Stress
Stress Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Aim of the game
The aim of the game is to create vertical and horizontal rows of cards, each totalling a value of 33. The player who forms a row of cards that add up to 33 wins those cards. The winner of the game is the player who totals the most points.
Setting up the game
Shuffle the cards thoroughly and then deal out 7 cards, one at a time to each player. The players pick up the cards that are lying face down on the table. The remaining cards are placed face down in a pile at the centre of the table. During the course of the game the players take their cards from this pile.
The game
The game is played clockwise. The player to the left of the dealer plays first. The first player lays down any card face up at the centre of the table and then picks up a card from the pile. The second player has to place a card next to the first card laid down: the second card can be "stuck" either onto the first card's short or long side. This player too then picks a card from the pile. The game continues in a clockwise direction, with each player having to "stick" a card to one found on the table. Players cannot miss a turn. When there are no more cards left in the pile, players continue with the cards they hold until all the cards are played.
Takings
When a player is able to form a vertical or horizontal row of THREE or FOUR CARDS whose numbers add up to 33 he wins those cards; he takes the cards won and piles them face down on the table. It is not possible to form 33 with two cards or with more than four cards. If a player reaches 33 with cards of the same colour, he puts them on his pile and turns one card face up. Cards can be placed in the empty spaces left by cards already taken.
The points
A point is awarded for each card taken; five points are awarded for each card turned face up.
The winner is the player who totals the most points.