This page has the expanded directions for how to play three different games with the nature-based card deck you just purchased.
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Three Card Games to Play with the “Colorado Wildflowers” Deck
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Find A Wildflower
Find A Wildflower is a fun game that will amuse and entertain even the youngest card players.
And adults will enjoy playing with their kids or with friends at a party.
The rules for Find A Wildflower are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish!
The Pack
There are 13 different wildflowers in this deck. Some cards will be dealt and the rest will form the stack pile.
Object of the Game
The goal is to win the most “books” of cards. A book is any four of a kind, such as four Blue Columbines, four Wild Geraniums, and so on.
The Deal
Any player deals one card face up to each player. The player with the wildflower name alphabetically closer to the beginning of the alphabet is the dealer. The dealer shuffles the cards, and the player on his or her right cuts them. The dealer completes the cut and deals the cards clockwise one at a time, face down, beginning with the player to his or her left.
If two or three people are playing, each player receives seven cards.
If four or five people are playing, each receives five cards.
The remainder of the pack is placed face down on the table to form the stack.
The Play
The player to the left of the dealer looks directly at any other player and says, for example, “Do you have any Blue Columbines?” Or names any other wildflower the player is looking to match with a card in his or her hand. It is polite to address the player by name when specifying the wildflower the player is asking another player for when looking to match.
The player who is “looking to find a wildflower“must have at least one card that matches it in his or her hand. The player who is addressed must hand over all the cards requested that are in his or her hand. If that player doesn’t have one, the player says, “Go find another wildflower!” The player who made the request draws the top card of the stack and places it in his or her hand.
If a player gets one or more cards of the named wildflower he or she asked for, that player is entitled to ask the same or another player for a card. This player can ask for the same card or a different one. As long as the player succeeds in getting cards (finding a wildflower), that player’s turn continues. When a player gets a positive response from another player, the asking player must reveal the card so that the wildflower he or she asked for is verified as being in his or her hand. If a player gets the fourth card to create a book, the player shows all four cards, places them on the table face up in front of him or her, and plays again.
If the player asks without getting a matching wildflower, does not receive a card he or she asked for, the turn passes to the player’s left.
During the game, if a player is left without cards, when it is his or her turn, the player may draw from the stack and then ask for a matching wildflower card from any other player. If there are no cards left in the stack, that player is out of the game.
The game ends when all thirteen books have been won.
The winner is the player with the most books.
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Colorado Wildflowers Memory
This is played with the same rules as Concentration.
Everyone will find this much more interesting and fun to play with a deck of Colorado wildflowers rather than a regular playing deck.
Two to six players can play this game.
Shuffle the cards very well.
Then deal the cards by placing them face down on a table in a 4 X 13 grid.
Players take turns turning over two cards, trying to match pictures of wildflowers.
When a player makes a match, he or she picks up the cards and goes again.
If the pictures do not match, they are turned back over.
The point of the game is to remember each card that is exposed that is not a match.
Play continues until all the cards have been matched.
The player with the most cards wins.
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Authors
Authors is a classic game. Chances are that Grandma or Grandpa played it when they were kids.
The rules for Authors are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish, with a couple of twists.
From three to five can play.
Deal the whole deck of cards. (Twist #1.)
Some players may have one extra card.
The object is to obtain as many four-of-a-kind sets as possible.
The player to the dealer’s left begins play by asking any player for a specific card, such as Shooting Star. The player must be holding at least one Shooting Star to ask for a Shooting Star.
If the player gets the card he or she asks for, that player gets to ask again.
When a player collects four cards of the same wildflower, he or she shows them to the other players and places them face down.
When a player runs out of cards, that player is out of the game. (Twist #2.)
When all cards have been played down, the player with the most sets of four matching wildflowers wins the game.
Ties may occur.
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Three Card Games to Play with the “Colorado Hiking” Deck
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Take A Hike!
Take A Hike! is a fun game that will amuse and entertain even the youngest card players. And adults will enjoy playing with their kids or with friends at a party.
The rules for Take A Hike! are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish.
The Pack
There are 13 different Nature images of that can be seen when hiking in Colorado in this deck.
Some cards will be dealt and the rest will form the stack pile.
Object of the Game
The goal is to win the most “books” of cards. A book is any four of a kind, such as four Butterflies, four Stumps, and so on.
The Deal
Any player deals one card face up to each player. The player with the Nature image with a name alphabetically closer to the beginning of the alphabet is the dealer. The dealer shuffles the cards, and the player on his or her right cuts them. The dealer completes the cut and deals the cards clockwise one at a time, face down, beginning with the player to his or her left.
If two or three people are playing, each player receives seven cards.
If four or five people are playing, each receives five cards.
The remainder of the pack is placed face down on the table to form the stack.
The Play
The player to the left of the dealer looks directly at any other player and says, for example, “Do you have any Squirrels?” Or names any other Nature image that player is looking to match with a card in his or her hand. It is polite to address the player by name when specifying the image the player is asking another player for and looking to match.
The player who is asking for a Nature image must have at least one card matching it in his or her hand. The player who is addressed must hand over all the cards requested that are in his or her hand. If that player doesn’t have one, the player says, “Take A Hike!” The player who made the request draws the top card of the stack and places it in his or her hand.
If a player gets one or more cards of the requested Nature image he or she asked for, that player is entitled to ask the same or another player for a card. This player can ask for the same card or a different one. As long as the player succeeds in getting cards that match, that player’s turn continues. When a player gets a positive response from another player, the asking player must reveal the card so that the Nature image he or she asked for is verified as being in his or her hand. If a player gets the fourth card to create a book, the player shows all four cards, places them on the table face up in front of him or her, and plays again.
