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Setting up1. Shufflethecardsanddealthem,face
down,toformtwoequaldrawpiles.
2. Placeonedrawpileinfrontofeachplayer.
3. Placethetopcardfromeachdrawpile,facedown,betweentheplayers.Thesecardsshouldbeplacednexttoeachothersotheyareaccessibletobothplayers.
4. Eachplayertakesthetopthreecardsfromhisorherdrawpiletoformahand.Playersmaylookatthecardsintheirhand.
Playing the Game1. Playerssimultaneouslyturnoverthe
cardsthattheyplacedinthecenterofthetable,andthegamebegins.
2. Withouttakingturns,playersracetoplaycardsfromtheirhand,faceup,oneitherofthecenterpiles.Toplayacard,itmustmatchatleastonecharacteristic(color, shape, or count)ofthecardonwhichitisplayed.
3. Ascardsareplayed,playersrefilltheirhandbytakingcardsfromtheirowndrawpile.Playersmayhaveuptothreecardsintheirhandatanytime.
4. Thegamecontinuesuntiloneoftheplayersiscompletelyoutofcardsfromhisorherhandanddrawpile.
BLINK® Game Designer: Reinhard Staupe
For example, a card with four yellow stars could be played on any card with yellow symbols (color), or on a card with any number of stars (shape), or on a card with four symbols of any kind (count).
What’s in the Box• 60SymbolCards• TravelTin• QuickPlayRules
The ObjectBethefirstplayeroutofcards.
2 Players Ages 7 and Up
Draw Pile
Draw Pile Hand
Hand
CenTer PILeS PLayer 2PLayer 1
Winning the GameThefirstplayercompletelyoutofcardswinsBLINK ®.
Card Game
CONFORMSTOTHESAFETYREQUIREMENTSOFASTMF963.
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Notes1. Aplayermaynotplaymorethanone
cardatatime.
2. Ontherareoccasionwhenneitherplayercanmatcheitherofthetopcardsonthetwocenterpiles,playispausedand—
•ifbothplayershavecardsleftin theirdrawpiles,eachplayertakes thetopcardfromhisorherdraw pile,placesitfaceupononeofthe centerpiles,andplayresumes.
•ifone,orboth,oftheplayershas depletedhisorherdrawpile, eachplayerpicksonecardfrom hisorherhand,andsimultaneously placesthemfaceupononeofthe centerpiles,andplayresumes.
•ifeachplayerhasonlyonecard left,thegameendsinatie.
3. BecauseBLINK®istheworld’sfastestgame,manyplayersprefertoplayabest-of-threeorbest-of-fivematchtodeterminethewinner.
Three Player BLINK®
BLINK®canbeplayedasathree-playergamewiththefollowingchanges:
1. Shufflethecardsanddealthem,facedown,toformthreeequaldrawpiles.
2. Placeonedrawpileinfrontofeachplayer.
3. Eachplayerplacesthetopcardfromhisorherdrawpile,facedown,sothatitisanequaldistancebetweentheplayerandtheplayertotheright.Thecardswillformatriangleandeachplayerwillhaveacardtotherightandtotheleft.
More Ways to Play BLINK®
4. Eachplayercanplaycardsfromhisorherhandontothepiletotheleftorthepiletotheright.
Four or More Players / Tournament PlayWithfourormoreplayers,BLINK®canbeplayedasasingle-eliminationtour-nament.Toadvanceinthetournament,aplayermustwintwo-out-of-threegamesagainstanopponent.
For Balanced PlayIfoneplayerissignificantlyfasterthananother,thefasterplayercanstartthegamewithmorecards.
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