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| | | | | || | | | | |+---+---+---+---+---++---+---+---+---+---+| | | | | || | | | | |...Setup Each player secretly draws one altar card and one amulet card. Undrawn cards come out of play, unrevealed. The amulets are placed randomly on the map, not more than one on one field.
The Game The Wizards choose a start wizard, play continues clockwise. At his turn, a wizard may ask a question to the old spirits (the others players). All answers are recorded by the players. The game continues and is only interrupted by the tries of casting a spell. If the spell succeeds, the casting wizard wins the game. If it doesn't, the casting wizard is out of play and may no longer ask the spirits. But he is still giving answers as a spirit. In the case of all wizards failing the casting, there is no winner, only misery... Asking the spirits At his turn, the active wizard may place the amulets on the altar as he likes, not more than one per field. Afterwards he reads out the coordinates of the 5 amulets, for all players to write down in the amulets' rows in their spell book. The spirits' answers Beginning at the left of the asking wizard, each player checks his personal altar field and his personal amulet. Then he gives exactly one of four possible answers, which is recorded in all players spell books in the row of the answering spirit. His possible answers are: 1.) If his amulet is on his own field, he answers "I'm home". All players note a '*'. 2.) If a foreign amulet is on his own field, he answers "Someone is at my home". All players note a 'o'. 3.) If his amulet is in one line or one row with his field (same letter or same number), he answers "I can feel my home". All players note a '+'. 4.) If none of these conditions occur, he says "No answer". All players note a '-'. In case of conditions 1 & 3 or 1 & 3 occurring at the same time, the spirit's answer is always the higher one. Answer 3 is not mentioned then. The asking wizard never gives any answer. Casting a spell A wizard may interrupt the game at any time, if he thinks he found out all the spirits' amulets and their coordinates. He places the assumed player amulets on their assumed homes and all the assumed non-player amulets at random altar fields. This is his try of casting the spell. The others players (the spirits) now check this try clockwise, beginning with the left neighbour. If his personal amulet stands on his personal field, he answers "yes", and the next player continues checking. If it doesn't, he says "No", and the casting has failed. The trying wizard may not ask the spirits anymore, and the game continues where interrupted before. But if all spirits answer "Yes", they are freed and the casting wizard wins the game. Designer's note This game, years old and deriving from boring school times, is nothing else but a master mind clone, but a funky multi-player one. Experienced players should not need more than 5-6 questions. This is not really a party game, since all players stare at their notes and beg each active player for a thinking break :) - give it a try. [J_HANSEN@WEB.DE] TALES OF ARABIAby Frederic Moll (fmoll@geocities.com) Here is another way to use the cards described in the ARABIA game.... It will be "ARABIA : the story-telling game"... The original idea came when i first played "Once upon a time" game... Thus it use the OUAT system with arabian twists... Material required : - Cards from the ARABIA game - Endings cards (similar to the OUAT ending cards but with arabian flavor) - More cards (locations, characters, etc....) Goal of the game : Being about to tell and finish stories... The longer the story, the more victory points will be earned... Game setup : Give to each player 4 ending cards. Shuffle the remaining ending cards with the ARABIA cards and then deal 7 cards to each player.
One of the player will begin to tell a story and put down a card when the card/word is said... Game system (borrowed from OUAT game): Every time a word on a card is said, the card will be put down on the right of the last card. If during his play, the teller says a word that is on a card of another player hand, it will be an interruption. The interruption put his card down and must continue the story. Beginning a sub-story : As most arabian stories have sub-stories, when a character/human/intelligent being is placed down, it is possible to begin a sub-story... Example : when Alex played the "Old man on the sea", he decides to start a sub story that will be told by this old man... The sub story cards will be placed in a row under the originating card... To conclude the sub-story , and thus continue the original storyline, at least 4 cards must be placed before being able to put an ending card... As in arabian tales, it is possible to have a sub-story told during a sub-story... When the sub story is ended, the "ending" player take all the cards composing the sub story in front of him in his victory pile. Picking additional cards : When a player is interrupted, he must pick a card from the deck of unused card. If a player try to place an ending card that is not viewed as a good ending to the story by the other players, he must pick 3 additional cards. Finishing the game : The game is finished when a player has laid down all his story cards and place the final ending to the main storyline. Determining the winner : Being the finishing player of the main story : 2 points For each sub-story/story finished : 1 point + (number of story cards played in the story minus 3)... Example : Alex was able to finished 2 sub stories (8 cards long and 6 cards long)... Thus alex will earn : 1 point + 5 points (8 - 3) for the 8 cards long story 1 point + 3 points (6 - 3) for the 6 cards long story
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