Collect 3 Rules

• Objective
• Set up
• How to play
• Card types
• Scoring
• Task list
• Game modes

Objective

• Goal: Complete the round's Task by collecting 3 cards.
• Example Task: Collect 3 cards of the same number (any colors).
• How you score: When you complete the Task, shout "Collect 3!" and grab a Crown card.
• Winning: The first player to reach the agreed-upon score wins.

Players	Recommended winning score
2–4 players	10 points
5–6 players	15 points
7+ players	20 points

Set up

1. Shuffle: Remove the Crown cards (green back) from the deck, then shuffle all the remaining cards.
2. Deal: Deal 3 cards to each player. If a player is dealt an Action Card (red back), they place it face-up in front of them right away and the dealer gives them a replacement, so their hand still has 3 regular cards.
3. Place the Crowns: Put Crowns face-up in the center, where everyone can reach them. Use 1 fewer Crown than players. Example: 4 players → 3 Crowns.
4. Choose the Task: The starting dealer picks any Task from the Task List for Round 1. Everyone plays the same Task.
5. Seating: Sit in a circle so everyone can pass cards to the RIGHT.

How to play

Key rule: everyone plays at the SAME time. There are no turns. Cards keep moving to the right until all the Crowns are claimed.

1. Dealer draws: The dealer is the ONLY player who draws from the main deck. They draw 1 card and look at it.
2. Keep or pass: The dealer decides whether that card helps complete the Task.
3. Pass right: The dealer passes 1 card to the player on their RIGHT. It can be the card they just drew or a different card from their hand.
4. Repeat: The dealer draws again right away and repeats steps 1–3 until the round ends.
5. Everyone else: Each player does the same with the card they RECEIVE. Keep it if it helps, otherwise pass it RIGHT.

Card types

End of round

• Round ends: when all the Crown cards for that round are claimed.
• Reset the deck: Shuffle ALL the cards back together (used, unused and the discard pile).
• Deck runs out? Shuffle the discard pile and keep playing.
• Next dealer: The player to the RIGHT of the dealer becomes the next dealer.
• Next Task: The new dealer picks ANY Task from the Task List for the next round.

Scoring & winning

Points depend on how many Crowns are in play that round. Call that number C.

What happened	Points
1st player to claim a Crown	+C
2nd player to claim a Crown	+(C − 1)
Every player after that	1 less than the player before
No Crown claimed	0
False "Collect 3!" call	−1

• Wild card: If your Collect 3 uses a Wild card, subtract 1 point from the Crown value you earn.
• Double Points: If this card is active in front of you, multiply your Crown value by 2.
• Bomb card: If this card is active in front of you when the final Crown is claimed, your total game score resets to 0.
• Winner: The first player to reach the agreed-upon score wins.

Task list

The dealer picks one Task each round. Everyone plays the same Task.

1. Three cards of the same color (any numbers).Example: Red 2, Red 4, Red 5
2. Two cards of the same number AND two cards of the same color.Example: Red 4, Blue 4, Red 6
3. Three cards of the same number (any colors).Example: Blue 3, Green 3, Yellow 3
4. Three cards of the same number AND all different colors.Example: Red 5, Blue 5, Green 5
5. A sequence of 3 numbers that skips one number between each card (any colors).Example: Red 1, Blue 3, Green 5
6. A pair of the same number + one different number (any colors).Example: Yellow 2, Green 2, Blue 5
7. A pair of the same number + one card 1 step higher or lower (any colors).Example: Red 4, Blue 4, Green 5
8. All three numbers must be different (no pairs, any colors).Example: Red 1, Blue 4, Yellow 6
9. All numbers are different AND all colors are different.Example: Red 2, Blue 4, Green 5
10. Run of 3 numbers in sequence (any colors).Example: Green 3, Yellow 4, Red 5
11. Run of 3 numbers in sequence, all the same color.Example: Blue 2, Blue 3, Blue 4
12. Run of 3 numbers in sequence, all different colors.Example: Red 4, Green 5, Yellow 6
13. A sequence of 3 numbers where two colors are represented.Example: Red 2, Blue 3, Red 4
14. All evens OR all odds (any colors).Example: Red 2, Blue 4, Green 4 or Yellow 1, Red 3, Blue 5
15. A 1, a 6, and any middle number (2, 3, 4 or 5), all the same color.Example: Yellow 1, Yellow 6, Yellow 3
16. Two cards of the same color + one card of a different color, AND all numbers must be different.Example: Red 2, Red 5, Blue 6
17. Two cards of one number + one card of a different number, AND all colors must be different.Example: Green 4, Yellow 4, Red 2
18. Sum equals 10 (any colors).Example: Blue 5, Red 3, Green 2
19. Sum equals 15 (any colors).Example: Red 6, Blue 5, Yellow 4
20. Sum equals 12 (any colors).Example: Green 6, Blue 4, Red 2

Game modes