The Last Rules US
The Last Rules US
Distribute a variable number of cards 3/ Clockwise, each player MUST play • put it in their hand and replace it
according to the number of players: a card of the color chosen by the with a card from the latter, which
• 3 players: 12 cards per player; first player (regardless of value). they place face-down next to
If a player cannot play that color, them.
• 4 players: 9 cards per player;
rst!
Th e la st shall be fi
they play a card of the color of his 6/ All played cards are discarded, and
• 5 players: 8 cards per player. choice. the winner of the trick becomes the
Create a face-down deck with the 4/ The last player can play any color first player of the next turn.
same number of cards as those dealt already played during the turn!
Goal of the game to each player, to form the points pile.
If they have none of these colors, End of game
they play the card of their choice.
Score as few points as possible while
making your opponents gain the How to play In all cases, the color of their card
Once all the cards have been played,
the game is over.
cards they absolutely don’t want! 1/ Turn the first card in the points pile indicates the winning color. Each player adds up the values of
face up. 5/
The player who played the card the cards placed face-down next to
Contents This card will go to the winner of
the trick.
with the highest value of that color
takes the card from the points pile
them.
48 cards from 1 to 12 in 4 colors
2/
The turn begins: choose the first revealed at the start of the turn. The lowest score wins!
(each color has a symbol for color-blind
people). player. They may then choose to either: For longer games, you can play as
They choose a card from their hand • place it face-down next to them ; many rounds as you like, accumulating
and place it face-up on the table. defeat points for each round!
2 players mode Turn example
The last player has several options:
• with the orange 8, they win the
1/ Deal each player 12 cards.
2/ Make a deck of 12 cards, face-down,
2 3 trick (this is the highest orange card
played);
for the points pile. • with the blue 3, the 3rd player wins
The 2nd player The 3rd player has no
the trick (their 10 is higher than the
3/ To the right of the first player, place plays the orange 7 orange card in their hand.
last player’s 3);
a pile of 12 cards, face-down, for because it’s their They therefore plays another
only card of the • with the orange 2, the 2nd player
the ghost player. The ghost player colour and chooses blue.
required color. wins the trick (their 7 is higher than
will play automatically, always
the last player’s 2).
revealing the top card of his pile.
Play according to the usual rules. Note: If the last player had neither
When it’s the ghost player’s turn, play orange nor blue in his hand, they would
the first card from their pile, then play have had to play any other color and
clockwise. would then have automatically won
the trick.
When the ghost player wins the trick,
?
put the card from the points pile in
front of them and start a new turn. 1 4
At the end of the game, don’t count The last player must
the ghost player’s points. The 1st player plays
the orange 4. play orange (requested
The player with the lowest score wins! color) or blue (played A game by Ludovic Lepine
The requested Graphic design: Philippe Nouhra
by the 3rd player).
color is orange. Editing/Proofreading: Gersende Cheylan
Their card indicates & François Kayat-guizol
the winning color. ©Funforge s.a.r.l. 2024 - All rights reserved - LASTUS01