Despite the hundreds of releases each year to enjoy classics such as chess, cards or Rummy steady popularity. But you will not only played like, but also serve as inspiration for new game ideas. This happened even with Mystery Rummy. Mike Fitzgerald has cited in his "Mystery Rummy" series, the basic principles of Rummy. Refined the whole thing but with new ideas and dresses the games in a thematic bed. Whether it works and above all is fun, let's look now more closely.

Like the predecessors, makes a third of the series, a novel and lost it. This time the story is by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as a theme. The two players attempt to clarify the details about the case and emerge as the best investigators. The game box is presented according to the theme in a beautiful clamshell box. It contains the 66 cards in two specially designed to subjects. The cards are slightly larger and thicker than "normal" game cards.

The game preparations are made quickly. The so-called double identity card (Jekyll and Hyde on the front to the back), the Jekyll-side ready to put up with and the players will each receive a map, which the rules and scoring as the train. Then, the game cards are shuffled and each player gets ten cards. The remaining cards are provided as a stack. This stack is called in the course of the game case record. The top card is turned face up and the case file placed next. This map is the discard pile and is called London.

In his first train must follow a player a card. He should top card of the case file or from London take. Then he may not play cards. There are, however, a peculiarity observed. There are cards for Jekyll ("Y" in the lower left corner), tickets for Hyde ("H" in the lower left corner) and maps, which are valid for both ("J / H" in the lower left corner). All the cards have to match the double identity. This means is that Jekyll-side up, may be placed only Jekyll-card and vice versa. Cards, which are common to both, are always playable. For the play in the following ways:

Message

The player places three or more matching cards to himself. He makes a report.

Complement one has cards in hand, to which a message is already on the table (at home, or the players), one may also interpret the cards in front of him.

Action Card

Once in his train, the player may play an action card and run out the printed text. There is the possibility that this double identity change (drink) to follow suit cards (laboratory) and the change of the type (Jekyll or Hyde) maps to modify instructions booklet (transformation).

At the end of his turn, players must have a ticket to the London store and the player's turn. If a player after he has finished his train, no hand to hand more, the round ends and it comes to scoring.

The classification will be dealt with according to the following rules:

Other cards in hand Do we still hand cards in hand, the round is finished after, count the points on the map (in the upper right corner) as negative points.

Instructions booklet action cards, messages and additions to the points on the cards are counted as plus points. Cards that match the current double identity to be doubled, unless the card text says something else.

Exclusion

It has a player managed to finish the game and all cards in the display match the current dual identity, there is an exclusion. This means that the player starts empty at this rating. He can neither positive nor negative points.

So the game runs through several rounds until one player reaches 100 points, and thus wins.

Mystery Rummy manages to convey the simple game of rummy principles in an exciting game for two players. This is achieved mainly through new ideas. The double identity and the possibilities in the evaluation (exclusion) are the main factors for the tension in the game. Although it is not a strategy by firecrackers, but just the simple rules of movement in conjunction with the new scoring rules provide for a new feel.

The topic is presented first. The game cartridge and the cards are high quality and beautifully illustrated. A small flaw, however, we have noticed. The overview of the type of card (Jekyll or Hyde) and the points is de facto not possible, as always one of the two factors is obscured. Even left-handed must attach the cards a little different, because otherwise important information is obscured.

This fact is not so bad as to make fun remains lackluster too long. For those who like to play Rummy or other card games and are second, Mystery Rummy is a clear recommendation. Who likes to play with several players, you can risk also like to look into other cases of the series. If you are further the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is interested in, you may also like the free audio book listening.

Mystery Rummy Case 3: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Players: 2

Age: 8 years

Duration: 30 minutes

Author (s): Mike Fitzgerald

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games

Year: 2010

Tags: Pegasus