by : Catherine Croft
Cycles is a fast-paced strategy card game for ages 8+ in which players collect sets of 13 beautiful hand-painted life cycles with unique special powers. Players can build, steal, and use powers on each turn. Life cycles include beloved creatures such as pandas, turtles, jellyfish, butterflies, frogs, and more. Alternate rules for ages 4+ using same cards.
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Fast-paced strategy card game for ages 8+ in which players collect sets of 13 beautiful hand-painted life cycles with unique special powers. Life cycles include beloved creatures such as pandas, turtles, jellyfish, butterflies, frogs, and more. Alternate set of rules for ages 4+ using same cards.
Contents: 52 cards, 2 token cards
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Ages 8+:
How to Win: Collect three complete sets of life cycles (numbered 1-4).
Set-Up:
Deal three cards facedown to each player. Place the remaining cards as a draw pile in the middle of the table. Turn over the top card face-up next to the draw pile in order to start the discard pile.
How to Play:
On your turn, 1) Draw one card, either from the top of the draw pile or from the discard pile. 2) Start a new cycle by placing a card in front of you OR steal a cycle from another player by placing the next card in the sequence on top of it. 3) Build your cycles with any matching cards. 4) Use a power from one of your cycles (optional). 5) Discard a card.
End of Game:
First player to build three complete cycles wins!
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Ages 4+:
How to Win: Capture the most life cycles.
Set-Up:
Deal three cards face-up to each player. Place the remaining cards as a draw pile in the middle of the table.
How to Play:
On your turn, 1) Draw one card and place it face-up in front of you. 2) If you have a #1, start that cycle in the middle of the table for everyone. If you have the next card in the sequence for any of the cycles in the middle of the table, place it on top of them. 3) If you have the last card in the cycle (#4), "capture" that cycle and stack it in front of you.
End of Game:
Everyone counts their number of captured cycles. Most cycles wins!
Catlilli Games
Game Crafter
01 Jun 2015
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