• 1 to 3 players: deal 12 Number Cards
to each player. Remove any leftover
Number Cards from the game.
• 4 or more players: deal all 54 Number
Cards evenly amongst the players.
Includes:
• 54 Number Cards
• 50 Distraction Cards
• Instructions
2. Each player keeps his/her Number
Cards face down in a neat stack.
Players do not look at their cards.
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4. Choose to play using either the purple
questions or the blue questions on the
Distraction Cards. The two colors
provide variety. If you play your first
game using the blue questions, mix it
up by using the purple questions
during your next game.
5. Each player turns over their top
Number Card. The highest card goes
first. Shuffle these cards back into your
stack to begin play.
6. Player 1 turns his or her top Number
Card face-up and places it in the center
of the play area. This becomes the
Number Stack.
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NOTE: During a game if all the
Distraction Cards are used, simply shuffle
the discarded deck and continue using
the other colored questions.
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1. Player 1 reads the number showing on
the card in the Number Stack out loud.
2. Play continues clockwise. Player 2
draws his or her top card and places it
face-up on the Number Stack so that it
completely covers the card underneath it.
3. Player 2 now recites both numbers in the
stack beginning with the Number Card
that Player 1 played.
4. Play continues with Player 3 drawing a
card & reciting the numbers in the stack.
5. If at any time a player draws a Number
Card that is orange and says “DRAW A
DISTRACTION CARD”, the player that
drew the orange card must first draw a
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card from the Distraction Deck, read it
aloud and answer the question or
perform the task BEFORE reciting the
numbers. The Distraction Card is then
discarded in a discard pile.
6. If a player feels that another player
has incorrectly recited the numbers
in the Number Stack, that player may
Challenge. See Challenge Rules on page 7.
7. The player who loses the Challenge
collects all the cards from the
Number Stack and shuffles them into
his or her own stack of Number Cards.
This player starts the next round.
8. Once a player gets rid of all his or her
Number Cards, every other player
completes one more turn and is given
a chance to tie.
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From lighting up young minds to
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9. If no other players can get rid of their
cards, the player without any Number
Cards remaining is the winner! If there
is a tie, see Tie Breaker Rules on page 8.
CHALLENGE RULES:
1. A Challenge may be issued by a player
(Challenger) directly after another
player (Challenged Player) has recited
the numbers in the Number Stack.
If more than one player calls the
Challenge, the player who called it
first is the Challenger.
2. When a Challenge is issued, the
Challenged Player must once again
recite the numbers in the Number
Stack in the exact same order while the
Challenger looks at the cards to review
them for accuracy.
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3. As the Challenged Player recites, the
Challenger turns over the cards one by
one for all players to see.
3. Tied players play as usual, reciting the
numbers and answering Distraction
Questions.
4. If the Challenged Player correctly
remembers the sequence, the
Challenger must take all the cards in the
Number Stack and shuffle them into his
or her own stack of Number Cards.
4. Tied players are eliminated from the
round when they lose a Challenge.
5. If the Challenged Player is incorrect,
then he/she must take all the cards
from the Number Stack.
5. Play until there is only one player left.
That player is the winner!
ABOUT THE INVENTOR:
Distraction™ was invented by
Patrick Matthews, a writer and game
designer living in Florida. When Pat
is not playing games or writing, you can
usually find him on the swing-set out back,
playing with his two kids.
TIE BREAKER RULES:
1. Tied players play a final round to
determine the winner.
BUILD BRAIN HEALTH:
As our world is increasingly filled with
distractions, it can be difficult not to let a
simple interruption get in the way of our
memory. Just like exercising your body,
exercising your mind will make it stronger.
As you play Distraction™, you’ll find that you
can remember longer and longer strings of
numbers. You may not be able to eliminate
all of the daily distractions, but you certainly
can exercise your memory!
2. Shuffle the Number Cards and split
amongst the tied players.
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