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villagerWelcome to the tutorial for Solo, a very popular *card shedding* game. The object of the game is to *be the first player to get rid of all their cards.* 1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
villagerLet's get a quick tour of the game screen in front of you. This is your Hand! Everyone starts with 8 cards.1myhand_wrap61db87191cff600myhand_wrap 6
villagerAs this a card shedding game, with the goal to be the first player to shed / discard all your hand cards, *its important to keep monitoring the count of Hand cards of your opponents.* You can see this count (8 cards right now) at:(highlighted) - the table, where every players hand deck is shown - player panel2maintitlebar_content61db87191cff600playercardcount_p88249738 12 playercardcount_p88255541 12 playercardcount_p88226753 12 playercardcount_p88255594 12 playercardcount_p88248454 12 playercardcount_p88253734 12 handicon_p88249738 12 handicon_p88255541 12 handicon_p88226753 12 handicon_p88255594 12 handicon_p88248454 12 handicon_p88253734 12
villager*This is the Discard pile. * The game begins with a random Green-9 on top.3discard61db87191cff600discard 6
villagerTurns are very simple in Solo. When it’s your turn, - *play a matching card onto the discard pile*. A card is matching : - if it shows the same color - OR the same number - OR the same action symbol as the top card on the discard pile. A black action card always counts as matching (they are “wild” cards). All 4 examples are shown in the right screenshot.4maintitlebar_content61db87191cff600myhand_wrap aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMzYWUzZmFlNS44MDg5MTE4Mi5qcGc=/10/155 avatarwrap_88249738 aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMzYWUzZmFlNS44MDg5MTE4Mi5qcGc=/-839/34 player_name_88249738 aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMzYWUzZmFlNS44MDg5MTE4Mi5qcGc=/109/0
villagerFollowing the COLOR matching rules, your opponent to your right discarded a Green action card, on top of the Green-9. This one is the "Draw 2" Action card. It's effect is: *The next player must draw 2 cards from the Draw pile before they take their normal turn* 1discard61db871ef08d800discard 6
villagerThe "next player" is decided by the turn rotation symbol show here. When the game starts, the default is Clockwise. But there are Action cards that can reverse the turn order to counter-clockwise.2direction61db871ef08d800direction 6
villagerThis is the Draw pile.3deck61db871ef08d800deck 6
villagerIt's your turn, in clockwise turn order. BGA is prompting you to carry out the "Draw 2" action. *click the button Draw Cards* to continue. (quick side note: you could have avoided Drawing 2 cards if you also had a Draw 2 card in your hand.. this is called Chaining.. If you did play it, then the next player would have had to draw 4 cards!! we'll soon see it in action)4button_draw61db871ef08d810page-title 6
villager2 cards from the Draw pile have been added to your hand. Now its your turn! Following the matching rules, ie: - color - number - matching Action card - Black Action card *let's play the highlighted black Action card, Draw 4 + Choose a Color*1myhand_item_5161db87230f08510myhand_item_51 16
villagerAgain a reminder, hover over any Action card to get a refresher on its effects. This one is simple. It forces the NEXT PLAYER in turn order to DRAW 4 CARDS. But first you need to also CHOOSE A COLOR, which enforces the Color matching rule for the next player. *Click RED color* to continue.1colorselectarea61db87251e80410colorselectarea 16
villagerYour called color, Red, is now shown here! The next player must play a card of your chosen color (or another black card). 1show_box61db87268b27c00page-title 1 show_box 12
villagerLooks like the player could not extend it, or chose not to.. so 4 cards had to be drawn into their hand. That's how you try winning.. Shed your cards as quickly as you can, and make others gain cards!1playercard_8825554161db87294746d00
villagerNo one likes so many cards in their hand. Brown player discards the black "All Swap Cards" action card. When it is played, all players must pass all of the cards in their hands to the next player, in the current direction of play. Then, *the next player in turn order may discard ANY CARD on top of a “All Swap cards” card on their turn.*1discard61db872c6d9e300discard 6
villagerHahaha! Next player also discards an All Swap Cards action card. Hands are being passed around like hot potatoes :)1discard61db87318003e00discard 6
villagerNext player discards a Red Draw 2 Cards action card. In response, the next player does not / cannot extend the chain, and Draws 2 cards from the draw pile.1discard61db874204f5c00discard 6 playercard_88248454 6
villagerNow we see another turn option in Solo, *Draw 1 Card* *If you can’t or don’t want to discard a card on your turn, you must draw 1 card from the draw pile instead. * *If that card matches the top card of the discard pile, you may play it immediately. * Play then passes to the next player. 1playercard_8824845461db87468c9c100playercard_88248454 6
villagerThey got lucky! The card they drew, matched the card on the Discard pile, which is another Yellow Draw 2 cards. They immediately played it.1discard61db87498a6dd00discard 6
villagerOh no! Next player CHAINED the Draw 2 action card, by discarding another Blue Draw 2 action card on top of it. BGA is prompting you to either Extend or Draw 4 Cards!! 1discard61db874b1dd9e00discard 6
villagerDoes your Hand have another Draw 2 action card to chain, and avoid drawing 4 cards? At this point, you should be able to choose the right option to continue the tutorial..2myhand_wrap61db874b1dd9e10myhand_wrap 6
villagerThat's right! You have now understood one of the core decisions of the game. You couldn't chain it.. so 4 cards had to be drawn into your hand :(1myhand_wrap61db8750b73f300
villagerOh well! It's still quite early in the game. Everyone else still has plenty of cards left in their hand to discard. Sometimes drawing more cards in your hand gives you more choices too :)2player_name_8824973861db8750b73f300playercardcount_p88249738 1 playercardcount_p88255541 1 playercardcount_p88226753 1 playercardcount_p88255594 1 playercardcount_p88248454 1 playercardcount_p88253734 1
