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| Updated 4/14/06 |
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What’s in the Box
- 12 Maroon Disks
- 3 large, 4 medium, 5 small
- 12 Grey Disks
- 3 large, 4 medium, 5 small
- Game Board with
storage for game disks.
- Board consists of 25 wells, each well contains
three disk spaces—small, medium, and large.
- Quick Play
Rules
The Object of COVERUP®
Be the first player
with four disks in a row.
Setting Up
- Place the game board
between the players.
- Give one player the 12 maroon
disks and the other player the 12 grey disks.
- Select a player to take the first turn.
Playing the Game
- The first player places one of his or her disks into
any disk space on the game board except for the disk
spaces in the center well.
- The next player places
one of his or her disks into any available disk space
on the game board.
- Players continue taking turns
until one player has a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal,
line of four disks.
See A Player’s Turn for specific rules for placing
and moving disks.
Winning the Game
The first player with four of his or her disks in a
row, and visible, wins COVERUP.
A Player’s Turn
A player’s turn consists of either placing one
of his or her disks on the game board, or moving one
of his or her large disks to a new space on the game
board.
Placing a Disk
- A player may place any one of his or her small,
medium, or large disks onto the game board.
- A
player may not lift a disk in order to place a disk
underneath.
- A disk may be placed into a disk space in the center
well during any turn after the first disk is placed
by the first player.
Small Disks: A small disk may only be placed
into an available space at the lowest level of a well.
Once placed, a small disk may not be moved for the
duration of the game.
Medium Disks: A medium disk may
only be placed into an available space at the middle
level of a well. A medium disk may cover a small disk
of either color. Once placed, a medium disk may
not be moved for the duration of the game.
Large Disks: A large disk may only be placed into an available space
at the top level of a well. A large disk may cover
a small and/or a medium disk of either color. Once
placed, a large disk may be moved on the game board
during a later turn.
Moving a Large Disk
Large disks are the only disks that may be moved after
being placed. A player may only move his or her own large
disks. When a large disk is lifted from the board it
may not be returned to the same space during that turn,
but must be placed into another available space on the
board.
Moving a large disk might expose a previously played
small or medium disk. If a player picks up a large disk
from the game board in order to move it, and exposes
a disk which completes a row of four for the opponent,
the opponent instantly wins the game. |
