Ramram Djinn dial Djinn’s Game

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Ramram Djinn dial

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Djinn’s Game
Ramrampardushan

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Coin tracks

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Jahir Djinn dial Djinn’s Game
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Kasifa Djinn dial

(top)
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Djinn’s Game

Jahir Djinn dial

(bottom)

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Djinn’s Game

Jahir Kasifa Djinn dial

(bottom)

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Kasifa ib Nasr

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Common coins Djinn’s Game

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Foreign coins Djinn’s Game

Rare coins

Whirlwind token
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Foreign coin cards Djinn’s Game
(front)

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 (back)
Foreign coin cards

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 If all three coins move in the opposite direction, the
whirlwind changes direction. Flip the whirlwind token over. A game of cunning and avarice
for three players
The Four and the Moon
Four is the strongest wind you can summon. It is so
powerful that it pushes ( ) the coin on your other
side 1 space away from you.

The moon is a trick of the wind. When you play the

moon against an opponent’s four, the strong wind is Djinn’s Game
reversed and that coin moves 4 spaces towards you
instead! Against all other numbers the moon is
considered a zero. “It is said that the whirlwinds in the sand and the
dust devils in the desert show where an evil Djinn is
Ending the Game traveling. One must take precautions against them
The game ends when there are not enough coins in the coin because they shower stones from the roof tops at
pouch to replace the coins that were collected that turn. people, and steal any good food or pretty women
Any coins still in play when the game ends are discarded. they see. The name of Allah will dispel them.
Shooting stars over the desert are said to be Allah's
Scoring arrows directed at the Djinn.”
Add up your score and the player with the most points wins!
-Egyptian legend

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Djinn’s Game
Designed and illustrated by
Nick Hayes 2008
Print and play edition released 2013
Version 1
Rulebook (side A)
Djinn’s Game

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 Game Overview How to Play Step 4 - If a coin moves all the way off your side of the
In this game you and two other players take the role of three Step 1 - Pick up your Djinn dial and rotate it until it the coin track, you get to keep it! Place the coin behind
mighty Djinns who are quarreling over a multitude of coins displays one of the following options: your Djinn dial.
falling from the sky. Command the wind and blow the coins
Standard Special
into your hands, but be careful! The more you focus on one Step 5 - If you collect a coin, draw a new coin from the
side, the weaker you become on the other. As you fight over (or) (or) coin pouch and place it on the center space of the coin
the coins, whirlwinds will rise and fall in the desert sand, track.
further affecting the falling treasure. (or) (or)
If you collect a foreign coin, draw a foreign coin
Components (Your selection cannot be half standard and half special) card and look at it (but keep it secret). Place
3 Djinn dials the card face down behind your Djinn dial with
3 coin tracks All players make their selections simultaneously. Keep the foreign coin on top of it.
33 coins (20 common, 10 foreign, 3 rare) your selection secret until everyone is ready.
10 foreign coin cards Step 6 - After all coins have been moved, collected and
1 whirlwind token Step 2 - At the same time, all players reveal their replaced, a new turn begins.
1 coin pouch selections by placing their Djinn dials back on the table.
Whirlwind
Setup Step 3 - The numbers you select indicate how many If all three coins move in the same direction, a whirlwind
Arrange the Djinn dials spaces the coin moves towards you along the coin track. forms! Place the whirlwind token in the center of the
and coin tracks into a Find the difference between your numbers and your triangle with the arrow that matches the direction the coins
triangle as shown. Sit opponents numbers and then move each coin accord- travelled face up. For the next round, the whirlwind adds 1
behind your Djinn dial. ingly. space of movement to all coins in the direction of the arrow.
Place one common
coin on the center space of If all three coins move in the
each coin track, then put the rest of the same direction again, the
coins into the coin pouch and shake it until they are well whirlwind token stays in
mixed. Shuffle the foreign coin cards and place them in a play.
face down pile next to the play area. Put the coin pouch and
whirlwind token within reach of all players. If not every coin moves, or if
some move in different
Example: if your number is 2 and your opponent’s number is 3, directions, the whirlwind
Object of the Game the coin moves 1 space towards your opponent.
Collect as many of the falling coins as you can! dies down and is removed
from play.
Rulebook (side B)
Djinn’s Game

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Dial Assembly instructions
1 2

Top dial
artwork

3 4

Top dial
chipboard

Paper clip
Tape

5 6
Bottom dial
artwork

Outer ring
(chipboard)

Tape Print out all materials. 1 Straighten out a paper clip. Cut out three chipboard circles the same
diameter as the printed dial artwork. Set one aside, this will be the dial base. Cut a slot in the
other two circles. The slot should begin in the center of the cirlce and be at least half the
length of the paper clip. These slots will hold the paper clip in place.

Inner ring 2 Bend the paper clip 90° at the middle. 3 Insert the shorter end of the paper clip into the

(chipboard) slot of one of the chipboard circles. 4 Tape the paper clip in place from below. Trap the paper
NO GLUE clip in place by gluing the top dial artwork to the circle. Cut out the two windows as shown on
the dial artwork.

Cut the center out of the second chipboard circle to form the inner and outer rings. Shave
down the edge of the inner ring so that it can rotate freely inside the outer ring and set it
aside. Glue the outer ring to the bottom dial artwork and let dry. Push the bottom dial
assembly onto the protruding tip of paper clip. Make sure the bottom dial artwork can be seen
through the windows in the top dial. 5 Bend the paper clip 90°, leaving a small portion of the
clip vertical to serve as an axle, and then 6 bend it sideways until it has a ‘V’ shape when
Dial base
viewed from above. It helps to use needle-nosed pliers for this step.
(chipboard)
7 Slip a piece of tape between the paper clip and bottom dial artwork with the adhesive

NO GLUE facing the paper clip. Push the inner ring onto the tape, making sure the paper clip fits nicely
into the slot. Finally, glue the inner ring to the center of the dial base and let dry. When
complete, the bottom dial artwork and outer ring should rotate freely while the dial top and
dial base remain rigid.