A New Idea

Hi guys, Chaili reporting in.

It seems the current game mechanics are a bit headache even for my level, so I have come up with a simple game play using only cards, 3 kind of colors and a stick!

TOKENS:

1. x number of products types separated with 3 different colors; namely GREEN for Papers and card boards, YELLOW for Plastics, and BLUE for Metal (tin and Aluminum) and Glasses.
2. A flat width and standard pencil length plastic stick with a strong stand.
   

OBJECTIVES:

• Make as many groups of 3 similar product types to get 3 points.
• Make as many groups of 3 of the same color but different type of product to get 2 points.
• Make as many 3 kinds of color cards to get 1 points. (Applied ONLY at END GAME)
  

SECTION 1: RULES

A. WHEN GROUPING THE CARDS

Players can only make one or two groups per turn and no more than that.

Every time a player wants to group a set of cards, he/she must state what's on them to prevent any cheating. Later the player will put to either his/her LEFT or RIGHT side according to what group it was made of. (Further detail on "AFTER GROUPING THE CARDS" section)

1. Cards can be GROUPED if:
   

• 3 similar type of product cards and same color are present.

Examples: [PRODUCT TYPE(Same Image+Name of product) + ONE SAME COLOR.
Plastic(Image+ Water Bottle) + Yellow printed on all 3 cards.

• 3 different product but same color.

Examples: [Different PRODUCT TYPES(Different Images+Names) +ONE SAME COLOR
Plastic(Water Bottle)+ Paper(Magazine)+ Metal(Tyre Wheels)+ Yellow

• ONLY the 3 kinds of color cards TOGETHER despite the type of product.(Only applies When Game Ends)
  

Examples: Plastic(Water Bottle)+ Paper(Magazine)+ Metal(Tyre Wheels) +[YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE]


2. Cards CANNOT BE GROUPED DURING GAME PLAY if and only if:

• Both the product types AND colors are NOT THE SAME

B. AFTER GROUPING THE CARDS

• Each group serve different points, players must separate them to 2 piles( put them on either the players' left or right depending on which group it was made of.)
• LEFT: The 3 similar type of product cards and same color Group.
• RIGHT: The3 different product but same color Group.

SECTION 2: HOW TO PLAY:

1. Deal out 7 cards to each players.
2. The remaining cards would be put in the center as one pile.
3. The game starts when all the players agrees to whom will start first and continue clockwise.
4. Each player have to go through 4 Phases.

PHASES:

1. TAKE ONE: During a player's turn, only he/she will take only ONE card from the center pile.
   
2. EXCHANGE:Each player will discard one card face down to the player sitting to his/her right. Then pick one card from the player to his/her left side.
   
3. DISCARD AND GET FAST: During this phase, the player must discard another card from his hand and put it in the center and shout "SELL!", the other players who wish to obtain that discarded card will then race to get the plastic stick standing in the center and shout "SOLD!" and that makes the discarded card his to take.
   
4. MANUFACTURED: If one or two card group of 3 can be made from the player's current hand, do so at this phase and the grouped cards will put aside to the player's left or right depending on which group it belongs to, the player will now take ONLY ONE card from the center pile and add to the remaining cards which will go on to the next turn, the player's turn will now end and the next to his left will start again from Phase 1.

END GAME:
either:

• ALL PLAYING CARDS IN THE CENTER ARE FINISHED.
• ALL PLAYING CARDS ARE GROUPED.

HOW TO WIN:
Group as many as possible to receive points and be fast during the 3rd phase.

SECTION 3: PLAYERS' SCORES:

Each player will start counting the cards of the piles on both sides, starting from the Right Pile then moving on the the Left Pile, later add on Bonus Pile and finally minus the Black Pile.

How to Count each piles:

• Right Pile: The total of cards is the 1st score.
• Left Pile: Count 3 cards as 1 set and later multiply the number of set with 2 to get the 2nd score.
• Bonus Pile: From both piles, sort out every three kinds of color to form 1 set and the total number of set is the 3rd score.(Now add all 3 scores to get the total score.)
• Black Pile: These are the remaining cards at hand that were left un-group. For every 3 cards minus 1 point from the total score. No points will be deducted if there are 2 or less cards at hand.

Simple Calculation Formula:

1. Right Pile= Number of cards= 1st score
2. Left Pile= Number of cards/3= Number of sets x 2 = 2nd score
3. Bonus Pile= From both piles>sort out 3 of a kind to form 1 set> number of set = 3rd score
4. Black Pile= Every 3 cards at hand= -1 point( 4th score) , two or less don't affect score.
   

(1st score+2nd score+3rd score)- 4th score = FINAL SCORE

POINTS:

• Right Pile:Players get 3 points for every group of 3 of the same type of product and color.
• Left pile:Players get 2 points for every group of 3 of the same color but different type of product.
• Bonus Pile:Players get 1 point for every 3 kinds of color but different product types.
• Black Pile:Players get -1 point for every 3 cards that remained un-group when all cards in the center finished.

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ISSUES!!!

1. Issue: We need a variety of product types and do consider the number of cards.
2. Issue: What happens when both or more players were to put and shout "SOLD!" at the same time during the DISCARD AND GET FAST phase? Any preventions? Players then discard another card to get that card?
   
3. Issue: what happen to the cards used for the exchange of the discarded card during the DISCARD AND GET FAST phase?

Solution:I was thinking about making a 'RESALER' phases where players will auction off the products to the highest bidder in exchange of coin tokens rather than the cards themselves, then again it comes to coin tokens which needs a solution to how the system would work.

Alvin's Solution: For the third phase, player who wish to get the discard card will need to get the plastic stick located in the center of the table. The player who first snatch the stick gets the card.

I want to name this game "DISCARD AND GET FAST!"