Board Game - Newcomers

Help the newcomers find their new home! Roll the dice, see which distinguishing features have come up, and be the first to find their owner among 27 candidates. Show your observation skills and reaction in the game «Newcomers»!   

Contents:

    • game cardboard cards — 28 pcs. (5.5 x 8.5 cm)
    • game plastic dice — 3 pcs. (2 x 2 cm)

    • rules of the game

 

 

How to play?

    Setup for the game. Thoroughly shuffle 27 house cards and lay them out on the table in a rectangle of 7 x 4 with the images of the houses facing up. Place the helper card «?» in the center.

 

Option 1. 

    The first player rolls 3 dice. The result of the roll will determine the characteristics of the needed house: what material the walls are made of, what color the roof is, whether there is a chimney, stairs, flowers. All participants simultaneously start looking for an appropriate house based on these parameters on the cards. As soon as someone finds it, they cover the card with their hand, then turn it over to check. The symbols on the back of the house card must match the ones rolled on the dice. If the player is correct, they take the card and place it in front of them with the house side up. If the participant is wrong, they return one of the previously won cards (if any).

    The next player clockwise rolls 3 dice. A new round begins. Only one of the 27 houses possesses all three rolled features.

    If the house card that matches the rolled dice features is already in front of one of the players, the others strive to cover the helper card «?» with their hands while simultaneously naming the name of the player who has the needed card. Thus, whoever covers the helper card first will take the victory from the competitor. To not lose their card, the owner must be the first to cover the helper card «?» with their hand.

 

     The goal of the game is to be the first to find the needed house.

 

Option 2, simplified

    The player rolls 2 dice of their choice. In this case, there are 3 houses on the table with suitable features.

    The goal of the game is to be the first to cover one of the suitable house cards with their hand.

 

Option 3, for the youngest

     This option is suitable for the youngest players. The participant rolls 1 die of their choice. In this case, there are 9 snowmen on the table that match the parameters. In this case, several players can become winners in one round.

 

 End of the game.

2 players: the first to collect 5 cards wins.

3-4 players: the first to collect 4 cards wins.

More than 4 players: the first to collect 3 cards wins.

 

Number of players: 2-4