Welcome to the Kahuna Game!

Are you ready to dive into a world of strategy and excitement? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the important rules of the Kahuna Game. Get ready to learn and have some fun!

Objective

The goal of the Kahuna Game is to control the majority of the islands in the South Pacific. You and your opponent will take turns placing bridges and removing your opponent’s bridges to gain control of the islands.

Setup

At the start of the game, each player will receive a set of Kahuna cards and eight bridges, which are represented by the hexagonal tokens. The game board consists of twelve islands, each with three connection points. You and your opponent will sit on opposite sides of the board.

Gameplay

On your turn, you can perform one of two actions: place a bridge or remove your opponent’s bridge.

To place a bridge, you must have a Kahuna card that matches one of the two islands you want to connect. If you have a matching card, you can place one of your bridges on the connecting points of those islands. This allows you to control those islands and potentially remove your opponent’s bridges on those islands.

To remove your opponent’s bridge, you must have a Kahuna card that matches the island where the bridge is located. If you have a matching card, you can remove your opponent’s bridge and regain control of that island.

Throughout the game, you can use your Kahuna cards strategically to gain control of more islands. Your opponent will try to do the same, so be prepared for a fierce competition!

Scoring

At the end of the game, points are awarded based on the number of islands you control. The player with the most points wins the game. In case of a tie, the player with the most bridges still on the board wins.

Conclusion

The Kahuna Game is an exciting and strategic game that will challenge your decision-making skills. By strategically placing and removing bridges, you can dominate the South Pacific and come out on top. So grab a friend, set up the game board, and let the battle for island control begin!

Let’s take a journey to the Pacific, where two powerful sorcerers known as the Kahuna are engaged in an epic battle. Their goal is to conquer as many of the twelve islands as they can, and they do this by constructing bridges between them.

Whenever a sorcerer manages to build the most bridges to an island, they are rewarded with a symbol of their strength and dominance – a Kahuna token placed on the victorious island.

What’s in the Box

• 1 Game board depicting 12 islands interconnected by dotted lines
• 50 Kahuna bridges (25 black and 25 white)
• 20 Kahuna tokens (10 black and 10 white)
• 24 Island cards (2 per island)

Object of the Game

In this game, you’ll find a special game board that shows 12 islands connected by dotted lines. There are also a bunch of Kahuna bridges, half black and half white. And let’s not forget the Kahuna tokens, which are also half black and half white. Oh, and each island has its own card too, with two cards for each island.

So, what’s the objective of this game? Well, it’s actually quite simple. You and your opponent will compete against each other to gain control of the islands by placing your bridges strategically. The more bridges you have on an island, the stronger your influence will be. The player with the most influence at the end of the game wins!

But here’s the catch: as you and your opponent try to gain control of the islands, your opponent will be doing the same. It’s a battle of wits and strategy, where you must outsmart and outmaneuver your opponent to come out on top. Will you be able to seize control and prove that you are the ultimate Kahuna?

So, get ready for an exciting and strategic game that will test your cunning and decision-making skills. Play your cards right, strategize your moves, and become the master of the islands in Kahuna!

Hey there! Let me break down how this game works for you. We play three rounds and when it’s time to score, you get points if you’ve claimed more islands with your Kahuna tokens than your opponent. Easy enough, right?

Now here’s the exciting part – if you end up with more points than your opponent at the end of the game, you become the ruler of the island kingdom and emerge victorious!

The Start

• Let’s start by placing the game board in the middle of the two players. You and I are each given 25 bridges and 10 tokens of one color. Make sure to keep them in front of you.
• Now, one of us will shuffle all the island cards and deal three of them face-down to each player. We’ll draw these cards into our hands. To have a better view, hold the cards in a way that matches the orientation of the game board. Look for the turtle and dolphin symbols on both the board and the cards to help with alignment.
• We also need to place three more cards face up next to the game board.
• Take the remaining island cards and organize them face-down in a draw pile next to the three face-up cards.
• Now, let’s decide who gets to start. The player who’s more in need of a vacation will go first, and then we’ll take turns.

Game Play

When it’s my turn, I can play as many of my island cards as I want. If I don’t feel like playing any cards, I can choose not to. After I’ve made my move, I need to draw a new card. But I have to be careful not to have more than five cards in my hand at once.

1. Playing Island Cards

When I decide to play a card, I have to place a Kahuna bridge on a connecting line. This line has to start from the island shown on the card (the one marked in red) and go to any nearby island.

If I’m playing multiple cards, I have to do it one by one. The only exception is when I remove Kahuna bridges, in which case I can do it all at once. If I don’t want to play a card, I can choose not to. Either way, the cards I play are put into a discard pile.

If you have five island cards in your hand but don’t want to play any, you can choose to discard one or more cards by placing them face down under the discard pile. In return, you get to draw a new card.

2. Taking Control of Islands: Placing Kahuna Tokens

If you have built more than half of the bridges connecting to an island, you gain control over it. Show your dominance by placing one of your Kahuna tokens on the island.

