Tramposo
Tramposo Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components and Setup
- Place the cushion in the center of the table.
- Each player takes a deck of cards numbered 1 to 4. If you are playing with 5 or 6 players, take the 5 as well.
- Take a den and two bear footprint pawns (the bears) of the same color. Place your bears on the den as indicated.
- Place your den at a distance from the cushion equal to the length of the path.
- Place the ruler to one side.
Sneaky the Bear
Sneaky the Bear has come to play with you and asks if you'd like to play his way. Do you want to try?
Play by the rules we are explaining below, but remember...
you're allowed to cheat!
We're not going to give you every idea that comes to mind, like moving your Bear token when you're not allowed to, or… anyway, do it with class and, above all, without getting caught!
How to Play
You must move one of your bears from your Den to the Cushion. It can only move if you are the only one to play the lowest card of the round.
On your turn:
- Choose one of the cards in your hand and place it face down to your right.
- Everyone together, turn over the played cards.
- The person who played the lowest non-repeated card can move their bear.
If no one can move their bear because all the played cards are repeated, proceed to step 5.
- The player allowed to move their pawn uses the ruler to advance their bear towards the cushion a distance equal to the value of the card they played.
- All the players take back into their hand the card played by the player on their left, so they have a full hand to start the next round.
Who Wins?
This way, you'll gradually get closer to the cushion, your goal! The first to reach it will be able to rest all winter!
Two-Player Game
Set up the game as for the multiplayer version.
- Take the 16 unused cards (numbered 1 to 4) and form a draw pile.
- Each player plays a card from their hand and flips the top card of the draw pile.
- Of the 3 cards, the player who played the lowest non-repeated one advances.
- Leave the card next to you and continue playing until you have no cards left in hand. Then, pick up your four cards and put them back into your hand to continue playing.
- The first player to reach the cushion wins. If the draw pile is exhausted before anyone reaches it, the game ends without a winner.
Important
If you're caught cheating — that is, if someone tells you when and how you did it — put your Bear back in its den and continue the game from this place.
Don't overdo the cheating and make sure everyone has fun.
Don't put your arms between the cushion and your token. If you want to move your token, you must do it from behind or to the side.
Why two bears?
Use them to refine your stratagems!