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Rules

The complete deck consists of 81 unique cards. The cards vary in four features with three possibilities in each kind of feature:

one of three different symbols (rectangle, oval, or squiggle)
red, green, or blue color
solid, half filled, or open
one, two, or three symbols on the card

A set is a combination of three cards, where each feature is either identical for all cards or is all different. For examble the cards “1 blue solid rectangle”, “2 green solid oval”, and “3 red solid squiggle” form a set, since they have all a different number of symbols, all a different color, all the same filling, and all a different symbol:

You can use the “hint” menu button to see more examples.

Select the three cards of a set. If this was really a set, the cards will be exchanged by new cards. If you are mistaken, the selection will just disappear again (and the counter “error” will be increased by one).

If you can't find a set anymore, you can deal three more cards. If 21 cards are on the table, there will allways be a set, so no more cards can be dealt. If you deal new cards while there is still one or more sets on the table, you will get a warning that you missed the sets (and the counter “missed” will be increased by the number of missed sets.)

The game ends, when all cards are dealt and no more set is possible. If you don't get a message and no more cards are available, there is still a set on the table!

Contact: set@merkel.de