Jalokivipeli

The "Jewel Game" consists of a board, up to six player tokens, a die and 88 cards which are shuffled and piled on the board squares according to the numbers in them. The topmost cards form a changing landscape on which the players move their tokens. There are 17 different types of cards, ranging from collectible resources (stones, flowers, gold nuggets, small gems) to hazards (water channels, snakes) and helpful items (UFOs, four-leaf clovers). The purpose of the game is to move on the board (in allowed directions), turn the cards (by paying or rolling a suitable number) and collecting resources. The game ends when all five big jewel cards have been found. When this happens, the player with the most points wins. This simple-sounding game is actually quite innovative and even challenging.