SHIFTING STONES

 

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OBJECTIVE OF SHIFTING STONES: End the game with the highest score

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1 – 5 Players

CONTENTS: 72 Pattern Cards, 9 Stone Tiles, 5 Reference Cards

TYPE OF GAME: Board Game

AUDIENCE: Kids, Adults

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INTRODUCTION OF SHIFTING STONES

Shifting Stones is a pattern building puzzle game published by Gamewright in 2020.  In this game, players shift and flip tile stones in order to form patterns.  If patterns are formed that match the cards in their hand, the cards can be scored for points.  Play your cards right and score multiple patterns in a single turn.

CONTENTS

Shifting Stones has 72 unique pattern cards. These cards can be used to shift and flip stones, or they can be used to score points.  Players can potentially earn 1, 2, 3, or 5 points depending on the card.

The 9 Stone tiles are the main focal point of the game.  These tiles are flipped and shifted in order to match patterns on the playing cards.  Each tile is double sided.

There are also 5 reference cards that detail what a player can do on their turn as well as what each Stone tile contains.

SETUP

Shuffle the Stone tile cards and lay them down to form a 3×3 grid.  Make sure they are all oriented the same way.  카지노사이트

Shuffle the Pattern cards and deal four to each player face down.  Players may look at their hand, but they should not show their cards to their opponents.  Place the rest of the Pattern cards face down as a draw pile at the top of Stone tile layout.  A discard pile will form directly beside it. 

Each player should also have a reference card.  Make sure one of the players receives the dark reference card.  This card denotes who is player one.

The grid must be oriented in the same direction for players to compare to their Pattern cards.  The top of the grid, established by the placement of the draw and discard piles, is the top for all of the players regardless of where they sit.