Seals Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Setup
• Game
• Game Turn
• Sets
• Important
• New Round
• Game End

Components

• 55 Cards in 5 colors (1-5 Minor, 6-10 Major, 1 Coin)
• 2 Red Coins
• 20 Marks

Setup

• Place all Marks within reach of the players.
• Take 5 Marks and pile them up, face down.
• Shuffle all cards, and place them in a drawing pile in the center of the game.
• Randomly choose a first starting player.

Game

The game is played in a maximum of 5 rounds, during which the players accumulate cards in order to create a Set.

A winning set can be made either of four cards of a kind (four same numbers or four Coins) or a suit of 10 (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10).

Game Turn

• On your turn, begin by revealing cards from the drawing pile in order to have 4 cards face up to choose from.
• Then, choose the card(s) you want to take in your hand.
• These cards can be either:
  • all cards of one same color, or
  • all cards of one same symbol (number or Coin).
• At the end of your turn, you may play out one or several Sets to win the round.

Note: a same card can not be part of 2 different sets (see below).

Example: Here, you could take the two Coins or the two blue cards, or the two 4 or only the green card, or only the red Coin.

Example: Here, you could take the three black cards or only the 2, only the 4, only the 5 or only the 7.

Sometimes, you can take only one card...

Sets

• If you play out a Set, you immediately win the round.
• Take victory Marks depending on the nature of your set:
  • Four minor cards: take 1 Mark.
  • Four major cards: take 2 Marks.
  • Four Coins: take 3 Marks.
  • A complete suit: take 4 Marks.

Important

When you take your victory Mark(s) always start by taking 1 (and only 1) from the top of the pile. This helps you keep track of the rounds.

New Round

• For a new round, follow the steps of the Setup.
• Only one change: the first player changes clockwise from round to round.

Game End

• At the end of a round, if a player has collected 5 or more Marks, he immediately wins the game.
• If this doesn't happen, the game ends after the 5th round (when a player takes the last Mark of the pile). The player with the most Marks at that point is the winner.
• In case of a tie, the players involved in the tie play a final round to see who is the Grand winner.