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Chart showing what to do & when
Stage	Do this	Why	Your options	Comments
Beginning	Remove 4 rules/counter cards Shuffle the cards well numbers up	Not in the game No peeking at card faces	none none	Separate BUX cards
First player	Decide first player	Gotta know who goes first	draw cards, highest number goes first.	Draw from symbol up deck.
The deal	Deal cards from symbol up deck 1 at a time until each has 3 face up cards	Each player needs resources. Cards are the resources.	none	Cards in full view on table.
The chips	Each player gets 4 white, 3 silver, 1 gold, and 1 black chip	Money makes money. This is all you get to start.	none	W=5, S=10, G=50, B=100, R=1000
The play	On your turn do any 1 of 3 moves: • Sell, or • Trade, or • Draw And end your turn.	You can't do more than 1 move on a turn. But the choice is yours.	1. Sell matching 3-card sets to the game. 2. Trade a card with another player. 3. Draw 3 cards and put them up for bid	Take your choice, but just do one thing. No more.
Sell	1. Gather 3-card matching sets you intend to sell. 2, Count up the points. 3. Put all sold card sets in the game tray face up. 4. Take your chips for what you sold. Turn is over. Player to left goes.	To sell, you must select what you are going to sell- And Sell it to the game	•Sets matching 1 symbol gets the totals on the backs of the cards. •Sets matching both symbols get an automatic 500 chips.	Any number of 3-card sets matching 1 symbol or both symbols.
Trade	1. Look around on the table for cards to take. 2. If you see a card you want, and its unprotected, take it. 3. Give one of your cards in return. Turn is over. Player to left goes.	You're looking for cards that match the cards you have in your spread.	You can take any unprotected card from anyone.	A card is unprotected if it has the only suit or the only shape in its spread.
Draw	1. Draw 3 cards- 1 at a time. 2. Put all 3 cards up for bid as a set. 3. Start the bidding for all 3 cards. 4. Bidding goes clockwise- bidding until there is a highest bid.	All drawn cards are immediately put up for bid. These cards are opportunities coming into the game. Bidding goes round and round.	1. If you don't need the cards, you can pass. 2. If you need them, start bidding at a number you are willing to pay.	Drawn cards don't belong to any player until they buy all 3 of them as a set.
After bid	1, If you drew and win the bid, take all 3 cards and pay the bank. 2. If you drew and another players wins the bid, that player takes 3 cards and pays you. Turn is over. Player to left goes.	1. Who else would you pay? 2. You get paid for bringing the opportunity to the game.	none	The turn is over once the bid is resolved and paid.
Game goes on and on	Players keep playing in turn until a BUX 1-2-3 card is drawn.	BUX 1-2-3 cards are timing cards. 1. The first, nothing. 2. The second, game *pays double*. 3. Pause the game.		When a BUX card is drawn, tuck it under the game tray and draw another card in its place.
Third BUX card	1. PAUSE the game. 2. Gather all cards not owned, including the 3 BUX cards. 3. Separate the 3 BUX cards before putting them into the deck. 4. Shuffle the deck well. 5. Place cards in tray numbers up and continue with the player who drew the last BUX card continuing to draw 3 fresh cards. THE GAME CONTINUES.	The first deck has just been played. The game pauses. The deck is reshuffled to become the next draw deck.	Players can take a brief break.	The game just pauses after the 3rd BUX card is drawn in any of the '3 deck' played. The game resumes after all unowned cards have been reshuffled.
Continue the game	1. Play the next deck until the third BUX card appears. 2. PAUSE the game again. 3. Reshuffle again just like before. 4. Play the third and final deck.	This is the second draw deck being used.		Be sure to separate the 3 BUX cards before shuffling.
End of game	1. Continue playing the third deck until the third BUX card is draw. 2. THE GAME IS OVER.	This is the third draw deck.		Depending on how the game goes, this deck could be very small. PAY ATTENTION.
The winner	The winner is the player with the most chips. All cards are now worthless.	When it's over, it's over.		You were warned with the second BUX card.

