Ligretto-Rules
MultiUser MahJongg

1. Preparation
Type /join to enter the game.
Type /start to start the game (2-6 players).

If you prefer, you may also use the game administration tools.
2. The Game
The most important word for describing Ligretto is "speed". Every player has 40 cards (1 to 10 in each of the 4 colors) and tries to get rid of them as fast as possible. You may play the 1's on any free position on the table. All other cards can only be played on cards of the same color whose value is one less than that of the card you want to play. After playing a 10, you have to click on that pile to turn it over.
The 40 cards of each player are distributed as follows:

- 10 cards form the stack (called Ligretto) to the left
- 3 cards lie face up in the middle
- 27 cards form your hand on the right of the "next"[weiter]-button
3. ...aaaaaand action!
All players try simultaneously to play the 10 cards of their Ligretto as fast as possible. This is done by dragging the cards from the lower bar onto the table and dropping them there. (In this screenshot you may play the blue 2 ontop of the blue 1). Whenever you play one of the three middle cards, you may replace it with the topmost card of the Ligretto. After moving a card away from your Ligretto, click on the stack again to reveal the next card in it. While playing these open cards and trying to decrease your stack as fast as possible, you may also play your hand cards (right) if you wish. You can't choose the cards directly, you have to browse through them with the weiter-button.
In the top right corner of your screen, you can see your opponents' cards. Their open cards are shown directly, also the number of cards remaining in their Ligretto stacks.
In games with only a few players it might occur that nobody can (or wants to) play a card, even though noone got rid of all his Ligretto cards. When this happens, the players can abort the round by clicking the button which is shown to the left. The round ends and the players score with their current points.
4. Scoring
You earn +1 for every card you played onto the table. The remaining cards in your Ligretto count -2 points each.
(E.g. playing 13 hand cards and 6 stack cards brings you 11 points: +19 for all the cards you played, and -8 for the remaining 4 stack cards).

The game is resumed after all players confirm the scoring by hitting the weiter-button. The column "OK" shows who already did this.
5. End of game
The game ends as soon as a player reaches 100 points.
We wish to thank Muuuuuuh for the superb translation.