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Overview
Maya
Madness is a neat little card game that
can be played in quick time. A pile of Mayan
tokens are placed face down in the middle
of the playing area - their value ranging
from 1 to 10. Each player takes a token
from the pile and having viewed the number
of the token they must keep it a secret
from their opponent. Each player then draws
a hand of 5 cards and a final card is turned
face up. The value of this card (all cards
range from -5 to +5, including 0) provides
the starting number for the table total.
The aim of the game then is for each player
to play one card from their hand in an attempt
to change the value of the table total.
If a player can make the value of the table
total match the value of their Mayan token
they get to reveal it and draw another token
from the pile. Play continues in this way
until 5 tokens are revealed and a winner
is declared.
An
example: The discard pile starts at 3 (and
my secret number is 8). My opponent plays
a -1 card, making the total 2. I play a
+5, making the total 7. My opponent plays
a -2 card, making the total 5. I play a
+3 card, making the total 8. I can reveal
my token and draw another token.
The
game is that simple but wait…there
are more tricks and turns to come. The deck
of cards also include Wild cards, which
can be declared as any value from -5 to
+5. Skip cards will make the next player
miss their go and reverse cards will not
only change the order of play but also change
the value of the table total (e.g. a +6
would become -6). Add one final rule that
players can only reveal their Mayan token
if they play the card to reach their total
(your total cannot be achieved on your opponent's
turn) and the 0 value card also becomes
extremely important.
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