Santa's Bag
Santa's Bag Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 32 Toy Cards, with a Trickiness number: 1, 2 or 3. It also shows the Parts you need to make that toy.
- 32 Kid Cards, with a Niceness number: 1, 2 or 3.
- 96 Part Cards, for making Toys.
- 1 Toy Dial, for keeping track of how many Toys have been made.
- plus 1 Player Aid Sheet, showing all the Parts and how many of each is in the game.
Setup
Shuffle the 3 decks of cards: the Part cards, the Kid cards, and the Toy cards. Put the 3 decks face-down on the table.
Each player gets 4 Part cards. Do not show your cards to the other players.
You can play a short game or a long game.
- A short game ends after the players make 10 Toys.
- A long game ends after the players make 20 Toys.
If there are more than 5 players, you should play a long game.
Now we find out who is on Santa's list! Draw a Kid card and put it on the table. Now find out what Toy the Kid wants. Draw a Toy card and put it next to the Kid card.
Draw more cards until you have 4 Kids with 4 Toys.
The youngest player goes first. Play continues to the left.
How to Play Your Turn
Step 1 – Trade Parts
You may trade a Part card at the start of your turn. You can only make 1 trade each turn. There are two ways to trade. You can trade with other players, or you can trade with the Part deck. Once you make a trade, your Step 1 is over.
Trade with Other Players
To make a trade, announce the Part card you want to trade. Then announce what Part you need. If another player wants to make the trade, the two of you swap cards. If more than one other player wants to trade, the player closest to you to the left makes the trade. Other players do not have to trade with you, even if they have the card you want.
Once you tell the other players about the trade, you cannot change your mind. If nobody wants to make the trade with you, you can try to make different trades, or you can trade with the Parts deck (see below).
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Trade with the Part Deck
Draw a card from the Part Deck. Then discard a Part card.
Step 2 – Make a Toy
You can play your Part cards and make a Toy. You can only make 1 Toy each turn. You do not have to make a toy if you do not want to.
A Toy card has a picture of the Part cards you need to discard to make it. When you make a toy, you get to take the Toy card and the Kid card next to it. These cards score points so keep them face-up in front of you!
If you make a toy, draw a new Kid card and a new Toy card. Put them on the table like the others. Then, turn the Toy Dial up by one to show how many Toys have been made!
Elven Magic
If you have two Part cards that match, you can use Elven Magic when you build a toy. Elven Magic changes those two cards into any one Part you need. To use Elven Magic, just discard the two matching cards and tell the other players what part you are turning them into. You do not have to find the Part card you're using Elven Magic to create. (The cards are just discarded instead of the Part you needed.) You can only use Elven Magic when you are making a Toy.
You can use Elven Magic more than once per turn.
For example: You need clay and paint to build a Piggy Bank. You have one Clay card and two Wood cards. Elven Magic turns the two Wood cards into Paint. Discard all three cards to make the Toy.
Step 3 – Draw a Part Card
Take the card on top of the Part card deck and put it in your hand. Do not show it to the other players. If there are no more cards in the deck, shuffle the discarded Part cards to make a new deck.
You can have any number of cards in your hand.
Stardust
Elves can turn Stardust into any other Part. When you make a Toy, a Stardust Part card can be any Part you want it to be.
Ending the Game and How to Win
A short game ends when the Toy Dial shows that 10 toys have been made. A long game ends when the Toy Dial shows that 20 toys have been made.
Add up the numbers on all the Kids and Toys in front of you. That is your score. The player with the highest score wins!
What if there's a tie?
The player with the most Parts cards in hand, wins!
Easy Play
For an easier game:
- Do not use Elven Magic.
- Do not use the numbers on the cards.
- Your score is the number of Kid and Toy cards in front of you.