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    This document provides the rules for the card game Diamonds. The goal is to have the most points in diamond crystals at the end of the game. Players collect diamond crystals through suit actions for cards played. A round consists of playing 10 tricks to exhaust the 10 dealt cards. At the end of each round and suit, players receive suit actions based on the number of cards won in each suit. Scores are calculated by totaling the points of diamond crystals in vaults and showrooms. The player with the most points wins. Variants include partnerships and modified decks and card amounts for different player counts.

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    Diamonds PQ

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    This document provides the rules for the card game Diamonds. The goal is to have the most points in diamond crystals at the end of the game. Players collect diamond crystals through suit actions for cards played. A round consists of playing 10 tricks to exhaust the 10 dealt cards. At the end of each round and suit, players receive suit actions based on the number of cards won in each suit. Scores are calculated by totaling the points of diamond crystals in vaults and showrooms. The player with the most points wins. Variants include partnerships and modified decks and card amounts for different player counts.

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    This document provides the rules for the card game Diamonds. The goal is to have the most points in diamond crystals at the end of the game. Players collect diamond crystals through suit actions for cards played. A round consists of playing 10 tricks to exhaust the 10 dealt cards. At the end of each round and suit, players receive suit actions based on the number of cards won in each suit. Scores are calculated by totaling the points of diamond crystals in vaults and showrooms. The player with the most points wins. Variants include partnerships and modified decks and card amounts for different player counts.

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    Diamonds PQ

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    Irwanto Irwanto
    This document provides the rules for the card game Diamonds. The goal is to have the most points in diamond crystals at the end of the game. Players collect diamond crystals through suit actions for cards played. A round consists of playing 10 tricks to exhaust the 10 dealt cards. At the end of each round and suit, players receive suit actions based on the number of cards won in each suit. Scores are calculated by totaling the points of diamond crystals in vaults and showrooms. The player with the most points wins. Variants include partnerships and modified decks and card amounts for different player counts.

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    Components

    • 60 card deck in 4 suits (Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, Clubs), each suit


    numbered 1 to 15
    • 110 small plastic Diamond Crystals
    • 25 large plastic Diamond Crystals
    • 6 Vaults
    • 6 Player Aid cards
    Goal
    • Have the most points in Diamond Crystals at the end of the game.
    Set-Up
    Note: Key game terms are indicated in these rules in bold/underline.
    • Place all the Diamond Crystals in the middle of the table. Supply
    This is known as the Supply.
    • There are two sizes of Diamond Crystals:
    o Small: these are 1-point Diamond Crystals. 1-point
    Diamond Crystal
    o Large: these are 5-point Diamond Crystals.
    • Each player takes the following:
    o 1 Vault: The Vault is your secure area where you will 5-point
    be able to put your Diamond Crystals as directed by Diamond Crystal
    actions during the game. The Diamond Crystals in
    your Vault should remain secret to the other players.
    o 3 small Diamond Crystals: Place these Diamond
    Crystals into your Showroom. The Showroom Vault
    is the space immediately in front of you, next to (but
    not inside) your Vault. The Diamond Crystals in your
    Showroom are visible to all players.
    • 1 Player Aid card: This card uses the symbols shown on the Showroom
    right for Supply, Vault, Showroom (and “other player’s
    Showroom”) to illustrate the Suit Actions in the game.
    Suit Actions will be described later.
    Player Aid Card
    How to Play
    Note: See rule changes for a 2-Player game in the Variant Rules section.

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    Deal the Cards:
    Randomly determine a dealer for this Round. The dealer shuffles the 60-card
    deck and deals 10 cards to each player. The remaining cards are not used for this
    Round and are set to the side without being examined. All 60 cards are reshuffled
    to start each new Round.
    [Note that after all of the 10 cards are played (a Round), the next dealer will be
    the player to the left of the dealer in the current Round.]

    Passing Cards:
    After looking at his cards, the dealer decides how many cards will be passed
    for this Round. The dealer can choose 1, 2 or 3 cards to be passed. The chosen
    number of cards is passed by each player, thus returning each to a hand of 10
    cards. Cards are always passed to each player’s left. Select the cards you will
    pass before looking at the cards passed to you.

    Card Play / Playing Tricks:


    To start a Round, the person to the left of the dealer will play (lead) a card to start
    the trick. Then, the person to that player’s left will play 1 card, and so on, until
    each player has played 1 card. [The play of 1 card by each player collectively is
    known as the trick.]
    Each player must follow suit if they can, i.e. players must play a card in the suit
    that was led if they have one.
    If a player cannot follow suit, then:
    a. that player may play any card, and then
    b. that player immediately gets a Suit Action in the suit that they played.
    Suit Actions are described in detail below.

    What makes the game of Diamonds different from other trick-taking


    games is that when you cannot follow suit you will get a “Suit Action”
    to do based on what suit you do play. Suit Actions are also taken by
    the winner of each trick, as well as at the end of a full Round of play.

    Examples:
    1. A Heart is led by the first player. You have at least one Heart in your hand,
    so you must play a Heart.
    2. A Spade is led by the first player. You do not have a Spade in your hand.
    You may play any card you want, so you elect to play a Diamond. You
    then get a Diamond Suit Action.

