DOBBLE RULES - HOW TO PLAY (from the official game manual)

Dobble is a challenging skill game in which whoever first identifies the common symbol among the cards wins!

There are several speed minigames, or different ways to play. Check out the top five below:

THE TOWER OF CHAOS

1) Setup: Shuffle the cards, place one of them face down in front of each player and form a draw pile with the remaining cards. This pile must be placed face up in the center of the playing area.

2) Objective: Be the player to win the most cards from the draw pile at the end of the game.

3) How to play? The game begins with each player turning over their card and placing it face up. Players must identify as quickly as possible the common symbol between their card and the first card in the draw pile. The first player to identify the symbol says the symbol's name, takes the card from the draw pile and places it in front of them, on top of the starting card. When a card from the draw pile is drawn, a new card is revealed. The game continues until all cards in the discard pile are drawn.

4) The winner: The game ends when all cards in the discard pile are drawn. The player who has drawn the most cards wins.

THE WELL

1) Setup: Deal all cards to players one at a time, starting with the player who won the last minigame. Place the last card face up in the center of the play area. Each player shuffles their own cards, forms a draw pile, and places it face down in front of them.

2) Goal: Be the first to get rid of all your cards – just don't be the last!

3) How to play? The game begins with players flipping their draw pile to face up. Each player must discard cards from their draw pile as quickly as possible, placing them on top of the card in the center of the play area. To do this, they need to say the name of the symbol in common between the top card of their draw pile and the card in the center. Players need to be quick as the card in the center changes as soon as a player places one of their cards on it.

4) The loser: The last player to get rid of their cards loses the game.

HOT POTATO

1) Preparation: In each round, deal a card to each player. Players must hide the card in their hand without looking at its contents. Set the remaining cards aside. They will be used in subsequent rounds.

2) Objective: Get rid of your card as quickly as possible.

3) How to play? The game begins with players revealing their cards so that the symbols can be seen by everyone. As soon as a player finds the symbol in common between his card and an opponent's card, he must say the name of the symbol and place his card on top of the opponent's card who, in turn, must find a symbol in common between his new one. card and the cards of the other players. If he succeeds, he will hand over all his cards at once to the other player.

4) The loser: The last player (the one with all the cards in his hand) loses the round and puts his cards on the table. Players start as many rounds as they like (minimum of 5 rounds). When there are no more cards to deal, the minigame ends. The loser is the one with the most cards.

WE HAVE TO CATCH

1) Setup: In each round, place a face-up card in the center of the play area and place a number of cards around this card equal to the number of players, face down. Set the remaining cards aside. They will be used in subsequent rounds.

2) Objective: Get more cards as fast as possible.

3) How to play? The game starts with each player turning, at the same time, one of the cards that are around the central card. Players must find the common symbol between the card in the center of the play area and the cards they have just revealed. As soon as a player identifies a common symbol, he says the symbol's name, receives the corresponding card and leaves it nearby (caution: never remove the central card).

4) The Winner: Once all revealed cards are dealt, players place the card in the center under the draw pile and start a new round. Players keep the cards they won. When there are no more cards to draw, the minigame ends. The player who managed to win the most cards is the winner!

GREEK'S GIFT

1) Setup: Shuffle the cards, place one of them face down in front of each player and form a draw pile with the remaining cards. This pile must be placed face up in the center of the playing area.

2) Objective: To be the player to win the fewest cards from the draw pile at the end of the game.

3) How to play? The game begins with players turning their card face up. Each player must identify the common symbol between any other player's card and the card in the draw pile. The first player to find a common symbol says the symbol's name, draws the center card and places it on top of the corresponding player's card. When the center card is drawn, a new card is revealed. The minigame continues until all cards in the draw pile are received by the players.

4) The winner: The minigame ends when all the cards in the draw pile are received by the players. The player with the fewest cards wins.