The Instructions
Objective
Gather nuts in preparations for hibernation. You have 3 months to prepare. Build you nut pile while competing against other players!
Getting Started
To begin first select the amount of nut tokens you will need for the game based on your player size. Shuffle all cards then deal 5 cards to each player. Place the remainder of cards and the starting nuts in the center of players. Also place the golden nut in the center of players but keep it separate from the normal nut pile. Designate a spot for the discard pile.
How To Play
Select the game rotation of clockwise or counter clockwise, then select a player to begin the game. On the start of your turn draw 1 card from the game deck. Select one card from your hand and place the selected card into the discard pile. When a card is placed in the discard pile perform any action inside of the card's action box. Then your turn ends and the next player may start their turn. A round ends when the last normal nut is removed from the center pile.
How To Play
The golden nut does not need to be removed from the center pile for the round to end. When the round ends each player will write down the amount of nuts they have gathered. Then return all nuts and cards back to the center pile. Shuffle all of the cards and deal 5 cards to each player. Continue with the same rotation of play from the previous round. At the end of the third round you will add up your total score. The player with the most nuts collected is the winner.
Card Breakdown
The action box is where you will find the cards abilities. The nut symbol inside the action box determines how many nuts you may gather from the center pile. The text written inside of the action box is the cards action.
The Cards
Collect 2 nuts from the center pile. The nut symbol inside of the action box represents the amount of the nuts you will collect from the center pile.
Collect 3 nuts from the center pile. The nut symbol inside of the action box represents the amount of the nuts you will collect from the center pile.
Collect 4 nuts from the center pile. The nut symbol inside of the action box represents the amount of the nuts you will collect from the center pile.
Select another player and take one nut from their nut pile. You can not take a nut from a player if they don't have a nut in their nut pile. Also, collect 1 nut from the center pile.
Select another player and take 2 nuts from their nut pile. You can not take a nut from a player if they don't have a nut in their nut pile. If a player has only 1 nut you may takw their remaining 1 nut from their nut pile. Also, collect 1 nut from the center pile.
Select another player and take 3 nuts from their nut pile. You can not take a nut from a player if they don't have a nut in their nut pile. If a player has only 1 or 2 nuts, you may take those remaining nuts from their nut pile. Also, you must put 1 nut from your nut pile into your stash pile.
When you play this card select another player in the game. The chosen player must reveal their cards to you, then you must select one card and place it into your hand. No other players may look at the cards and neither player may state the card taken. Also collect 1 nut from the center pile.
When you play this card select another player and they must swap all cards in their hand with all of the cards in your hand. No other players may look at the cards and neither player may state the cards swapped. Also collect 1 nut from the center pile.
When you play this card select another player and they must swap all of the nuts in their nut pile with all of the nuts in your nut pile. You do not need any nuts in your nut pile to play this card.
When you play this card you must pick up the top card of the main deck and put it into your hand. Also, Collect 2 nuts from the center pile.
When you play this card you must pick up 2 cards from the top of the main deck and put them into your hand. Also, collect 1 nut from the center pile.
Collect 1 nut from the center pile. You must put 1 nut from your nut pile into your stash pile. Also, play 1 additional card from your hand.
Collect 1 nut from the center pile. You must put 2 nut from your nut pile into your stash pile if possible. Otherwise put 1 nut to into your stash pile. Draw 1 card from the main deck.
Collect 1 nut from the center pile then put 3 nuts from your nut pile into your stash pile. If you don’t have 3 nuts you must put any remainder you have into your stash pile.
When you play this card you may select any other card in the discard pile and put that card into your hand. Also, collect 1 nut from the center pile.
Select your left side or right side. Then all players must give their nut pile to the player on their left side or right side based on the chosen option.
Select your left side or right side then all players must give all of their cards in hand to the player on their left side or right side based on the chosen option. Also, collect 1 nut from the center pile.
When you play this card it protects you from all other players negative interactions until your next turn. Collect 1 nut from the center pile. This card can be countered
When you play this card select an opponent and they must forfeit their next turn. They may not draw or play a card when it comes to their turn. The trapped opponent may still play the cancel card when it’s not their turn. This effect last only 1 turn.
Collect 1 nut from the center pile. Draw 1 card from the main deck then play 1 more card from your hand.
You may play this card at any time to cancel the action of another card. You can only cancel a chosen card effect immediately during the time that the opponent is playing their card. You can not cancel a card of an opponent whose turn has completed. If you have multiple copies of this card in your hand, you may play any amount of those
You may play this card at any time to cancel the action of another card. You can only cancel a chosen card effect immediately during the time that the opponent is playing their card. You can not cancel a card of an opponent whose turn has completed. If you have multiple copies of this card in your hand, you may play any amount of those cards during any player’s turn. A canceled card will go into the discard deck, along with this card.
When you play this card collect the golden nut from anywhere it may be. The golden nut doubles your nut pile! The golden nut has a value of 1 nut. Count all of the nuts in your nut pile including the golden nut then double your nut pile. The golden nut can not stashed away. Nuts stashed away are not affected by the golden nut. The golden
When you play this card collect the golden nut from anywhere it may be. The golden nut doubles your nut pile! The golden nut has a value of 1 nut. Count all of the nuts in your nut pile including the golden nut then double your nut pile. The golden nut can not stashed away. Nuts stashed away are not affected by the golden nut. The golden nut may only be gathered from the center pile by a card that says “gather the golden nut". Once the golden nut is gathered it can be snatched from other players. The golden nut exist separately from the nut pile and does not need to be gathered for the round/game to end.
To play this card you need at least 2 nuts in your accumulative pile. When you play this card you must return 2 nuts to the center pile, then collect the golden nut from anywhere it may be.
This card will destroy half of the nuts in the center pile rounded down. Destroyed nuts will be removed from the round. They can not be used until the next round. Add those nuts back into the next round.
To play this card you will need a total nut score of 13 or more nuts. When this card is played the current round comes to an end, then collect 1 nut from the center pile.
This card will destroy half of each player's nut pile, including the player who played this card. Destroyed nuts will be removed from the round. They can not be used until the next round. Add those nuts back into the next round