Safari Knockout - Rules
This game is loosely based on Knockout Whist but utilises the animal data on each of the Safari Pals cards.
The game consists of 7 rounds and the object of the game is to win the most number of turns in total.
In the first round, deal out seven cards to each player. The player to the dealers left starts the first turn. They choose one of their cards to play and place it face-up between the players. They read the animal name and then pick a data item to challenge the other players with. For example they might choose to play a Lion and pick weight as the challenge. The other players then each pick one of their own cards to challenge the Lion. If they don’t have a card that will beat it, or they don’t want to play a winning card this time round, they can choose to play a weaker card. The winner of the turn is the player who plays the winning card, in this case the card with the highest weight. The winner takes the played cards and places them in front of them as a set.
The turn then moves clockwise to the next player until all seven turns have been played.
At the end of the round, count up how many turns each player won during the round and make a note of the scores, 1 point for each turn won.
The second round is played with 6 cards each and third with 5 cards each and so until the final round of 1 card each. Keep the scores of all the turns win during each round of the game. After the final round, the scores are added up and the player who won the most number of turns during the whole game is the winner.
Safari Knockout - Variation 1
A variation of this game is to include an elimination factor. Any player who fails to win any turns during a single round is eliminated from the remaining rounds of the game. This can mean that the game ends before the last round if there is only one player remaining. The winner of the game is still the player that accumulated the highest number of winning turns at the end of the game. It is possible therefore to be eliminated half way through the game but still be the ultimate winner.
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