Meschugge (game)

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Meshugge
Meschugge, game components from the 1988 version
Meschugge, game components from the 1988 version
Game data
publishing company AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH
Publishing year 1988, 2009
Art Card game, dice game, puzzle game
Teammates 2-4
Duration about 30 minutes
Age from 8 years

Meschugge is a card and dice game from AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH , which was launched on the market for the first time in 1988. In 2009 the game appeared again with a graphic and, with regard to the contra rule, also a revision of the content.

Rules of the game

The game can be played with up to four other players and consists of five card sets with a total of 66 cards, a dice with the words "word" and "color" and a set of counting chips with which the score is recorded (red chips for one point, black for two). The aim of the game is to use as many command cards as possible with your own hand cards correctly and quickly, depending on the dice roll.

Style of play

At the beginning of the game, each of the other players receives a complete and numbered set of 12 cards. Another set of cards without a back number contains the command cards and is mixed and placed face down in the middle of the table. In addition, each player receives two red and one black counting chip. At the beginning, a starting player is also determined.

The game is turn-based, with every round played the same way. At the beginning of the round, the starting player rolls the die and then turns over the top command card. Depending on the result of the die, all players place a suitable card from the cards in hand face down on a pile on or next to the command card as quickly as possible. If the die shows “color”, all players must discard cards in the matching color for the word; if it shows “word”, the cards must show the correct word for the color. If the command card shows a word in the correct color ("meschugge"), no player may discard a card. If one or more players discard a card in this case, they must hand over a counting chip.

A card that has the exact opposite word-color combination to a command card is called a contra card. Regarding the contra cards, the rules of the two game versions differ. According to the game version from 1988, a player can place a contra card and at the same time call out "contra". He then gets three points if he was the first correct dealer and thus wins the trick. If he forgets to call out "Contra", the card counts as usual only for one point, and if he announces a wrong card with "Contra", he even loses a counting chip regardless of its position in the stack. In the 2009 version, a contra card must never be placed and the player who accidentally does so must surrender a chip.

  • "Color" - the cards must have the matching color to the word.

  • “Word” - the cards must show the correct word for the color.

  • Meshugge cards

  • Contra couple

As soon as the last player has played a card, the pile is turned over and scored. The winner is the player who threw a correct card fastest and receives a counting chip. If no player has put down a correct card, the starting player of the round receives a chip. The played cards are put back into hand and the next player in clockwise order is the new starting player.

The winner of the game is the player who has the most counting chips after the last round.

variants

In both the 1988 and 2009 versions, a simplified version is recommended to start with. You do not use the dice and play for a few rounds with a fixed dice result “color” or “word”.

The 2009 version also suggests a simplified version of the game for children. The dice, counting chips and Meschugge cards are dispensed with and the contra cards are considered the only correct solution. The cards from the command pile are revealed one after the other and the other players try to place the corresponding contra cards as quickly as possible.

Background and expenses

The game was first published in 1988 by AMIGO Spiel + Freizeit GmbH . 20 years after the first edition, a graphically revised version of the game was produced in 2009.

According to the publisher, the game is suitable for two to four players aged eight to 108 years.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Game instructions from Meschugge in the version from 2009 on brettspiele-report.de
  2. ↑ a b Game instructions from Meschugge in the version from 1988
  3. ↑ Versions at BoardGameGeek

Web links

Commons : Meschugge  - collection of images, videos and audio files