Note: The number of lines beneath the island names on the cards tells you how many bridges lead off from that island, either 3, 4, 5, or 6.

When you gain control, all of your opponent’s bridges connected to that island will be removed and returned to them.

Hey there! Just a quick note before we dive in: removing Kahuna bridges can have some unintended consequences. If you take out a bridge, you might lose control of the nearby islands and have to remove your Kahuna tokens from them. It’s a real bummer, but it’s part of the game.

3. Getting Rid of Kahuna Bridges

Now, let’s talk about removing an opponent’s Kahuna bridge. To make this move, you’ll need to play two island cards at the same time. These cards should each represent one of the islands connected by your opponent’s bridge.

Here’s the important part: the two cards can either show the same island or different ones. For instance, if your opponent has a bridge between HUNA and ELAI, you can sever that connection with any of these card pairs: “HUNA – ELAI”, “HUNA – HUNA”, or “ELAI – ELAI”. It all depends on what you’ve got in your hand.

If you have another island card that you can play (like HUNA or ELAI) and it allows you to place one of your own bridges on the line where your opponent’s bridge was removed, the effects can be big. Just take a look at the detailed example on page 5 of the game rules.

4. Getting an Island Card

At the end of your turn, you get to draw one card. It doesn’t matter if you played one card or many cards, you can only draw one card.

You have two choices when it comes to getting an island card. You can either take one of the face-up cards and replace it with a new one from the draw pile, or you can draw the top card from the draw pile.

You don’t have to get a card if you don’t want to, but only if your opponent didn’t get a card on their last turn.

If you already have five cards in your hand, you cannot draw another card. However, if your opponent chose not to draw a card on their previous turn and you have five cards in your hand, you must play or discard at least one card so that you can draw a card at the end of your turn.

After drawing a card, your turn is over.

Scoring During the Game

• There are two scoring moments during the game. When the face-down draw pile is empty and the last of the three face-up island cards has been drawn, the game pauses briefly.
• Each player counts the number of islands they have marked with their Kahuna tokens.
• In case of a tie, no player receives a point.
• During the first scoring moment, the player with more Kahuna tokens on the game board earns one point.

In the second interim scoring:

If you have more Kahuna tokens on the game board, you receive two points.

Make a mental note of your score or write it down on a piece of paper.

Afterward, shuffle the island cards of the discard pile, create a new draw pile, and place three cards face up again.

Keep the cards you already have in your hands.

Your turn ends if you triggered the interim scoring, and it’s time for the other player to take their turn.

End of the Game

When the draw pile is depleted for the third time and the last of the three face-up island cards has been drawn, you each take one more turn. This is your last chance to play your cards.

Once we reach the end of the game, it’s time for the final scoring. However, it’s important to note that the rules for the final scoring differ from the rules used in the interim scoring.

• Firstly, each player needs to count the number of Kahuna tokens they have on the game board. The player with more tokens will earn points equal to the difference between the two players’ token counts.
• The player with the highest point total from the two interim scorings, combined with the final scoring, will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the player with the higher point total in the final scoring will take home the victory. On the off chance that both players have zero points after the three scorings, the player with more bridges on the game board will be deemed the winner. If there is still a tie at this point, then unfortunately, there will be no winner.

Abrupt Termination of the Game

Let me tell you something interesting about a game called Kahuna. Here’s how it works:

Imagine you and your friend playing this exciting game. During the second or third round, if one of you loses all their Kahuna bridges on the game board, the game ends right then and there. But who wins? Well, the other player does!

It’s a little mysterious, isn’t it? Just when you think you’re getting the hang of the game, it can end unexpectedly. But that’s part of the excitement, keeping you on your toes!

So, if you want to play Kahuna, remember this rule: if one player loses all their bridges, the other player wins! Have fun and may the best Kahuna win!

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Let me show you how quickly the islands can change hands in just two rounds of the game:

Now it’s my turn: I’ll place a bridge between BARI and DUDA 1, taking over BARI and putting my Kahuna token on the island 2.

I’ll remove the black bridge between BARI and ALOA 3. This means you lose control over ALOA, and you have to take your Kahuna token off of the island 4.

Next, I’ll connect ALOA and BARI with a bridge 5. This allows me to gain control over ALOA and put my Kahuna token there 6.

I’ll get rid of the black bridge between ALOA and HUNA 7. That means you lose control over HUNA too, and you have to remove your Kahuna token from that island 8.

Now it’s my turn: First, I’ll play two HUNA cards. That means I can get rid of the white bridge between HUNA and ELAIL 9. Next, I’ll play an ELAI card. That lets me put a bridge between HUNA and ELAI 10, giving me control over both islands.

I’ll place my Kahuna tokens on islands 11. And goodbye to the white bridges between HUNA and DUDA, DUDA and ELAI, and ELAI and BARI 12. Oh, and White, say goodbye to your Kahuna token on DUDA 13. You’ve lost control of that island too.