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    When all players have played one card to the trick, the player who played the
    highest card in the suit that was led wins the trick.
    The winner of this trick then:
    a. places the cards of this trick in his play area facedown, and then
    b. immediately gets a Suit Action in the suit that was led in the trick. Suit
    Actions are described in detail below. And then
    c. leads a card to start the next trick. If he has no further cards, the Round is
    over.

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    Note:
    • Players should exchange five 1-point Diamond Crystals for one 5-point
    Diamond Crystal as needed to make change. When doing so, ensure that
    all five 1-point Diamond Crystals come from either the player’s Vault or
    the player’s Showroom (but never from both!).

    End of Round:
    After all 10 tricks have been played, the Round is over.
    Each player counts the number of cards they have taken in each suit.
    The End of Round Suit Actions now occur in this order:
    1. The player who took the most Diamonds cards takes a Diamonds Suit
    Action.
    2. The player who took the most Hearts cards takes a Hearts Suit Action.
    3. The player who took the most Spades cards takes a Spades Suit Action.
    4. The player who took the most Clubs cards takes a Clubs Suit Action.
    NOTE: If there is a tie for who took the most in any suit, then no one gets to do
    the Suit Action for that suit.
    5. Any player who did not win any tricks during the Round takes two Dia-
    monds Suit Actions.

    Starting the Next Round / Number of Rounds:


    After the End of Round Suit Actions are completed, all 60 cards are gathered and
    reshuffled to begin a new Round. The number of Rounds to be played is based on
    the number of players:
    • For a 2 player game, play 4 Rounds.
    • For a 3 player game, play 6 Rounds.
    • For a 4 player game, play 4 Rounds.
    • For a 5 player game, play 5 Rounds.
    • For a 6 player game, play 6 Rounds.

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    End of the Game:
    After all Rounds have been completed, each player totals the number of points in
    Diamond Crystals that they have collected. Diamond Crystal points are calcu-
    lated as follows:
    • Each point of Diamond Crystals in a player’s Vault is worth 2 Diamond
    points.
    • Each point of Diamond Crystals in a player’s Showroom is worth 1 Dia-
    mond point.
    Example:
    A player has 21 points of Diamond Crystals in his Vault and 5 points of Diamond
    Crystals in his Showroom. Their final score is 47 points, i.e. 42 from his Vault
    (21 x 2) plus 5 from his Showroom.
    The player with the most points in Diamond Crystals is the winner!
    If there is a tie, the player among those tied with the most points in Diamond
    Crystals in their Vault is the winner. If there is still a tie, players share the victory.

    Variant Rules:
    2-Player Game Rules
    To play Diamonds with 2 players, we recommend the following rules changes:
    For each trick, each player plays 2 cards, one at a time, taking Suit Actions for
    each card played.
    All other rules are the same.
    The playing of 2 cards per player per trick allows for some very strategic play,
    since a player can set up their hand to get the most out of both card plays in each
    trick.
    Example:
    Chad and Mike are playing. Mike deals and after passing cards, Chad leads the
    first card.
    Chad plays the 4 of Diamonds, and Mike follows suit by playing the 3 of Dia-
    monds.
    Into this same trick, Chad plays another card, and since he is out of Diamonds, he
    plays a Heart, and takes the Heart Suit Action.

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    Also, into this same trick, Mike plays the 8 of Diamonds.
    Mike wins the trick, and takes the Diamonds Suit Action.
    Mike begins the next trick by leading a card.
    Play continues in this manner.

    4- or 6-Player Partnership Rules


    Diamonds can be played as a partnership game with 4 players (2 teams) or 6 play-
    ers (3 teams) using the following rules:
    Partners sit opposite each other across the table.
    The Dealer decides how many cards will be passed, but cards are passed between
    partners. There should be no communication between partners about the number
    or type of cards to pass.
    Each partnership uses one Vault and one Showroom.
    At the end of a Round, combine the cards taken by each partner to determine End
    of Round Suit Actions awarded.
    If a player takes no tricks, they get the two Diamond Suit Actions, even if their
    partner took tricks.
    All other rules are the same.

    “Perfect Diamonds” - Variant Rules for 2 to 5 Players


    Before the start of play, alter the deck of cards as follows and deal the indicated
    number of cards to each player per Round:
    • For 5 players: Use all 60 cards in the deck. Deal 12 cards to each player
    per Round.
    • For 4 players: Remove all 14s and 15s from the deck. Deal 13 cards to
    each player per Round.
    • For 3 players: Remove cards numbered 10 to 15 from the deck. Deal 12
    cards to each player per Round.
    • For 2 players: Remove cards numbered 9 to 15 from the deck. Deal 16
    cards to each player per Round.
    Removed cards are placed back in the box and not used during the game.
    Use this altered deck to play all Rounds of the game. All other rules remain the
    same.
    This variant provides players with perfect knowledge of the cards that are in play
    during the game.

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    Credits:

    Game Design: Mike Fitzgerald

    Illustrations: William Bricker (www.kavoc.com)

    Graphic Design: William Bricker & Michael Plowman

    Project Manager: Stephen M. Buonocore

    Playtesters: “Boyz Game Nite” (BGN) and “Wednesday Nite Game


    Group” (WNGG)

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