Doctor Who Episodes

A rummy style card game for 2-4+ players with a Dr Who theme focused on Doctors 9-11.

Players share a common deck comprising 15 cards in each of 6 suits: Doctors, Companions, Gadgets, Foes, Plots and Specials. Cards have a force point value ranging from 1 to 15.

Players are dealt 7 cards each and then take turns with each turn comprising 4 phases:

Draw Phase

 Draw 2 cards from the top of the deck and put them in your hand. 

Action Phase

 You may play (discard) one card from your hand to activate its special ability. 
     Discard a Doctor card to look at the next 7 cards in the deck. 
     Discard a Companion card to draw 2 cards. 
     Discard a Foe card to steal 1 random card from an opponent’s hand. 
     Discard a Plot card to look at an opponent’s hand.  
     Discard a Gadget card to draw 3 cards, keep 1 and discard the other 2. 
     Discard a Special card to cause target opponent to discard 1 random card. 

Episode Phase

 If possible you may play (discard) one episode from your hand. An episode consists of one card of each of the 6 card types. The total value of the FP for the Doctor, Companion, and Gadget cards must exceed the total FP value of the Foe, Plot, and Special cards (The Threat). 
 Gain Victory Points equal to the value of the Threat. 
 After completing an episode draw 4 cards from the deck. 

End Phase

 Max hand size is 7 cards. Discard excess cards. 

The first player to earn 50 Victory Points is the winner.