Tomadaca

Clay poker chips are stacked on a central, circular wooden board in 3 stacks of 16 chips of randomly mixed colors (5 colors, RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, BLACK). Traditional values are generally assigned to the colors (i.e. RED = $5), but some color values can change for particular players based on various bonuses awarded. Players take turns with opportunities to TAKE one poker chip for themselves from the top of any one stack or GIVE one to another player from the top of any one stack. The latter action is only constructive for winning because on the GIVER's next turn, it awards him the bonus of taking exactly 2 chips from the top of any combination of stacks (or 2 from the top of the same stack); once per round they may even take 3 chips in the same manner. Play proceeds until rounds equal to the number of players are played. Each round, values are tallied; the final accumulative highest grand total tally wins. This is mostly a strategy game with not much luck, except for the initial set-up that offers a bit of luck; this is balanced by letting each player start a round in a game. TOMA: Take; DACA: Give (in Spanish)