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The Milky Way

The Milky Way 2017

2–5
Players
15
Minutes
8
Age

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About the Game

"A myriad of stars floating in the night sky. The milky way is formed by stars gathered together. How do you want to make this milky way? This game is simultaneously played action game where players make a beautiful milky way by using the stars they have without overlapping the stars of other players."

Contents: 1 Central Star Card 2 Black Star Cards 45 Star Cards (5 cards each of numbers 0-8) 15 cubes

The Game is played over several rounds with 5 phases: 1. Discard Shooting Star cards by spending 2 cubes 2. Select one card from hand and place face down on table 3. All players show cards simultaneously 4. Resolve identical cards 5. Placing cards - In order from high to low each player place cards according to rules with Black Star cards played last. If a card is unable to be played the card is flipped over and becomes a shooting star.

The game ends immediately when a 9x3 rectangle arrangement is filled with cards or when players use all cards in their hands.

The winner is the player with the least amount of Shooting Star cards.

-From Game Instructions

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