Fundex Games RAGE - Manual (Page 2)

PLAY: (Underlined words are explained further in the definition section)
1) The player to the left of the dealer leads with a card from their hand by placing
it face up in the center of the play area. Play passes to the left.
2) All players in turn, must lay down one card face up from their hand into the
center of the play area.
3) Each player MUST follow suit. If it is not possible to follow suit, the player may
play any card from their hand including a trump or action card.
4) When all players have played one card, the trick is complete.
5) The trick is won by the highest numbered card of the lead suit. But, if any trump
cards are played in the trick, the trick has been trumped, and the highest trump
card wins the trick.
6) The player who wins the trick gathers the cards played and places them in a
separate pile face down in front of them.
7) The player who won the trick starts the next trick by leading with a card from
their hand.
(Note: The first card of a trick may be an Action card. The second card played in a trick
begun with an Action card may be any other card. The first color or Wild Rage card
played will determine the lead suit of the trick. If only Action cards, not including Wild
Rage, are played, the first card played in the round wins the trick.)
DEFINITIONS: RAGE is a trick-taking card game, and the following definitions will
be helpful to those unfamiliar with trick-taking card games.
• TRICK: Each player plays one card from their hand face up – this makes one trick.
• ROUND: A round (or hand) is made of the same number of tricks as each player
has cards to play. (example: A player starts with 5 cards = 5 tricks = 1 round)
• SUIT: A suit is made of cards of the same color (yellow, blue, red, green, orange
and purple).
• LEADING: When a player starts a trick by playing a card, this is known as leading.
• FOLLOWING SUIT: After a player leads a card, the remaining players MUST follow
suit, which means, each player must play the same color of card as that which is
led, if they have one. If they cannot follow suit, they can play any card in their hand.
• TRUMP: If a player does not have a card of the color led for the trick, they may
play a card in the trump color (the color of the card that is on the top of the
Trump Pile), and thus win the trick. If several trump cards are played in a trick, the
trump card with the highest value wins the trick.
• BIDDING: After the players have been dealt their cards, they consider how many
tricks they plan to win this round (zero to the number of cards in their hand).
• WINNING THE TRICK: The player who played the highest card in the color which
led the trick wins the trick, unless a trump card is played. Then the highest card in
the trump color wins the trick.
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