Algorithm’s Choice – Quick Game
A faster, standalone way to play, using only the Playing Cards. There are no Users and no Item Cards to manage: all players extend one shared recommendation line, and the first to empty their hand wins. It is the quickest way to teach the game to someone new.
Components
- 48 Playing Cards (per set)
Each Playing Card shows an item on its white playing side, and a grouping symbol on its grey side. The small icons in the corners repeat both, so a card stays readable when it is overlapped.
Goal of the Game
Be the first player to play all your cards.
Setup
Place one card face up in the middle of the table as the starting card. Each player takes 5 Playing Cards into their hand. The remaining cards form the draw pile.
Course of the Game
The player most recently on social media or in an online shop starts. Play proceeds clockwise.
On your turn, take one of the following actions:
- Play a card – Place one card at the end of the recommendation line. The item you play must share a property with the previous item, and the grey side of the previous card decides which property that has to be.
- Draw a card – Draw one card from the draw pile.
End of the Game
The game ends when the first player has played all their cards.
Items
Each item has three properties – colour, shape and infill. That makes 24 different items in a set.
| Shape | Colour | Infill |
|---|---|---|
| Triangle | Blue | Filled |
| Square | Green | Empty |
| Circle | Yellow | |
| Black |
Properties
Every property has a grouping operation associated with it. The grey side of a card names the property that the next item has to share; the pictures below show which items count as a group under each one.
Shape
Colour
Infill
Sets
The game has two different sets, distinguished by one or two stripes in the corners. One set is suitable for up to 3 players, or 4 players in the short variant. Mixing both sets accommodates up to 6 players.