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| Updated 3/28/07 |
| Note: The rules on this
page reflect the most current version available,
and may differ slightly from previously printed rules. |
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| What's in the Box |
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Red Apple Cards –
432 cards, each with the name of a person, place,
thing or event.. |
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Green Apple Cards –
144 cards, each with a word that describes a person,
place, thing or event. |
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Two Card Trays |
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Quick Play Rules |
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| What's on the Cards? |
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| Setting Up |
| 1. |
Open the red apple card packs and
thoroughly mix all the red apple cards. Evenly
distribute them in the four deep wells in the card
trays. |
| 2. |
Open the green apple card packs and
thoroughly mix all the green apple cards. Evenly
distribute them in the two shallow wells in the
card trays. |
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| Starting the Game |
| 1. |
Place the card tray on the table. |
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| 2. |
Pick a player to be the first judge. |
| 3. |
The judge deals five red apple cards,
face down, to each player (including him or herself).
Players may look at their cards. |
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Hold the cards in
your hand like this
so you can see the card titles. |
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| Playing the Game |
| 1. |
The judge takes the top green
apple card from the card tray and places it, face up,
on the table, and reads the word out loud. |
| 2. |
Each player (except the judge)
picks the red apple card from his or her hand that h
e or she thinks is most like the green apple card, and
places it face down on the table. |
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It's OK to play a red apple card even
if it isn't a perfect fit. Some judges will pick the funniest
or most interesting red apple card. |
| 3. |
The judge mixes up the red apple
cards so no one knows who played which card. |
| 4. |
The judge turns over each red
apple card, reads it out loud, and then picks the card
that he or she thinks is most like the word on the green
apple card. |
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It's OK for players to try to convince
the judge to pick one of the red apple cards. |
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Red apple cards that begin with "My" should
be read from the judge's point of view. For example: when
the judge reads "My Family," it means the judge's family.
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Once the judge has picked a red apple card,
the decision is final. |
| 5. |
The judge gives the green apple
card to the player whose red apple card was picked. |
| 6. |
To keep score, players who
have won green apple cards should keep them on the table
in front of them until the end of the game. |
| 7) |
The judge picks up the red
apple cards played during that round and discards them
into the box. |
| 8) |
The judge passes the card tray
to the left and that person becomes the new judge. |
| 9) |
The new judge deals enough
red apple cards so that each player has five cards in
his or her hand. |
| 10) |
Play continues following steps
1–9 until someone has won four green apple cards. |
| Winning the Game |
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The first player to earn four
green apple cards wins the game! |
| Want to Play Again? |
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Shuffle all red apple cards
used and place them at the bottom of the red apple stacks.
Shuffle the green apple cards used and place them at
the bottom of the green apple stack. Pass the card tray
to the next judge and you’re ready to play again! |
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Occasionally shuffle the
decks together and mix the cards from the two card
trays to make new combinations. |
