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| Updated 3/28/07 |
| Note: The rules on this
page reflect the most current version available,
and may differ slightly from previously printed rules. |
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| What's in the Box |
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Red Apple Cards –216
cards, each with the name of a person, place, thing
or event. |
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Green Apple Cards –72
cards, each with a word that describes a person,
place, thing or event. |
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Card Tray –Holds
two stacks of red apple cards and one stack of
green apple cards. |
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Rules Sheet –These
quick and easy rules will have you playing in minutes. |
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| What's on the Cards? |
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| Setting Up |
| 1. |
Open the red apple card packs and
thoroughly mix all the red apple cards. Divide
them between the two deep wells in the card tray. |
| 2. |
Open the green apple card pack and
thoroughly mix all the green apple cards. Place
them in the shallow well in the card tray. |
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| Starting the Game |
| 1. |
Place the card tray on the table. |
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| 2. |
Pick a player to be the first judge. |
| 3. |
The judge deals five red apple cards,
face down, to each player (including him or herself).
Players may look at their cards. |
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Hold the cards in
your hand like this
so you can see the card titles. |
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| Playing the Game |
| 1. |
The judge places the top green
apple card, face up, on the table, and reads the word
out loud. |
| 2. |
Each player (except the judge)
picks the red apple card from his or her hand that he
or she thinks is most like the word on the green apple
card, and places it face down on the table. |
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It’s OK to play a red apple card
even if it isn’t a perfect fit. Some judges will
pick the funniest or most interesting red apple card. |
| 3. |
The judge mixes up the red
apple cards so no one knows who played which card. |
| 4. |
The judge turns over each red
apple card, reads it out loud, and then picks the card
that he or she thinks is most like the word on the green
apple card. |
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It’s OK for players to try to convince
the judge to pick one of the red apple cards. |
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Red apple cards that begin with “My” should
be read from the judge’s point of view. For example:
when the judge reads “My Shoes,” it means
the judge’s shoes. |
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Once the judge has picked a red apple
card, the decision is final. |
| 5. |
The judge gives the green apple
card to the player whose red apple card was picked. |
| 6. |
To keep score, players who
have won green apple cards should keep them on the table
in front of them until the end of the game. |
| 7) |
The judge picks up all the
red apple cards played during that round and places them
in the box. |
| 8) |
The judge passes the card tray
to the left and that person becomes the new judge. |
| 9) |
The new judge deals enough
red apple cards so that each player has five in their
hand. |
| 10) |
Play continues following steps
1–9 until someone has won four green apple cards. |
| Winning the Game |
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The first player to earn four
green apple cards wins! |
| Want to Play Again? |
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Place the played green apple
cards on the bottom of the green card stack. Pass the
card tray to the next judge and you’re ready to
play again! |
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If you run out of red apple
cards, just shuffle the discarded red apple cards,
and refill the card tray. |