villagerIt's your turn.. hover over your Action cards in your hand, and understand their effects. Let's think about what you can play next..3myhand_wrap61db8750b73f300myhand_wrap 6
villagerWhat just happened???? Another player made us skip our turn, while we were thinking, and INTERJECTED the turn order by playing the EXACT SAME Blue Draw 2 action card!! EXACT SAME means the card is a duplicate copy! If you have the exact same number card in your hand as the top number card of the discard pile, you may discard that card at any time—even if it is not your turn! This is called “interjecting.” After a player interjects, play passes to the next player after the “interjector”. [red]This is a cutthroat shedding game.. no mercy![/red]1discard61db87522b19f00discard 6 playercard_88255541 6
villagerRemember that after the black Swap All Cards action card is played, the next player in turn order can *discard ANY card*.1discard61db875a2a21900discard 6
villagerNew action card! You have one of these in your hand too. As the iconography suggests, this is the Change Direction action card. This can be played on any card of the same color or on another “Change Direction” card. The order of play changes direction immediately. For example, if the turn has been passing to the left, it will now pass to the right.1discard61db876bb451700discard 6
villagerNotice the Turn Order sign is now reminding us that we are now playing in counter-clockwise order.2direction61db876bb451700direction 6
villagerNext player discarded a matching Red-8 card on top of the Red Change Direction card.1discard61db87777359500discard 6
villagerNot again! Are you going to Draw 4 more cards?? You are down to 7 cards. We could chain it if we wanted.. But maybe getting more cards will give us more options.. plus we aren't necessarily stuck with this large hand.. we can always give it to someone else :) 1myhand_item_5961db877d4ce7c00myhand_item_59 6
villagerLet's do it and push our luck.. *Draw 4 cards*3button_draw61db877d4ce7c10button_draw 16
villager*Let's play the Draw 4 card on the next player.*1myhand_item_5961db878425b2f10myhand_item_59 16
villager*.. now choose Green*.1box_361db8787047c210colorselectarea 16
villagerNext player is reminded that they must discard a Green number / action card, or another Black card... ... or Draw a card.1show_box61db87903574400show_box 6
villagerThey played a Green-71discard61db8797aecfe00discard 6
villagerQuickly!! Let's INTERJECT the turn order, by playing the EXACT SAME Green-7 card from our hand.2myhand_item_461db8797aecfe00myhand_item_4 6
villagerAn example of a matching number card!1discard61db87a46a46700discard 6
villagerAgain quickly!! You can INTERJECT the turn order again, by playing your EXACT SAME Blue-6 card.2myhand_item_4761db87a46a46700myhand_item_47 6
villagerNew action card.. the Swap Cards. “Swap Cards” action cards can be played on any card of the same color or on another “Swap Cards” card. When you play a “Swap Cards” card, choose one other player and swap all of the cards in your hand with all of theirs. 1discard61db87a70686700discard 6
villagerThe “Choose a Color” action card is black. When you play it, choose a color (red, green, blue, or yellow). The next player must play a card of your chosen color (or another black card). (you've seen this effect on the Draw 4 + Choose Color black action card)1discard61db87e9b4f6700discard 6
villagerColor called is now Yellow!1show_box61db87ebc4ff600show_box 6
villagerAnother chance for INTERJECTION out of turn order... you know what to do. 2myhand_item_8461db87ebc4ff600myhand_item_84 6
villagerLet's call Green!1box_361db87ecd5a3310colorselectarea 16
villagerGoing to let the game auto-play a few turns until the next important point..1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment61db87eee375200
villagerAnd finally.. the last Action card left to be taught in this tutorial. “Skip a Turn” action cards can be played on any card of the same color or on another “Skip a Turn” card. The next player in the direction of play cannot discard or draw a card. Instead, their turn is “skipped over”, and play passes to the next player after that.1discard61db87ff5a8aa00discard 6
villagerand fast forwarding some more..1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment61db8800896fb00
villagerIt's your turn! You are down to 2 cards. And luckily, you can discard your Red-2 card on top of the Red-8 card. *As you are about to play your second-to-last card, in order to win the round, you must click the SOLO Button* [red]If you forget to call out “Solo!” you must immediately draw two cards from the draw pile.[/red]1maintitlebar_content61db8831d885200solo_warn 6 playercardcount_p88249738 12 myhand_item_29 6
villager* Click the SOLO button below your Hand cards * and then * Click the Red-2 card * Order matters! You must Call SOLO *before* playing your second-to-last card, else you take a 2 card penalty. 2myhand_wrap61db8831d885210myhand_item_29 18
villagerButton is now flashing red to warn other players that someone is at the Solo 1-card-left-in-hand.2solo_warn61db88331998200playercardcount_p88249738 12
villagerYou now know all the core rules and mechanics of playing Solo, with upto 10 friends, family, and wonderful BGA members from around the world! :) 3maintitlebar_content61db88331998200
villagerSome final bits of information for end game scoring. As soon as any player discards their LAST card from their hand, the round is over. Players who still have cards left in their hand must each add up the value of all their cards. These totals are written down as penalty points. Face Value pts - 1-9 10 pts - Change Direction 20 pts - Skip a turn 30 pts - Draw Two, Swap Cards 40 pts - All Swap Cards, Choose a Color 50 pts - Draw 4 + Choose a Color4maintitlebar_content61db88331998200
villager*Congratulations on reaching the end of the tutorial! Hope you enjoyed it :) * See you at the next open table of Solo. P.S. You will get to rate this tutorial in the next popup. If you feel it can be made better, can you please share your feedback with Villager? Feel free to directly message me with your comments.5archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment61db88331998200
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