which of the two sections in the open clam she chooses. If, in his move, Thaddeus had taken a pearl from the other section, Kim would have had the choice between a section with 1 pearl and a section with 3 pearls – and would definitely have picked the one with 3. Instead she takes two pearls from one of the sections, threads them onto her string and her turn is over.
End of the Game
The game ends as soon as the last clam shell has been emptied, or all the holes on the octopus have been filled. Now compare the lengths of your strings of pearls – the player with the most pearls, and thus the longest string of pearls, wins.
In the event of a tie, the tied players share the win.
No matter who wins, the coral reef inhabitants thank you for your help threading the strings of pearls! The coral reef is now beautifully decorated, and the celebrations can begin!
Tip: You don't need to take the folding clams apart at the end of the game. Simply place them, open or closed, in the bottom of the box and then place the rest of the game contents around them.