![]() So in one arc, (with at least one wild) you may have a collection of eight treasures (-8 points). Treat any arc of three or more treasures as a line for scoring. Cement ActionĬement your choice of a single treasure or a line or arc of three adjacent treasures in your midden. Now you can treat arcs of three or more adjacent treasures around the circle as a line. LayoutĪrrange your midden with eight treasures in a circle with a treasure in the center (see Advanced Layout). The advanced rules allow more scoring possibilities, especially for 3-player games. The changes are simple, but new players may have trouble visualizing the difference. Score your midden by taking penalty points for treasures that are messy and bonus points for good form.Īfter you have played a few games, you may want to try the advanced rules. When one player cements all their treasures down, you each get one more action. Swap the treasures around in your midden to make it neat. Raid other players’ middens or the house for treasure.įorce other players to raid the house and lose a treasure you pick. They allow you to:Ĭonceal, reveal, or peek at treasures in other players’ middens and the house. These abilities are the heart of Picky Packrats. There are eight treasure abilities, one for each value of treasure. (see Treasure Abilities).Ĭement some of your treasures to prevent another player from messing with them. You must use its ability if you can.Ĭonceal (turn over) two revealed treasures with the same item and number to use the ability of any revealed treasure in the game. You can peek first and decide then if you want to reveal the treasure.Ĭonceal (turn over) a revealed treasure to use its ability. Peek at or reveal a concealed treasure in your midden without showing it to the other players. On your turn take two actions of your choice in any order (including the same action twice) ![]() You form your midden by placing your nine treasures wherever you want in a grid (or circle for advanced players). The house always has three treasures available to all players. You start by drafting three treasures from the “house” that you add to one wild and five hidden treasures. Turns and games are quick, so play a best-of-three tournament for more fun. Play 1-3 games at 10-15 minutes per game. ![]() The most organized tableau scores the least points and wins the game. Picky Packrats is a tactical, small-deck card game. Through Kickstarter we could pay for a professional graphic design and fund a lower cost production and therefore a lower retail price. If a no publisher is interested, a possible, obvious next step would be Kickstarter. ![]() Where Picky Packrats goes from here depends on its reception. I finally acquired high quality art for the components and marketing, which made this possible. Publication as a print on demand product on the Game Crafter is a long-overdue and natural next step for the game. The makeover took place from mid 2014 through mid 2015, with some changes in 2017 after hundreds of playtests where games stats were captured and analyzed. If you are interested in the makeover of the original game that resulted in what is now Picky Packrats, you can review it in the design blog starting with Game Makeover: Nines. Picky Packrats is based on the traditional card game called: Golf, Nines, Nine Holes of Golf, etc. If you are interested in the history and development of the game, read on here. ![]()
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