HOW TO PLAY

Be the first player to score 400 points.
Place all Tri-Ominos face down and mix them up.
Playing with two players? Each player will take 9 Tri-Omino tiles and place them in their tray or “hand”.
Playing with 3 or 4 players? Each player will take 7 Tri-Omino tiles each.

Designate who will be the scorekeeper and have them write each player’s name down on piece of paper with enough room to add and subtract points throughout the game rounds.
The player with the highest number Tri-Omino starts the round by placing it face up on the table. If they can play a Tri-Omino with three of the same number they will earn 10 bonus points.
Points are calculated by the total of the three numbers on the Tri-Omino played.

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Going clockwise, the next player will attempt to match any two numbers to the Tri-Omino(s) already played.
If you do not have a Tri-Omino that can be played you must pull from the “well” until you can locate one to play. Each pull is -5 points.
The scorekeeper will add these up plus the sum of the numbers from the Tri-Omino played to total your score for that turn.
A round ends when someone runs out of Tri-Omino tiles or no more tiles can be played.
The game is won by whoever scores 400 points first.

The starting player can earn 10 points if able to play a Tri-Omino with three of the same number.
If three 0’s start there is a 30 point bonus, along with normal 10 points.
If a player is able to match all three numbers and form a closed hexagon, the three numbers from the Tri-Omino are added plus 50 points.

Forming a bridge will earn 40 points plus the three numbers added together from the Tri-Omino used.

If after a bridge is formed and a player is able to match two sides of a Tri-Omino and add to the bridge, they will receive the sum of the three numbers on the Tri-Omino plus 40 points.
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