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Lucky Numbers
Tiki EditionsMichael Schacht2012
- players
- 1–4
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 8+
In the box
80 clovers numbered 1 to 20, in 4 colours · 4 garden boards
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Michael Schacht
- Artwork
- Christine Alcouffe
- Publisher
- Tiki Editions
- Mechanics
- Grid CoverageOrderingOpen DraftingSolo Play
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
The aim is to be the first to fill the sixteen squares of your garden with numbered clovers, ascending along every row and column. On your turn, draw a face-down clover or take a face-up one from the centre, then place it on an empty square or in place of a clover, which goes back face up to the centre; if you do not place it, leave it there. The first complete garden wins the game at once.
The rules, step by step
Setup
4 × 4 garden, 4 clovers on diagonal, The rest in the centre
- Each player receives a 4 × 4 garden board.
- Shuffle the clovers face down in the centre.
- Each player draws four and places them on the diagonal of their garden, from the smallest at top left to the largest at bottom right.
How to play
Draw or take, Ascending order, Else leave it in centre
- On your turn, draw a face-down clover, or take a face-up clover from the centre.
- Place it in your garden, on an empty square or in place of a clover already there; the replaced clover goes back face up to the centre.
- If you do not want to or cannot place it, leave it face up in the centre.
- In each row, the numbers increase from left to right; in each column, from top to bottom.
Scoring
No points, First full garden
- No points: the first complete garden wins the game.
End of the game
16 squares filled, They win at once
- As soon as a player has filled their sixteen squares, they win and the game ends.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Can a clover taken from the centre be put back there?
No: a clover taken from the face-up ones must be placed in your garden.
Can two identical clovers follow each other?
No. The order is strictly ascending: a number must be larger than the one before it.