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OBJECT OF THE GAME

OBJECT OF THE GAME

Get rid of all your cards by matching colors, 

patterns, numbers, and shapes.

    GET TO KNOW THE CARDS

    GET TO KNOW THE CARDS

                       

Each card has a 

color

pattern

         

number

, and 

shape

 

    In this example, the color is 

green

 

                  the pattern is 

stripes

, the number is 

three

             and the shape is a 

lily pad

.

GET READY

GET READY

1

. Shuffl e the deck and deal 

seven cards

 to each player.

2. Turn over the top card and place it face up. 

This is the 

play card

. Set aside the rest of the cards.

3. The person whose birthday is coming up next rolls the die fi rst. 

 shape

 shape

pattern

pattern

wild

wild

color

color

number

number

HOW TO PLAY

HOW TO PLAY

1

. In each round, try to match the color, pattern, number, or shape 

on the play card. The die shows which of these to match.

2. Roll the die.  Any player with a card that correctly matches 

the play card can throw it down! If you roll a wild, you can 

match the color, pattern, number, or shape of the play card.

If there are no matches, roll the die again.

3. The fi rst person to play a matching card wins the round and 

leaves the card face up. This is the next play card.

4. The person who won the round rolls the die for the next round. 

5. Keep repeating rounds until someone runs out of cards. 

Shuffl e the cards and play again.

HOW TO WIN

HOW TO WIN

The fi rst player to get rid of all their 

cards 

twice

 wins Matching Madness!

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