Yucata' Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Preparation
• Course of Play
• The Cards
• The Stones
• Game End

Preparation

Each player receives an amulet and 7 cards in the matching colour. The cards are held in the hand, the amulet placed on the first space of the board (The large space in one corner).

Course of Play

First choose a starting player. Starting with this player and continuing in a clockwise direction, each player plays one of their cards and moves their amulet the corresponding distance. This process continues until an amulet reaches or passes the end space. More than one amulet may stand on any space.

The Cards

• Playing a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 card moves the amulet 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 spaces forward around the board.
• If a player plays the "move in front of the leader" card (illustrated with a green symbol), they must move their amulet to the space in front of the leading amulet. If the player with the leading amulet plays it, they move their amulet one space forwards.
• If a player plays the question mark card, they move their amulet in exactly the same way as the previous player, i.e. if the previous player played a 4 card, then the question mark card would act as if it were a 4 card etc. That means that card copies the card last played.
• The question mark card may not be played as first card.
• A player may only play the same card as the previous player if it is their last card. As long as they have a choice, they must play a different card from that played by the previous player.
• Cards played are placed face up on the table in front of the player. Subsequent cards are placed on top of the first card. In this way all players can see which card each player played last. Once all 7 cards have been played, the players pick their cards back up and play on with the full set again.

The Stones

If an amulet reaches or passes a space with a stone on it the player must take this stone. If for example the leading amulet is moved three spaces, the player will have to take three stones. There are never any stones on the board behind the leading amulet.

Game End

Movement ends as soon as all 35 stones have been taken. Then the scores are worked out. First, the player who has taken the red stone returns it to the box, along with one dark blue stone. If the player doesn't have any blue stones, the red stone has no function. Each player must now return pale stones to the box, depending on how many dark stones they have.

• 1 Dark stone, return one pale stone
• 2 Dark stones, return 3 (1+2) pale stones
• 3 dark stones, return 6 (1+2+3) pale stones
• 4 dark stones, return 10 (1+2+3+4) pale stones
• and so on

The player who has the most pale stones left after this is the winner.