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How to play (version for players aged 3+)
Play goes in a clockwise direction. When setting up the game, the dog is placed on a
square of the player‘s choosing. The youngest player goes first and must move his/
her dog to any bowl to find the bones. The bowl is then lifted and all players can
see which bones are underneath. If bones in the players‘ colour are under the bowl
then the player can take these and put them on the stash card. If it is only bones
in the player‘s colour that are under the bowl, then the bowl can be removed from
the mat as there are no other bones underneath. If bones in other colours are
under the bowl then these are to be left where they are. If there are no bones
under a player‘s choice of bowl from the start then this bowl can be removed.
Example:
Player 1 is blue and chooses a bowl. Two blue bones, one yellow bone and one green
bone are under the bowl. The player takes the two blue bones and puts them
on his/her stash card. The yellow and green bones stay under this bowl and are
covered again. Then the next player takes their turn.
How to play (version for players aged 4+)
In the same way as in the version above, a bowl is chosen and lifted. The playing
figure can only be moved by two squares at most to get to the selected bowl. The
dog can be moved horizontally or vertically, but never diagonally or round a corner.
The player can remain in his/her starting position and choose this bowl.
If the player does not find any bones in the chosen bowl then the bowl is removed
from the mat. If there are bones in the player‘s colour that are under the bowl
then the player takes these and put them on his/her stash card. If the bowl is
then empty, it is removed from the mat.
If bones in other colours are under the bowl then these are taken out to be hidden
again. The bowl is placed back on the mat. The other players keep their eyes shut
while the bones are being hidden again.
The bones can be hidden in other bowls or even in the same bowl.
Example:
Player 1 is blue and chooses a bowl. Two blue bones, one yellow bone and one green
bone are under the bowl. The player takes the two blue bones and puts them on
his/her stash card. Then all other players shut their eyes. The player now hides
the yellow and green bones in bowls of his/her choosing. Then the next player
takes their turn.
End of the game:
The first player to find all four bones in their own colour wins the game.
Teaches:
Memory, Concentration, Colour recognition, Motor skills
