Welcome to the game that PITS THE WITS of all players whatever their age from 6 to 96.
All you have to do is choose your card, place it face down in the middle, then guess the total.
Sounds simple you think?
You still have to OUTSMART your opponent, and it could total zero, a total RUZZE™.
The object of the game is to OUTTHINK your opponents and get rid of all your counters.
The winner is the first to do so, or play until just one player is left with all the counters.
There are eight sets of cards in each game so this should be enough for all family members to play, or even two families.
Or if you fancy just going head to head, mano a mano, and take on the hardest challenge of all then just remember no false calls.
It has been described as “fiendishly simple, but simply fiendish”, which is the beauty of it, as it can work on so many levels.
For those youngsters just starting out learning numbers, Ruzze is a fantastic fun way to learn.
Not only does it introduce the concept of zero, it does so in a practical, logical way, something many children struggle with.
After that, it is simple maths, as you have to add the card you place face down in the middle to what you think your opponent has put down.
The more players involved, the higher the possible count goes.
At the end of the day, one lucky guess can win, but, for the adults, to win consistently, you need skill.
Remember, you can’t make a false call, so whatever number is guessed before your turn, gives you a very strong clue as to which card they may have played.
Then, just like poker, it is all about “reading” your opponent, their tells, or unconscious mannerisms.
And, as the cards are played in advance, just like bidding in Bridge, what did they play the last time they guessed that total, and do they even remember?
You can now see, anyone can lose, but not many win consistently.
Each player chooses one of their cards, and then places it face down in the middle along with a counter. Each player in turn then guesses the combined total of the cards in the middle. The first one to guess correctly the combined total of the numbers in the middle is out for the remainder of this round. If a player thinks that everybody has put their zero card in the middle they shout “RUZZE” at any time, but if they are wrong, they have to take all the counters in the middle. The remaining players retrieve their card, then select the same or another card to go back into the middle, face down, and guess the total again, while the counters stay in the middle. This continues until there is only one player left who then takes all the counters. Round two starts this process again with each player choosing a card and placing it face down in the middle with another counter, then in turn guessing again the combined total. The winner could be the first to get rid of all their counters, or you can play until everyone apart from the loser has got rid of their counters. If playing until the last remaining player has all the counters, it is advisable that each time half the players have got rid of all their counters, the remaining players put in twice as many counters per round. Choose how many counters each player has to start as this will determine the duration of the game. The player with the Red cards starts, thereafter each new guess begins with the player to the left of the player who last started. No player can guess the same number.
For up to 8 Players
This is enough for one, perhaps two, entire families to play together.
Sounds easy? It’s not…it was once described as being “fiendishly simple, but simply fiendish”.
The one main rule is that you cannot make a false call, or guess.
In essence this means you can’t play your card with the number three on it, and then guess two to be the combined total in the middle.
In reality, this gives all the other players a big clue as to what you have laid.
Then, it’s just a question of reading their “tell”.
We are the sole worldwide distributor of this new and innovative card game.
One of the very select few that is as entertaining for children, adult’s vs kids or just adults alone. So is perfectly suitable for families, especially as it can have 8 players, as it is once the kids have gone to bed.
How to play during lockdown, but will also show you how it can be played normally…