Rules of the Rhode

Rhode Test Instructions:

1.    Select the player (or team) to go first.

2.    If players wish to keep score, paper and pencil/pen are needed.  Remove cards from the box (shuffle, if desired) and put cards in reach of both players (or teams).  Players (or teams) may decide to play for a specific amount of time (ex: 30 minutes) A second way to play is to give a select number of cards (ex: 25) to each player (or team).

 3.    The first player (or team member) selects a card from the pack, keeping the information on the card out of the sight of the second player (or team member).

4.    Then, the first player (or team member) reads aloud the category at the top of the card (ex:  Rhode Island Cities & Towns) The other team should think of RI cities & towns.

5.    Next, the first player (or team member) reads aloud the first clue (worth 4 points) to the second player (or team (ex: Most affluent town in the state).

6.    The second player (or team) guesses which city or town in Rhode Island is the answer.

7.    If the second player cannot guess correctly, the first player reads a second clue (worth 3 points) – and so on until all four clues have been read.

8.    Players (or teams) may keep a running score.  Each clue has a value to its right.  Players (or teams) should record the value of the last clue that “gave away” the answer to the opposite player (or team).

9.    The next card is read by the second player (or team member) and the first player (or team) guesses when given the clues.

10.  The game is over when:  the entire deck (or the selected number) of cards has been used, or when the pre-determined amount of time is over.

11.  The winner is the player (or team) with the most points (or the most cards won by that player/team).