Rodo is a race game that simulates a car competition.
The goal is to win a 5 laps race, to do so you have to define a good race strategy in order to take as much advantage as possible from each movement.
It is also very important to make a fast and clean entrance in boxes, and to know when an how to use you cards.
Overall Gameplay
- It's a race of 5 laps
- Every player has 5 chips numbered from 4 to 8 .
- For each lap the player must use a chip, the sum of the chip an the dice determines the number of squares that you move per turn. For example if you use the chip 4 and the dice says 2 you move 6 squares.
- When you begin the next lap you have to change the chip, which can not be reused. Just one chip per lap.
- Each competitor must pass through boxes 2 times, and roll a dice to see if you lose 1, 2 or 0 turns.
The movement of squares is forward and aside. The only thing that is not allowed is to return to the same box, move back, and pass over the other cars .
- Each player receives 5 cards to start the game the cards can be replaced when you finish the all, or whe you pass to another lap.
- When there is a situation of overtaking, cards are played to decide the outcome of the maneuver, which depends on the difference in number between the two players.
- There are wild cards that help you during the race to move more squares or to prevent overtaking
Card Game
There is a pack containing the following cards :
- 6 sets of cards, each set has the color of one of the cars, and are numbered from 1 to 6 , the total is 36 cards.
4 lots of 4 wild cards, giving a total of 16 cards
The total of the deck is 52 cards.
Dice
There are two types of dice:
Dice to move. Numbered from 1 to 3 and is together with the chip what determines how many squares you move per turn.
Boxes dice. Is numbered from 0 to 2 and determines how many turns you remain in boxes.