Fülemile is a card game re-desing which I made for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian poet János Arany. The game based on the poem "The Nightingale". I wanted to build the playing cards around a symbol collection that refers to the poem. The main symbol (totem)
has become the tree – the tree which the nightingale sits on.
has become the tree – the tree which the nightingale sits on.
The Rules:
The game revolves around matching cards with identical symbols, and it has some similarities to the game Jungle Speed.
The game revolves around matching cards with identical symbols, and it has some similarities to the game Jungle Speed.
Cards are shuffled and dealt to each player face down, ensuring that all players have an equal number of cards in their stacks. A wooden cylinder called a Totem is placed in the center of the table, equidistant from all players. Players take turns playing the top card from their stacks in a clockwise rotation. When a player plays
a card that matches the symbol of another player's top card, the two players must duel to grab the totem in the center as quickly as possible. The loser of the duel takes both players' played cards, and places them at the bottom of his deck. The loser of the round plays the next card. The winner is the first player to get rid of all their cards.
a card that matches the symbol of another player's top card, the two players must duel to grab the totem in the center as quickly as possible. The loser of the duel takes both players' played cards, and places them at the bottom of his deck. The loser of the round plays the next card. The winner is the first player to get rid of all their cards.
