First of all, you need evenly deal all the cards among the players. Dealer starts the game. The loser will deal next time.
The player who starts the game places from 1 to 8 cards in the center of the table, making sure that nobody can see the images on them(face down). Then, they announce what they have placed on the table, for example, "3 mushrooms." The announcement can be either true or false. The next player (on the left) has three options:
- Believe the previous player (and shout “I believe”).
- Not to believe the previous player (and shout “I don't believe”).
- To add cards to the ones already placed on the table (1-8 cards) and also declare them as the same type of cards as the previous contestant placed in this case shouting “5 more mushrooms from me.”
If the player acted as described in option 3, game passes to the next player, who also has any of the 3 options above. If not, only the cards of the previous player should be revealed and checked.
The cards of the previous player are not checked in the following cases
- The player said “I believe” and guessed correctly (the cards corresponded to the announcement). In this case, all the cards from the table are taken away, and the right to make the next move goes to the player who made the correct guess.
- The player said “I believe” but did not guess correctly (the checked cards do not correspond to the announcement). In this case, they take all the cards from the center of the table as a punishment for being naive, without showing them to anyone, and the right to make the next move goes to the player on the left.
- The player said “I don't believe” and during the checking process, they find out that the announcement of the player was not true. In this case, all the cards placed in the center of the table are taken by the previous player as a punishment for lying, and the right to make the next move goes to the player who made the correct guess.
- The player said “I don't believe” and during the checking process, they find out that the announcement was true. In this case, they take all the cards as a punishment for being suspicious, and the game continues with the player on the left.
- If the player places the last cards on the table, they should announce it. The player can only exit the game after being checked, as there is a chance that it will be their turn, and they won't be able to make a correct guess, thus remaining in the game.
The loser is the one who remains with cards at the end of the game.
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