Fliegende Teppiche

In Fliegende Teppiche, or "Flying Carpets" for the initiated, you and your friends become fearless adventurers, soaring on magic carpets in search of valuable treasures scattered across exotic palaces and bazaars. But make no mistake, piloting a flying carpet isn't for just anyone! Treacherous winds can throw you off course, landing you in a desert instead of the coveted camel bazaar. Will the magic lamp save you from this predicament?

The idea is simple: guide (or rather, toss!) your carpets, which are cards, to the most lucrative destinations. Each player starts with one or two carpets and a set of genie cards. The active player of the round reveals twelve destination cards, carefully placing them on the table – they can't be too far apart, but need a little space between them. Once arranged, it's action time! Players, in counter-clockwise order, toss their carpets onto the destination cards. The active player tosses last.

After the dust settles (or the carpets land), it's time to see who came out on top. If your carpet didn't land on anything, tough luck! If it's the only one on one or more cards, they're yours. But if there's a "carpet jam," things get heated: involved players simultaneously reveal a genie card. The highest genie claims the destination card and even swaps their genie with the player who revealed the lowest genie – a fair trade, right? If there are still many cards on the table, the round continues. In the end, whoever has the most palaces gains points, and whoever has the fewest loses them. Magic lamps can become palaces or cancel deserts. The game continues until everyone has been the active player, and whoever scores the most points with bazaars, adventures, and treasures (and fewest deserts) is the grand winner!