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Flip. Shout. Collect. Repeat.
Challenge your family and friends to a quick game of
Tapple 10. And since one game won’t be enough, there are
rules for TEN GAMES TO PLAY using the Tapple 10 cards.
Get ready for fast paced fun, times 10.
Contents:
80 Cards*, 1 Sand timer, Instructions, Travel Case
*Cards are two-sided with one side containing
the categories and the other side containing the
Tapple alphabet which includes these 20 letters:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTW
Each letter appears four times, once
in each of four different colors.
ICON LEGEND
USE THE TIMER
NO TIME LIMIT
PL AY IN ROUNDS
ALL PL AY AT ONCE
2+
5m
/
PL AYERS TEAMS
EASY
GAME LENGTH
MODERATE
HARD
During any game, if there is a tie, have a
face-off between only those
players that tied.
1
5-7m
2+
Tapple 10 Alpha
2+ 2+
2+
Sci-Fi &
Sci-Fi &
Fantasy
Sci-Fi &
Fantasy
Sci-Fi &
Fantasy
Fantasy
Song
Song
Song
Song
Titles
Titles
Titles
Titles
2+
2+
5m
LET TER and COLOR
5-7m
Awards
Awards
Awards
Awards
CATEGORIES
5-7m5-7m
5-7m
Things
Things
atThings
a Party
atThings
a Party
at a Party
at a Party
Setup: Stack the cards in the center of the table with
the category side up (above left).
Play: Choose a player to flip the top card of the stack to
the letter side, placing it next to the stack, revealing
a letter and color. The color of the letter
determines which of the four categories on
the top card of the stack to use.
Immediately,
HE
AT T E
IC
OFF
HE
ON T
H
B E AC
PET
S
NAM E
all of the players
race to name a word that starts
with the revealed letter AND fits within
that category. The first player to shout out a
correct answer collects the card. That player then
flips the next card to start a new round.
In the case of a tie, or if no one can think of an answer,
discard that card and reveal a new letter.
“C A
R ROTS ”
IN A
AD
SA L
Win: First player to collect
10 cards wins.
2
2+
5-7m
Rake ’em In
2+ 2+
1+
5-7m5-7m
7m
Setup: Stack the cards in the center of the table,
category side up. Select a player
2+ to go first.5-7m
Players take turns in clockwise order.
Play: Start timer. First player flips top card to reveal
5-7m
2+and must shout
letter and color,
an answer to the
correlating category that starts with revealed letter
in order to collect the card. That player keeps flipping
over cards and shouting out answers until time runs out.
He or she collects the cards answered.
Discard all cards that could not be answered.
Turn passes to the next player who restarts the
timer and begins.
Win: After 3 rounds, the player with the
most cards wins.
3
5-7m
2+
Four in a Row
5-75-7
m m
10
m
2+ 2+
1+
Setup: Players take turns in clockwise order.
Line up 4 cards category side
2+up with the5-7m
center question mark facing the active player.
Play: Start timer. First player flips over the top card of the
5-7must
m
2+and color, and
deck to reveal letter
shout an answer
to the correlating categories on each of the four cards.
For each correct answer in a category collect the card.
Reset the game for the next player.
Sci-Fi &
Fantasy
COMEDIES
SCHOOL
SUBJECTS
TV
CHANNELS
REPTILES &
AMPHIBIANS
Awards
IN THE
FRIDGE
OR FREEZER
FLAT
THINGS
HARD
THINGS
IN THE
JUNGLE
IN A
SALAD
ICE CREAM
FLAVORS
Song
Titles
Things
at a Party
AT THE
BEACH
MYSTERIES
Win: After 3 rounds, the player with the most cards wins.
4
2+
Down
5-7
m
The Line
22+ 2+
5-75-7
3mm m
Setup: Let sand fall in timer until roughly half of the
sand is on both the top
then
m tip the sand
2+and bottom,5-7
timer on its side. Line up 9 cards category side up in the
center of the table. Choose a player or team to go first.
5-7the
m top card of the stack to reveal
Play: 2+
Start timer. Flip
letter and color. Within the remaining time the player
must shout out a correct answer to the correlating
category. That player must quickly flip over both the card
and the timer over. This starts the next player’s turn with
a new letter color combination. Keep playing until time
runs out on one side. The last player to answer wins the
round. Note: If you successfully answer all 9 cards before
time runs out, reset cards and play a new round.
