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Nekonyancer[img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/https___snipboard.io_bdzCPL.jpg[/img] In this colorful card duel, two players try to create as many rainbows as possible by placing their cards into the common area! *It will take sharp tactics and a sharper memory to claim victory!* [green][tip] This tutorial is best viewed on a computer!1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
Nekonyancer[blue]*Your goal is to collect more cards than your opponent![/blue]* You collect cards when: *-* You place the *sixth uniquely colored card* in *[red]the card row,[/red]* forming a rainbow. *- *The opponent messes up by playing a repeated color.2cell_3000cell_1 1 cell_2 1 cell_3 1 cell_4 1 cell_5 1 cell_6 1
NekonyancerOn your turn, you *MUST* play at least one card. As you can see, you have [blue]*three in your hand.*[/blue] *Select the green card, in the middle!* Two buttons should appear at the top: [red]Play and Play Flipped.[/red] *Click on Play!*3card_1_2010card_1_7 2 card_1_2 2 card_1_39 2
NekonyancerGreat! The card went into the [red]*leftmost space*[/red] in the card row. We can play more cards on our turn, if we like, but we must flip a card in the row before each additional card we play. Let's try it! *Select the card you just played. Then click "Flip" at the top!*1board_card_1_26281bfe9cc41010board_card_1_2 1
NekonyancerHey, the back of this card isn't green! [blue]*It's blue![/blue]* It's important to realize that each card has a *different color* on each side. This has important implications!1board_card_1_26281bfee2d6fe00
NekonyancerImagine that you are physically holding these cards in front of you. *You can see one side of them, and your opponent sees the other side!* The same goes for your opponent's hand!2cell_1_26281bfee2d6fe00card_1_7 2 card_1_39 2
NekonyancerThat means our opponent *already knew* this side of the card was blue! He saw it when it was in our hand!3board_card_1_26281bfee2d6fe00board_card_1_2 1
NekonyancerNow that we've flipped a card, we have the option to play another. *Select the aqua-colored card. Then click "Play flipped" at the top!*4card_1_76281bfee2d6fe10
NekonyancerHmm, the other side turned out to be *purple.* Did you see that little animation of the card flipping? Well, *our opponent didn't!* [green][tip] Since we played this card flipped, our opponent never saw that the other side is aqua![/green]1board_card_2_76281bff1c719100
Nekonyancer[blue]This mechanic is so ingenious and elegant because playing and playing flipped each have a pro and a con:[/blue] *Play:* + You know what color will be played in the row. - You see only 1 side, opponent sees both. *Play flipped:* + You see both sides, opponent sees only 1. - You don't know what color will be played!2board_card_2_76281bff1c719100
NekonyancerWe just played a card, so we have the option to *pass.* If we wanted, we could flip another card and play the last card in our hand! [red]!!! If you choose to flip a card, you won't get to pass until you play another card! !!![/red] *Click on "Pass" at the top!*4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6281bff1c88b310
Nekonyancer[blue]*Great!*[/blue] At the end of our turn, we drew *until we had three cards again.*1card_1_186281bff4e511300
Nekonyancer*[blue]Our opponent played this card flipped, so they know what the other side is, and we don't.[/blue]* They were lucky the played side turned out to be green - a unique color. If it was a repeated color (blue or purple) then *we* would claim all the cards in the row as points!1board_card_3_306281c24dcca7100board_card_3_30 2
Nekonyancer*[red]There are now three open spaces left in the card row.*[/red] If we can fill up every space in the row with a unique color, we'll claim all the cards as points! We'll start with a risk... *Select this yellow card. Then play it flipped!*1card_1_396281c2536c49e10cell_4 1 cell_5 1 cell_6 1 card_1_39 16
Nekonyancer*Whew!* It was aqua - a unique color. We're safe. Next, before we play another card, we have to *flip* one. Erm... do you remember what the other sides of the cards were? [red]!!! We have to make sure we don't reveal a repeated color! !!![/red]1board_card_4_396281c9f3a2de500
NekonyancerI think the other side of Card 1 was *green...* And the other side of Card 2 was *aqua...* So if we flipped either of them, there would be two cards of the same color in the row, and our opponent would claim them all! :( We don't know what the other side of Card 3 is.2board_card_1_26281c9f3a2de500board_card_1_2 17 board_card_2_7 18 board_card_3_30 19
NekonyancerFortunately, we know that the other side of this one is yellow! *Select this card. Then click "Flip" at the top!*3board_card_4_396281c9f3a2de510board_card_1_2 13 board_card_2_7 13 board_card_3_30 13 board_card_4_39 20
NekonyancerWe obviously can't play our other yellow card unless we play it flipped, and that's a big unnecessary risk. But we can play our red card safely! *Go ahead!*1card_1_186281ca077b53e10card_1_35 13 card_1_18 16
NekonyancerWe have to flip another card before we play our last card. *Flip this card again!*1board_card_4_396281ca0b1dc6010board_card_4_39 16
NekonyancerWith the yellow side of Card 4 face down, we can play our last card safely! This will make a [blue]*Rainbow - six unique colors!*[/blue] *Play the yellow card!*1card_1_356281ca0e9d81810card_1_35 16
Nekonyancer*Wonderful!* We claimed the whole row for 6 points - one point per card. You can see your current score [red]*here.*[/red] Since we completed a rainbow, our turn ended (we were out of cards anyway).1player_board_913882836281ca1266a0900player_board_91388283 6
Nekonyancer[blue]*We're off to a great start!*[/blue] Looks like we drew a *black card.* These are dangerous! !!! Whenever a black card is played (or revealed), it counts as an instant mistake for the active player! !!!1card_1_246281d10190e5b00
Nekonyancer*Let's play this card flipped to hide this side from our opponent.* Maybe they'll flip it later, letting us claim the card row!2card_1_246281d10190e5b10card_1_24 16
NekonyancerThe other side turned out to be *white!* White cards count as *wild* - they can be any color! There can be multiple white cards in the card row. Since they're wild, they don't count as the same color! [green][tip] White cards make it easy to complete rainbows. You might want to hoard them in your hand for such opportunities!1board_card_2_246281d29425c9400
NekonyancerIf we play another card now, our opponent will have an opportunity to make a rainbow, so *let's pass!*2pass6281d29425c9410
NekonyancerThere are three empty spaces left in the row - *another opportunity for a rainbow!* There are two red cards in our hand though, so one of them will have to be flipped at some point!1card_1_166281d372dcfbe00cell_4 1 cell_5 1 cell_6 1
NekonyancerBetter to take the risk earlier rather than later. *Play this red card flipped!*2card_1_166281d372dcfbe10card_1_16 16
Nekonyancer[red]*Ugh! It was aqua, a repeated color!*[/red] Our opponent immediately took all the cards as points. :( Since we made a *mistake,* we had to draw back up to three cards and take another turn.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6281dc157628c00
NekonyancerPlay will continue as you've seen. When someone needs to draw from this deck and *can't* because it's empty, the game is over. *[blue]Whoever has the most points (claimed cards) is the winner!*[/blue]2deck26281dc157628c00deck2 2
Nekonyancer[blue]*Thank you for playing through this tutorial for Rainbow!*[/blue] If you have any questions or comments about the tutorial, feel free to send *Nekonyancer* a message! A big thank you goes out to *Stefano* for bringing this game to BGA! Have fun! :D3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment6281dc157628c00
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