User manual HASBRO ALIENS MINIDROPSHIP

[. . . ] Don't scoop out a "fly, " or you'll lose all of your tiles!The first player to match the word wins the round and keeps the card. The first player to collect four cards wins the game! THE FIRST TIME YOU PLAY Remove the wrappings from the game parts and discard or recycle the waste materials. SETTING UP As you set up your game, take a look at the Sample Game Setup below. [. . . ] Place the pot in the middle of the play area. Put all of the tiles in the pot, and place the lid on top. Shuffle the card deck, and deal one card faceup to each player. Place the remaining cards in a facedown draw pile. SAMPLE GAME SETUP Here's the way a 3-player game would look like set up. Just put the lid on the pot, and you're ready to play! ABOUT THE CARDS Each card has 5 words on it, numbered 1 through 5. The words generally range from shorter words with easy-to-find letters, to longer words with harder-tofind letters. This allows players to choose words that are suited to their individual word-building skills, so that everyone has a chance to win! ABOUT THE TILES During the game, all players will scoop tiles out of the pot at the same time, trying to find tiles that match the letters in their words. · If there are no blanks or matching letters, return all of the scooped tiles to the pot, then quickly scoop again. (Remember, if you scoop an orange fly tile, you must put all of your tiles back into the pot!) · Ending a Round: If you're the first player to match all of the letters in your word (and not have a "fly" in your scoop), quickly place them side-by-side in the correct order. Then place the lid on the pot and call out, "Yummy!" All players must stop scooping and matching tiles. CAT Now show your letters to everyone. · If the word is the one you chose and is spelled correctly, the round ends and you win the card!The other players place their cards in a discard pile out of play. All players return all of their tiles to the pot. · If the word is not the one you chose, or is not spelled correctly, another player must lift the lid off the pot and call out, "Ready, Set, Scoop!" to continue the round. [. . . ] · If the word is not the one you chose, or is not spelled correctly, another player must lift the lid off the pot and call out, "Ready, Set, Scoop!" to continue the round. Keep playing until a player wins the round. Starting a New Round: Deal out one card from the deck to each player, and play the new round as described above. WINNING The first player to collect four cards wins the game. [. . . ]