Card games
Schotten Totten
IELLOReiner Knizia1999
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 8+
In the box
54 Clan cards: six colours, numbered 1 to 9 · 9 Stones
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Reiner Knizia
- Artwork
- Jean-Baptiste Reynaud
- Publisher
- IELLO
- Mechanics
- Area MajorityMeldingHand Management
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Two players compete to win five of the nine stones lined up between them, or three adjacent stones. On your turn, play a card on your side of a stone, three at most per stone, then draw; a stone is claimed when its three-card formation beats the one opposite, or when you can prove your opponent can no longer do better. The game ends as soon as a player holds five stones, or three stones side by side.
The rules, step by step
Setup
9 stones, 6 Clan cards each, Cards from 1 to 9
- The nine stones are lined up between the two players.
- The Clan cards run from 1 to 9 in six colours.
- Each player receives 6 cards; the rest form the draw pile.
How to play
Play then draw, At most 3 per stone, Claim the stones
- On your turn, play a card on your side of a stone, then draw.
- Each player may play at most three cards on their side of the same stone.
- A stone is claimed when its three cards are in place and beat the ones opposite, or when you can prove, with the cards already visible, that your opponent can no longer do better.
- A stone won is turned towards its winner; nobody plays there any more.
Scoring
Colour run first, Then 3 of a kind, colour, Then run, sum
- The formations, from strongest to weakest: run of the same colour, three of a kind, three cards of the same colour, run, plain sum.
- With equal formations, the higher sum wins.
- A perfect tie: the stone goes to whoever played their third card first.
End of the game
5 stones, Or 3 side by side
- The game ends as soon as a player holds five stones, or three stones side by side.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
Can you claim a stone where your opponent has only one card?
Yes, if the cards already visible on the table prove that no possible formation could beat yours.
Can a stone that has been won change sides?
No. Once claimed, it stays won until the end of the game.