Win: The first player to win 2 rounds
wins the game.
5
2+
Head
5-7m
to Head
2+
2+ 2
5-7m
75-7
mm
Setup: Let sand fall in timer until roughly half of the sand
is on both the top and bottom, then tip the sand timer on its
side. Stack cards in center of the table category side up.
Play: Start timer. First player flips a card to reveal letter
5-7
m player must
and color. Within the 2+
remaining time
the
shout out a correct answer to correlating category.
Quickly collect the card, and flip the timer over. Players
continue answering, collecting, and flipping until time
runs out on a player. That player must give one of their
collected cards to the other player plus the card they
missed on. Reset the timer and continue play.
Win: The first player to collect 10 cards wins.
6
2+
5-7m
Scramble
2+ 2+
2+
5-7m7
5-7
mm
Setup: Each round, count out two cards per player PLUS one
extra card. Scatter2+
those cards category
5-7m side up
in the center of the table.
Play:Flipthetopcardofthestacktorevealaletterandcolor.Players
simultaneously
race to
shout
out correct answers to any of the
5-7
m
2+
category cards scattered
on the table, grabbing the cards as they answer.
Continue until all cards are collected. If all players get stuck and
some category cards remain unclaimed,
flip over another card to reveal a new
letter and color until the cards are claimed.
Win: After 3 rounds, the player with the
most cards wins.
7
2+
5-7m
Alpha
Build
2+ 2+
1+
5-75-7
m m
20
m
Setup: Spread all cards letter side up on the table.
Each player takes 4 letters to spell a word, color does not
5-7m
2+
matter. For younger players, spell a 3 letter word.
For more of a challenge, spell a 5 letter word.
Play:2+
Select a player
tomstart. Take turns placing any letter
5-7
still in the center of the table on top of one of the
letters of your word your word to make a new word.
Example: If your starting word is N E W T adding an A on
top of the W it would become N E A T. On your next turn,
you could place the letter S to spell the word S E A T.
If you cannot make a word with the letters available,
you are out of the game.
Win: The last player to be able to make a word wins.
+
8
5-7m
Countdown
2+ 2+
1+
5-7m5-7m
3m
Setup: Players start with 10 cards stacked letter side
up in front of them. Place
5-7m side up in the
2+one card category
center of the table, this will start the discard pile.
Play: All players simultaneously race to get rid of the top
5-7mby shouting out a corresponding
letter 2+
card in their stack
answer to the matching category on the top card of the
discard pile. As they answer, players will flip their card
onto the discard pile. This will continually change the
categories throughout the game. Often more than one
player will put a card on the discard pile at the same time.
The player with the bottom-most card leaves their card
on the discard pile, all other players return their
cards to the top of their stack.
Win: First player to get rid of all their
cards wins.
+
9
Last
Man Standing
5-7m
2+ 2+
2+
5-7m5-7m
10 m
Setup: Stack the cards in the center of the table
with the category side up. Select2+
a player to start.
5-7m
Players take turns in clockwise order.
Play: First player flips a card to reveal letter and color,
5-7amcorrect answer to the correlating
and2+
must shout out
category. Next player must think of a different answer
(still using same letter and category). When a player
cannot think of an answer, he or she is out for the round.
Play continues using the same letter and color until only
one player remains. That player collects the card.
Reveal a new letter and color and all players are
back in the game for another round.
Win: First player to collect 3 cards wins.
10
5-7m
Under
Pressure
2+ 2+
1+
5-7m5-7m
10 m
Setup: Stack the cards in the center of the table with
2+ to start.5-7m
the category side up. Select a player
Players take turns in clockwise order.
Play: Start timer. First player flips a card to reveal a letter,
5-7out
m a correct answer
ignoring the color,2+
and must shout
to all four categories in time to collect the card.
If a player cannot answer in time, the card remains.
Turn passes to next player, who resets the timer and
flips a new card. The player answering correctly
collects all the cards in the pile.
Win: First player to collect 10 or more cards wins.
SCI-FI &
FANTASY
THINGS
AT A PARTY
AWARDS
+
THINGS IN
A GARAGE
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TAPPLE 10 TIMER APP.
Free download at iTunes and Google Play!
For Solo Play:
Play a game twice.
You win if you improve your score in the second game.
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MADE IN CHINA. Colors and parts
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