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A
Audibles
Audibles
Can I use both audibles?
No. Just one. Nice try.
C
Chaining
See Draw Plays or Pick Sixes.
Challenges
Challenges
If I challenge someone and lose and am left with one card what happens if I challenge a different disguised set?
You only lose what you have.
Crazy eights
crazy eights
Can I steal a set to make a crazy eight.
Yes.
D
discarding
Discarding
Can I discard first on the discard pile then pick up a card?
No. Silly Question.
Do I have to discard everything I am capable of discarding all at once?
No. You can discard gradually. Sometime not discarding is a strategy.
Discard pile
Discard Pile
What if there are no cards on the discard pile?
Then the current player can lay down any card they want.
Disguised sets
Taunting
If I taunt and mistakenly turn up a non cover card can I be challenged?
Yes. Also, dumb move.
downing sets or streaks
Downing sets
Am I able to lay down sets or streaks when its not my turn?
No. Patience is a virtue wait your turn.
Can I add cards to my sets when it not my turn?
No.
Do I have to pick up a card prior if I am able to lay down a set, 4-3 formation or streak in the same turn?
No. If you lay down a single set though you must pick up a card if you can’t discard. If you can discard then you don’t have to pick up. If you try to pass without discarding and you didn’t pick up a card it’s not a penalty, but you should be alerted that you need to pick up a card.
draw plays
chaining
Can I stack Draw Plays on top of a Draw Play for defense?
No you can’t. To defend a Draw Play you can only play a single Draw Play as explained in the manual.
If a player stacks a Draw Play can I then defend it with a Draw Play card?
Yes. You can always defense a Draw Play with a single Draw Play. You can start a chain with a stack but you can’t defend a Draw Play with a stack.
Do I have to pick up a card before I defend a Draw Play?
No, because you are defending.
If someone in front of me couldn’t defend the Draw Play and picks up cards and then I lay a Draw Play down does the chain continue?
No. The person who picked up the cards is the “breaker of chains” and if you lay down a new Draw Play it can possibly start a new chain.
F
first down
First down
If someone downs something after the first down but one of them ends up going in the discard pile leaving only one thing downed is it safe from being stolen in that scenario?
No. Once someone lays something else down it ends the first down and anything from that point on is unsafe. Even if every set went into the discard pile leaving nothing downed on the board and then someone lays down a set or a streak it’s considered unsafe because the first down already ended.
H
hail mary
Hail Mary
If I play a Hail Mary and get to go again am I subject to having to pick up a card?
Playing a Hail Mary constitutes a brand new turn unless you elect not to play again which is allowable because it is a play action card that has unforced action. If you elect to play again then you need to follow whatever rules apply to you. If you have no sets or streaks laid down then yes you must pick up a card. If you have sets or a streak laid down then the only reason you would have to pick up a card is if you can’t discard.
Do I have to play again if I play a Hail Mary?
No. You can elect not to play again but just change the color. There are scenarios in which it’s advantageous not to play again.
handoffs
Sweep
If I play a Sweep and get to go again am I subject to having to pick up a card?
Playing a Sweep constitutes a brand new turn and you need to follow whatever rules apply to you. If you have no sets or streaks laid down then yes you must pick up a card. If you have sets or a streak laid down then the only reason you would have to pick up a card is if you can’t discard.
I
interceptions
Interceptions
If I take two or three cards from a players hand that only has two or three cards what happens?
That player will have zero cards and will pick up a card their next turn. It is possible to play this game with zero cards in your hand. If that player has sets or streaks already down and you do this they win the game.
If you have two sets downed (a completed formation) and have one interception card in your hand which is your last card and someone steals your set leaving you with only one set downed can you play that last card (if playable) to steal a set and exit the game at the same time?
Yes, you can and will win the game. You just can’t do that with two interception cards because you can’t stack them at the same time while having one set.
If I play an Interception as my last card and it gets blocked by a deflection but I have zero cards left what happens?
You will wait until your next turn to pick up a card.
Does the next player lose a turn if cards are intercepted from their hand?
No.
O
omaha
Omaha
Do I have to say “Omaha” if I have one card in my hand but don’t have a completed formation or a streak?
No.
Do I have to say Omaha if I have two cards left and I play a Hail Mary, End Around or Sweep and get to play again since I am more than likely skipping all the other players?
Yes. Since this is a new turn you would say “Omaha” even if you are skipping other players. The only time you don’t have to say Omaha is if you get rid of a stack all at once. Any other time you will get down to one card you will say Omaha before discarding your 2nd to last card.
If I have a disguised set and call “Omaha” which protects it but then I lose that set and make another disguised set is that new disguised set protected from being challenged?
No. You would have to say “Omaha” again.
P
penalties
FALSE START
If a player false starts but picks up and sees a card from the Pylon what happens?
We recommend that the next player gets to decide if they want that card placed back in the same spot or placed at the bottom of the discard pile or pylon.
Reason. I am of the belief that the next card is yours by fate and you are messing with destiny and the space-time continuum if the card goes into the junk folder.
pick six
Stacking
Can I stack Pick Sixes on top of a Pick Six for defense?
No you can’t. To defend a pick six you can only play a single Pick Six.
If a player stacks a Pick Six can I then defend it with a Pick Six card?
Yes. You can always defense a Pick Six with a single Pick Six.
Do I have to pick up a card before I defend a Pick Six?
No, because you are defending.
pro sets
Pro Sets
Can I add wildcats to pro sets?
Yes.
Can I steal a set to make a pro set?
Yes.
pylon
Pylon
Do I have to pick up a card prior if I am able to lay down a set or streak in the same turn?
No.
R
referee
Referee
What if the Referee is unfair or gets a rule wrong after we look it up?
Get over it life happens. Human error is a part of life and in sports wrong calls are made all the time.
reverses
End around
If I play an End Around and get to go again am I subject to having to pick up a card?
Playing an End Around constitutes a brand new turn and you need to follow whatever rules apply to you. If you have no sets or streaks laid down then yes you must pick up a card. If you have sets or a streak laid down then the only reason you would have to pick up a card is if you can’t discard.
S
sets
Sets
Can I make sets out of any card?
Yes, you can make sets out of any card in this game including a Wildcat set, a Hail Mary set, a Bootleg set, and a Naked Bootleg set.
Single set option
Since I am able to discard while having one set am I able to discard all the way down to zero cards?
Yes.
Adding Cards
When can I add cards to my sets?
During your turn before you end it by saying “Pass” or discarding on the discard pile.
stacking
Stacking
Is there a limit to how many cards I can stack?
No.
Can I stack Pick Sixes on top of a Pick Six to defend it?
No.
Can I stack Draw Plays on top of a Draw Play to defend it and forward action to the next player?
No.
Can I stack Wildcats?
Yes.
Can I stack Hail Marys?
Yes.
Can I stack Bootlegs?
No. They are independent cards and not the same type.
streaks
Adding cards
When can I add cards to my streak?
During your turn before you end it by saying “Pass” or discarding on the discard pile.
T
taunting
Taunting
If I taunt and mistakenly turn up a non cover card can I be challenged?
Yes. Also, dumb move.
W
wildcats
Wildcats
If I put a wildcat on an opponents set or streak does it count against them for points at the end of the round in a scored game?
Yes.