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Rules questions from the BoardGameGeek forum. Answers marked Official were confirmed by AMIGO or the designers. No official rulings are included in this FAQ.
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- Hand selection is free; only the destination is forced after the reveal. Ruling · Rule
- Only the rightmost number matters; do not insert inside a row in the base game. Ruling · Rule
- Resolve every reveal from lowest to highest, using the changing table. Ruling · Rule
- A low-card pickup still gives penalty points. Ruling · Rule
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May I deliberately choose a card that is lower than every row end?
Yes. Any card in your hand may be selected. Only after the reveal do the placement rules determine its destination; if it is still below every row end when resolved, take a row of your choice.
Source: BGG thread
Do revealed cards resolve from lowest to highest on every turn?
Yes. Choose face down and reveal together every turn, then resolve the revealed numbers in increasing order. Seating order and the first turn do not establish a lasting turn order.
Source: BGG thread
If several revealed cards are below all row ends, does everyone take a row?
Not necessarily. Resolve the lowest card first: it takes a row and starts a new one. Later cards use the updated table and may now fit that new row.
Source: BGG thread
May I insert a card between numbers already in a row?
Not in the base game. Only the rightmost card matters; append to the closest lower row end.
[Anniversary] The Insert special card is an exception.
Source: BGG thread
Does a low card let me discard a row without penalty?
No. The chosen row goes into your bull pile and all its bullheads count as penalties. Your low card becomes the new row starter.
Source: BGG thread
Can a row continue from 104 back to 1?
No. The numbers do not wrap around. A row ending in 104 cannot receive a normal appended card; it remains until someone takes it using the low-card rule.
Source: BGG thread
Do we reshuffle cards from the rows and unused cards between rounds?
Yes. Gather all 104 number cards, shuffle them together, deal ten per player and start four new rows. Leaving old rows on the table is a house variant.
Source: BGG thread
Do cards left in my hand score at the end of a round?
A normal base round lasts ten turns, so no cards remain in hand. Count only the bullheads in your collected bull pile.
Source: BGG thread
How many cards does each player receive at different player counts?
Ten number cards each at every base-game player count, plus four shared starting cards. Lower counts leave more of the 104-card deck unused.
[Anniversary] The Anniversary variant instead deals twelve number cards each.
Source: BGG thread