If the player asks without getting a matching Nature image, does not receive a card he or she asked for, the turn passes to the player’s left.
During the game, if a player is left without cards, when it is his or her turn, the player may draw from the stack and then ask for a matching Nature image card from any other player. If there are no cards left in the stack, that player is out of the game.
The game ends when all thirteen books have been won.
The winner is the player with the most books.
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Hiking Memory
This is played with the same rules as Concentration.
Two to six players can play this game.
Shuffle the cards very well.
Then deal the cards by placing them face down on a table in a 4 X 13 grid.
Players take turns turning over two cards, trying to match different Nature images.
When a player makes a match, he or she picks up the cards and goes again.
If the pictures do not match, they are turned back over.
The point of the game is to remember each card that is exposed that is not a match.
Play continues until all the cards have been matched.
The player with the most cards wins.
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Authors
Authors is a classic card game. Chances are that Grandma or Grandpa played it when they were kids.
Everyone will find this much more interesting and fun to play with a deck of images that invoke memories of taking a hike on a Colorado trail instead of a regular playing deck.
The rules for Authors are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish, with a couple of twists.
From three to five can play.
Deal the whole deck of cards. (Twist #1.)
Some players may have one extra card.
The object is to obtain as many four-of-a-kind sets as possible.
The player to the dealer’s left begins play by asking any player for a specific card, such as Prickly Pear Cactus.
The player must be holding at least one Prickly Pear Cactus to ask for a Prickly Pear Cactus.
If the player gets the card he or she asks for, that player gets to ask the same or another player for a Nature image.
When a player collects four cards of the same Nature image, he or she shows them to the other players and places them face down.
When a player runs out of cards, that player is out of the game. (Twist #2.)
When all cards have been played down, the player with the most sets of four matching Nature images wins the game.
Ties may occur.
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Three Card Games to Play with the“Wildflowers of Colorado” Deck
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Discover A Wildflower
Discover a Wildflower is a fun game that will amuse and entertain even the youngest card players.
And adults will enjoy playing with their kids or with friends at a party.
Discover A Wildflower are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish!
The Pack
There are 13 different wildflowers in this deck. Some cards will be dealt and the rest will form the stack pile.
Object of the Game
The goal is to win the most “books” of cards. A book is any four of a kind, such as four Blue Columbines, four Wild Geraniums, and so on.
The Deal
Any player deals one card face up to each player. The player with the wildflower name alphabetically closer to the beginning of the alphabet is the dealer. The dealer shuffles the cards, and the player on his or her right cuts them. The dealer completes the cut and deals the cards clockwise one at a time, face down, beginning with the player to his or her left.
If two or three people are playing, each player receives seven cards.
If four or five people are playing, each receives five cards.
The remainder of the pack is placed face down on the table to form the stack.
The Play
The player to the left of the dealer looks directly at any other player and says, for example, “Do you have any Blue Columbines?” Or names any other wildflower the player is looking to match with a card in his or her hand. It is polite to address the player by name when specifying the wildflower the player is asking another player for when looking to match.
The player who is “looking to discover a wildflower“must have at least one card that matches it in his or her hand. The player who is addressed must hand over all the cards requested that are in his or her hand. If that player doesn’t have one, the player says, “Go discover another wildflower!” The player who made the request draws the top card of the stack and places it in his or her hand.
If a player gets one or more cards of the named wildflower he or she asked for, that player is entitled to ask the same or another player for a card. This player can ask for the same card or a different one. As long as the player succeeds in getting cards (discovers a wildflower), that player’s turn continues. When a player gets a positive response from another player, the asking player must reveal the card so that the wildflower he or she asked for is verified as being in his or her hand. If a player gets the fourth card to create a book, the player shows all four cards, places them on the table face up in front of him or her, and plays again.
If the player asks without getting a matching wildflower, does not receive a card he or she asked for, the turn passes to the player’s left.
During the game, if a player is left without cards, when it is his or her turn, the player may draw from the stack and then ask for a matching wildflower card from any other player. If there are no cards left in the stack, that player is out of the game.
The game ends when all thirteen books have been won.
The winner is the player with the most books.
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Wildflowers of Colorado Memory
This is played with the same rules as Concentration.
Everyone will find this much more interesting and fun to play with a deck of Colorado wildflowers rather than a regular playing deck.
Two to six players can play this game.
Shuffle the cards very well.
Then deal the cards by placing them face down on a table in a 4 X 13 grid.
Players take turns turning over two cards, trying to match pictures of wildflowers.
When a player makes a match, he or she picks up the cards and goes again.
If the pictures do not match, they are turned back over.
The point of the game is to remember each card that is exposed that is not a match.
Play continues until all the cards have been matched.
The player with the most cards wins.
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Authors
Authors is a classic game. Chances are that Grandma or Grandpa played it when they were kids.
The rules for Authors are similar to how one would play the game Go Fish, with a couple of twists.
From three to five can play.
Deal the whole deck of cards. (Twist #1.)
Some players may have one extra card.
The object is to obtain as many four-of-a-kind sets as possible.
The player to the dealer’s left begins play by asking any player for a specific card, such as Wild Iris. The player must be holding at least one Wild Iris to ask for a Wild Iris.
If the player gets the card he or she asks for, that player gets to ask again.
When a player collects four cards of the same wildflower, he or she shows them to the other players and places them face down. When a player runs out of cards, that player is out of the game. (Twist #2.)
When all cards have been played down, the player with the most sets of four matching wildflowers wins the game.
Ties may occur.
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