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What the Rule?!

What the Rule?!

Perdix Spiele · 2023
2–1015 min8+ yrs2.2/5 complexity6.9 BGG#10.641 BGG320Family
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How do you play What the Rule?!?

Find the rule! Play your hand cards cleverly to find out which card can be placed according to the secret rule. If you get it right, you will be rewarded with points.

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What the Rule?! box art
official art · Perdix Spiele

Find the rule! Play your hand cards cleverly to find out which card can be placed according to the secret rule. If you get it right, you will be rewarded with points. Will you be able to uncover the secret rule? Or will you end up thinking, "What the Rule?!".

At the beginning of each round, one player makes up a rule and becomes the game master for that round. The other players play their hand cards in turn. When a card matching the rule is played, the player may try to guess the secret rule. When a player reveals the correct rule, the round ends. The next round begins with a new game master and a new rule. The game is played with 144 playing cards, with each card appearing exactly twice in the game. The cards are distinguished by four different characteristics:

 The shape: "circle", "triangle" or "square".
 The number of shapes: "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" or "6".
 The filling of the shapes: "filled" or "unfilled". 
 The color of the card: "white" or "black".

A simple rule would be, for example: "Always alternate black and white cards". The game ends after each player has been the game master once. The player with the highest score wins.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.2 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
2–10
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#10.641

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Q3How do you play What the Rule?!?
What the Rule?! is a card game game, for 2–10 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring induction. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about What the Rule?! — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does What the Rule?! support?
What the Rule?! is played by 2–10 players.
Q5How long does a game of What the Rule?! take?
A game of What the Rule?! takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is What the Rule?! for?
What the Rule?! is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is What the Rule?!?
What the Rule?! has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.2 out of 5.
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