Directions for Playing

Color Casino

For Two or More Players

After mixing the cards well, sic are dealt - one at a time - to each player and the board. The cards on the board are laid out face upward. These constitute the first hand, and when the first hand is played out, the same dealer gives six cards again to each of the other players, but there is not further layout on board. The player to left of dealer plays first. One card must be played by a player when it is his turn, and only one can be played at each turn. If card can not be used from hand to take anything on board, it must remain on table.

The object of the game is to capture as many cards a possible; this is done by Combining, Building and Sweep.

COMBINING - A player when it is his turn to play may group together two or more cards that are on the tables, so that their sum or difference equals a card held in the hand of player. Only cards of the same color can be combined; also the card taking a combination must be of the same color. Thus Red cards take Red cards only, etc.

BUILDING - It is permissible for a player to lay a card from his hand on one of the board so that their sum or difference equals a card in his hand which he intends to use on his next turn to take cards thus built. Another player may take cards thus built with the proper card.

SWEEP - If player can capture all the cards on the board with one play it is called a sweep, and counts one point for the player who makes it.

LAST CARD - After all the cards have been dealt, and the hands finally played out, all cards that remain upon the board belong to the player making the last trick.

Value of points and scoring.

The following are the points that may be scored by the player who makes or takes them in play.

The points gained by each player are counted at the end of each deal. The player first making twenty-one points wins.