4.
Gameplay
Choose the first player randomly. The player to the left
of the first player will start the next round.
Players take turns clockwise.
1. components On their turn, players either place a face up tile or
place a face down tile.
If they can do neither, they Pass.
1. Place a Tile face up:
15 Yellow tiles 15 Blue tiles Each face up Tile must be placed adjacent to an already
(5 Rocks, 5 Scissors, 5 Paper) (5 Rocks, 5 Scissors, 5 Paper) placed Tile (either orthogonally or diagonally).
Tiles may not extend beyond the range of a 5x5 grid (or
a 4x4 grid if playing with 2 players).
If you place a Tile face up, you draw 2 Tiles.
15 Pink tiles 15 Green tiles
(5 Rocks, 5 Scissors, 5 Paper) (5 Rocks, 5 Scissors, 5 Paper)
Face up tiles Face down tiles
(front) (back)
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2. Set-up 2. Place a Tile face down:
Each player builds a draw pile (face down) of all of the A Tile may be played face down on top of another Tile
Tiles of a single color. so long as it «beats» the covered Tile including yours.
Rock can cover Scissors. Scissors can cover Paper. Paper
Special Rule (3 players): can cover Rock.
Place Tiles using the unplayed color as shown below (the When playing a Tile face down, you do not draw.
example uses the pink Tiles). You therefore start with a Face down Tiles can never be covered.
pre-defined 3x3 grid to build upon:
Players start with a different number of Tiles in hand
depending on their position in turn order:
• 2 Players: First player — 3 Tiles. Second player — 4 Tiles.
• 3 Players: First/second player — 2 Tiles.
Third player — 3 Tiles. 3. Pass:
• 4 Players: First/second player — 2 Tiles. Only if a player cannot play or has run out of cards: they
Third/Fourth player — 3 Tiles. reveal their hand, and draws 2 Tiles.
3. Victory
TEAMPLAY
The game is played in rounds and each round scores 1 point.
The first player to score 2 points wins the game. In this 4 players mode, 2 teams composed of the players
You win the round when either: sitting across will fight each other with the same rules as the
example 1 original mode with the following variations:
• 3 aligned tiles of yours are face up, The team scoring 2 victory points wins the game.
either orthogonally or diagonally: Each player can earn his team 1 point by aligning 3 tiles of
his color.
- OR - If all the tiles are played, the team with the most visible tiles
example 2 wins the point.
Ties go to the team that played second during the round.
• 3 aligned tiles of yours are face down,
either orthogonally or diagonally: Note:
During the game, the players cannot communicate, espe-
cially not on the tiles they hold or the play their partner
If, no player can place a tile anymore, then the winner ought to make.
is the player with the most visible tiles. Ties are won by
players later in turn order.
credits
Designers: Fabrice Puleo and Arnaud Charpentier
Art director and illustrations : Anthony Questel
Proofreading: Billy Chandler
Doodle background image: www.vecteezy.com
Thanks:
- Fabrice - A huge thank you to the Matagot team, who be-
lieved in my project from the outset. Big up Arnaud for his
personal involvement - without him, LINX wouldn’t be LINX!
And, of course, thanks to my buddy Fabien Ganesh and all
my playful friends Max, Kass, Benji, Fabrice, Yanick, le Clap,
Valeriia, Aurélien, Sophie et Thomas...
And let’s not forget Anthony for his superb illustrations.
- Matagot team - A huge thank you to Fabrice for this
adventure.
Special thanks to beta testers:
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