How to Play Tighee

Game Objective

In Tighee, you are a traveler crossing a forest full of tigers. According to a legend, if you gather four tigers, they start fighting, chasing each other, and transform into "ghee" (an Indian butter). The resulting "Tighee" is the most delicious in the world, but if you are attacked by a tiger, you won't escape unharmed.

Your goal is to decide whether to capture tigers to obtain Tighee or flee from them and leave the forest. Victory is determined by the score accumulated at the end of all rounds.

Preparation (Setup)

1. Separate the tiger cards (60 in total, with numbers from 1 to 12 in 5 colors: red, purple, blue, green, and black).
2. Each player receives a specific number of cards, depending on the number of players (consult the manual for details on this section).
3. Players select 3 or 5 cards from their hands to form the deck, placing them face down in the center.
4. Shuffle these cards to form the main deck and place it next to the 【Forest】 (card location).
5. The first player is whoever "recently saw a tiger" or "ate ghee" (or decide by another method).

Game Flow

1. The Lead Player reveals the top card of the deck and places it in the 【Forest】.
2. The Lead Player plays a card from their hand face up.
3. The other players each play a card, clockwise, following the Must-Follow Color rules (consult the "Actions and How to Play" section).
4. At the end of the round (trick), the winner collects the played cards, forms a deck, and places the 【Forest】 card on top.
5. The winner becomes the Lead Player for the next round.
6. The game continues until all players run out of cards in hand.

Actions and How to Play

During each trick, players must follow these rules when playing cards:

• Must-Follow Color: If the player has a card of the same color as the one played by the Lead Player, they must play it (mandatory).
• Black Card: Can be played at any time (optional). When played, it takes on the color of the card in the 【Forest】 (the number does not change).
• If there are no cards of the required color, the player can play any card.

To determine the winner of the trick:

• If everyone plays cards of the same color, the player who played the highest number wins.
• If someone does not follow the color, the player who played the lowest number among the cards that did not follow wins.
• Ties are decided by the order of play (the last card played wins).

End of Game and Scoring

The game ends when all rounds are completed (the number of rounds depends on the number of players). Scoring is calculated based on the number of tricks won:

• 0 tricks: 0 points (you escaped unharmed).
• 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 15 tricks: -10 points per trick (e.g., 5 tricks = -50 points).
• 4, 8 or 12 tricks: +50, +100 or +169 points, respectively (you obtained the Tighee).

The player with the highest total score wins. In case of a tie, the player with the highest score in the last round wins.

Tips for Winning

• Use Black Cards strategically to change the color at key moments.
• Pay attention to the card in the 【Forest】, as it defines the color of the Black Cards played.
• Aim to accumulate 4, 8, or 12 tricks to maximize your score with the Tighee.