Candy Match


2 - 6 players








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A sweet quick game!

There are 6 different candies.

Each card depicts 1, 2, or 3 candies.








<Components>



- 60 cards

(6 different candies!)







<Set Up>



Shuffle the cards and

place them face down in a deck

in the center of the table.

Leave plenty of room to reveal cards.

And now, the contest for

the coveted candies can begin!

If you want to sweeten the victory

of a Candy Match game :

Lay out 6 different candies,

ideally similar to those

illustrated in the game.

The winner of a game may choose

and eat one of these candies!








<Game Progress>



Choose the person with

the biggest sweet tooth

to play first and 

continue playing clockwise.

On your turn, take the top card

of the deck and move it

to an empty space on the table.

Then quickly reveal the card

so that all players can see

the new candies at the same time.

Play then passes to the next player clockwise,

who reveals a card face up

on the table in the same way.

The goal of the game is to look for

a match among the cards

that have been revealed.

At any time, if you see a match,

shout “Candy Match!”

Then immediately move the corresponding cards

in front of you so that everyone

can check if you are correct.

A match consists of 2 or more cards.

All candies depicted on

these cards must appear in pairs.

There may be several pairs

of the same candy, but there may not

be any single candy left over.


If you have correctly called “Candy Match”,

take all of the matched cards

and place them face down

in front of you in your score pile.

If you have incorrectly made the call,

you must place the cards back face up.

Then all other players may take 1

revealed card and place it face down

in front of them in their score pile.

If there are not enough revealed cards,

then players who have not yet

taken a card may take one from

the top of the face down deck. 

Any remaining face up cards remain in play.

Play now continues with

the next player revealing a new card.








<How to Finish the Game>



As soon as someone reveals

the last card from the deck,

players check one last time for a match.

Then the game ends.


Everyone now counts the cards

in their score pile.

The one who has collected

the most cards wins the game.

If tied, the tied players share the victory.

If you have chosen to sweeten

the victory for Candy Match

by supplying treats for the winner of a game,

you may want to also award an overall winner.

Take note of the number of cards

collected by each player after each game.

Once all of the candies have been consumed,

calculate a total winner

(most cards won over all games played)

and give them a suitable extra treat.