King's Court


Objective

 

Be the first player to assemble your court by reaching the end of the game board.

 

Players

 

2-4 players.

 

Equiptment

 

Game Board of 30 spaces + start

4 pawns (avitars)

A deck of standard playing cards

 

Setup

 

Place each pawn inside the start space.

Shuffle the deck

 

Rules

 

 

Each player selects a suit to represent them (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, or Spades)

 

Players cut for high card to determine turn order

 

 

On each player's turn, that player draws the top card.

 

If a card's suit does not match any  players' suit (in 2 or 3 player game) that card is removed from game and another card is drawn.

 

Player's add the card drawn to their hand, keeping its value secret from other players.

 

A player may play any number of cards on their turn and only on their turn

 

 

                         Numerical carrds (Ace-10) of the player's suit allows the player to move that many spaces on the board.  Aces count as 1s.

 

                         Numerical cards of another player's suit allows you to move that player back that many spaces.

 

                         Cards that would move a player (back or forth) more spaces than the board allows instead  moves them the maximum spaces allowed. 

 

                         Each opponent may not be moved back more than once during your turn (swapping places does not count as "moving back".)

 

                         Face cards (Jack, Queen, King) of your suit may be played on any opponent.

 

                         Face cards of any other suit may only be played on the opponent represented by that suit. 

 

                         Play a Jack to swap places on the board with an opponent

 

                         Queen allows you to look at an opponent's hand and play any one card there as if it were in your hand.

 

                         King forces an opponent to discard their hand.

 

                         When a card is played or discarded, it goes to the discard pile; when there are no more cards to draw, the discard pile is reshuffled.

 

 

                         The first player to reach or pass the 30th space wins.