Chart showing what to do & when

Stage

Do this

Why

Your options

Comments

Beginning

Remove 4 rules/counter cards
Shuffle the cards well numbers up

Not in the game
No peeking at card faces

none

Separate BUX cards

First player

Decide first player

Gotta know who goes first

draw cards, highest
number goes first.

Draw from symbol up deck.

The deal

Deal cards from symbol up deck 1 at a time until each has 3 face up cards

Each player needs resources.
Cards are the resources.

none

Cards in full view on table.

The chips

Each player gets 4 white, 3 silver, 1 gold, and 1 black chip

Money makes money. This is all you get to start.

none

W=5, S=10, G=50, B=100, R=1000

The play

On your turn do any 1 of 3 moves:
• Sell, or
• Trade, or
• Draw

And end your turn.

You can't do more than 1 move on a turn.
But the choice is yours.

1. Sell matching 3-card sets to the game.
2. Trade a card with another player.
3. Draw 3 cards and put them up for bid

Take your choice, but just do one thing. No more.

Sell

1. Gather 3-card matching sets you intend to sell.
2, Count up the points.
3. Put all sold card sets in the game tray face up.

4. Take your chips for what you sold.
Turn is over. Player to left goes.

To sell, you must select what you are going to sell-
And
Sell it to the game

•Sets matching 1 symbol gets the totals on the backs of the cards.
•Sets matching both symbols get an automatic 500 chips.

Any number of 3-card sets matching 1 symbol or both symbols.

Trade

1. Look around on the table for cards to take.
2. If you see a card you want, and its unprotected, take it.
3. Give one of your cards in return.
Turn is over. Player to left goes.

You're looking for cards that match the cards you have in your spread.

You can take any unprotected card from anyone.

A card is unprotected if it has the only suit or the only shape in its spread.

Draw

1. Draw 3 cards- 1 at a time.
2. Put all 3 cards up for bid as a set.
3. Start the bidding for all 3 cards.
4. Bidding goes clockwise- bidding until there is a highest bid.

All drawn cards are immediately put up for bid. These cards are opportunities coming into the game. Bidding goes round and round.

1. If you don't need the cards, you can pass.
2. If you need them, start bidding at a number you are willing to pay.

Drawn cards don't belong to any player until they buy all 3 of them as a set.

After bid

1, If you drew and win the bid, take all 3 cards and pay the bank.
2. If you drew and another players wins the bid, that player takes 3 cards and pays you.
Turn is over. Player to left goes.

1. Who else would you pay?

2. You get paid for bringing the opportunity to the game.

none

The turn is over once the bid is resolved and paid.

Game goes on and on

Players keep playing in turn until a BUX 1-2-3 card is drawn.

BUX 1-2-3 cards are timing cards.
1. The first, nothing.
2. The second, game pays double.
3. Pause the game.

When a BUX card is drawn, tuck it under the game tray and draw another card in its place.

Third BUX card

1. PAUSE the game.
2. Gather all cards not owned, including the 3 BUX cards.
3. Separate the 3 BUX cards before putting them into the deck.
4. Shuffle the deck well.
5. Place cards in tray numbers up and continue with the player who drew the last BUX card continuing to draw 3 fresh cards.
THE GAME CONTINUES.

The first deck has just been played. The game pauses. The deck is reshuffled to become the next draw deck.

Players can take a brief break.

The game just pauses after the 3rd BUX card is drawn in any of the '3 deck' played.
The game resumes after all unowned cards have been reshuffled.

Continue the game

1. Play the next deck until the third BUX card appears.
2. PAUSE the game again.
3. Reshuffle again just like before.
4. Play the third and final deck.

This is the second draw deck being used.

Be sure to separate the 3 BUX cards before shuffling.

End of game

1. Continue playing the third deck until the third BUX card is draw.
2. THE GAME IS OVER.

This is the third draw deck.

Depending on how the game goes, this deck could be very small.
PAY ATTENTION.

The winner

The winner is the player with the most chips.
All cards are now worthless.

When it's over, it's over.

You were warned with the second BUX card.