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Sudoku

These conventions apply to the "Sudoku" variants.

Rank Explosion​

  • This convention only applies on the very first turn of the game.
  • If Alice gives a rank clue, it is a normal play clue on the focused card, and also conveys an additional meaning.
  • The additional meaning is for the final two players at the table to blind-play. (The final two players does not include the person who received the rank clue.)
  • The two blind-playing players should blind-play the slot number corresponding to the rank clue that was given.
  • For example, in a 4-player game:
    • It is the first turn and nothing is played on the stacks.
    • Alice clues Donald number 2, touching a red 2 on slot 1.
    • Bob blind-plays slot 2. It is a blue 3 and successfully plays on the stacks.
    • Cathy blind-plays slot 2. It is a green 4 and successfully plays on the stacks.
    • Donald plays the red 2 that was originally clued.
  • In a 3-player game:
    • The clued player always blind-plays their Finesse Position as an Ignition. (On their next turn, they can play the focus of the rank clue.)
    • The non-clued player always blind-plays the slot number corresponding to the rank clue.
  • For example, in a 3-player game:
    • It is the first turn and nothing is played on the stacks.
    • Alice clues Cathy number 2, touching a red 2 on slot 1.
    • Bob blind-plays slot 2. It is a blue 3 and successfully plays on the stacks.
    • Cathy blind-plays Finesse Position (slot 1). It is a green 4 and successfully plays on the stacks.
    • On her next turn, Cathy can play the clued card as a red 2, yellow 2, or a purple 2.

Safety Blind Play (SBP)​

  • This convention only applies on the very first turn of the game.
  • If Alice plays slot 1, Bob chop moves.
  • If Alice plays slot 2, Cathy chop moves.
  • If Alice plays slot 3:
    • In a 3-player game --> Bob chop moves twice.
    • In a 4-player game --> Donald chop moves.
    • In a 5-player game --> Donald chop moves.
  • If Alice plays slot 4:
    • In a 3-player game --> Cathy chop moves twice.
    • In a 4-player game --> Bob chop moves twice.
    • In a 5-player game --> Emily chop moves.
  • If Alice plays slot 5:
    • In a 3-player game --> Bob chop moves three times.

Last Color Ejection (LCE)​

  • The 5 Color Ejection (5CE) convention is turned off in Sudoku variants.
  • However, you can still perform the equivalent move by giving a color clue to the last card in a stack.
  • LCE is inherently worse than 5CE, because 5CE is always on a critical card, and LCE is not necessarily on a critical card. However, since the required efficiency of Sudoku is low, we still prefer LCE over a Finesse that requires two-or-more-blind-plays from Bob.