Are the cards different to the 8 player game? (i.e. different words to draw?
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I think there are some different, but from playing from the two sets I haven't noticed much of a difference.
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Don't know, we ended up having fewer people than expected and only needed to open the 12-player box. But I strongly suspect they overlap. In the 12 there were two packages of cards, one of which was marked "extra" or "bonus" or something like that, so I'm guessing the other, bigger pack is common to the 8 and the 12. We bought the second game so we would have enough of the pads for everyone.
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4 of those card positions are for the kings and 4 are for the play cards. If I understand the rules correctly only the dealer puts in the four starting cards then each person takes their turns playing the card positions. Not all 6 players put cards in the card positions at the same tme. It just around the table to each player who then makes the moves on the card positions.
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no, that is the delux one. this one only comes with the cards and a d6 and instructions. The more expensive one comes with player tokens and the board. we just used computer paper and drew our own board. :)
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The original game starts you off with more cards so the game can last longer if you play with more people. I play with a lot of people and if you just get the small deck the game won't last more than a few rounds
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Yes. The object of the game is to place 5 cards in a row or sequence. You can play off of others cards.
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This is the card game. There is a deluxe version tht has a book with it and a special tin. But I perfer using the scrabble dictionary.
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Nah, you could use a single deck. The game just goes much faster and you have more hand-clashing as you go fast. We generally do 4 face-up cards with 4 people.
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Yes, our set has 8 books for playing game. It is a great game and we have so much fun with children as well as adults . We really like this for all.
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I don't know about all the rules but these were not the right cards for the group I play with. They only use the National card, so I wasn't able to use the cards.
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It is possible to mix decks, whether or not it is a good idea is another question. More than two decks would definitely be too complicated. But, even with just two decks, something else to be considered is that many to the rules/goals (game winning scenario) are theme and card specific so that you would need to go through many more cards before getting the correct cards and some adaptation to rules might be necessary. These could make the game more complicated.
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You Need a National Mah Jongg League card can order from NMJLalso. 3-4 players is fine 2 no so good. 1 draw stack and either a stack for discard or leave hem turned up as you discard. Be sure and check your cards you may need to use both seasons and flowers to have total of 8, I only had four of each in my pack of cards. Hopefully they sent extra jokes and some blank cards also. I find the cards ae good for practice when not playing. I really do not like to play You may like a Mah Jongg travel set better. Good Luck
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No, I received 4 different cards. I was told that a new card comes out every year. You should email Kim Powell at Marvelous Mah Jongg and she will help you. I know nothing about this game. I bought the set for a friend.
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Not an expert, but I read the hex size and game pieces remain the same. Only the rules changed a bit with the 5th edition.
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The 12 player version has booklets with 12 pages each, which is needed for 12 players. Two six-player or eight-player games won't have enough pages to play with 12 people.
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It's a number of cards set out called kingdom cards. Then you get a set of cards starting and build a deck by utilizing an Action and a Buy in the turn.Different cards allow interaction and strategy, but it really takes a few plays through to get the hang of it. The directions provide a good example of play, but having someone who is familiar with the gameplay is helpful.
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I think that the numbers are seperate in all the editions. They are circles that you place onto the board (randomly so that every game is different).
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Both good questions that we also are stumped by...very poor directions! We played with just one deck of cards and no jokers with four people....maybe if you were playing with more people you would use both decks?!