Sharks are Wild

SET UP
1. Remove Octopus and Dolphin cards (which are not used in Level 1 play).
2. Set aside Treasure Chest and Number 5 (Starfish) cards.
3. Deal one Number 5 card face up to each player. The Number 5 card is the starter card for each sequence.
4. Pile all Gold Coins on Treasure Chest card in middle of playing area.
5. Shuffle remaining cards.
6. Deal five cards face up to each player. Put remaining cards face down in a pile. This is the DRAW pile.
7. Flip over top card, this becomes the DISCARD pile.
8. Players put their five cards in order (from smallest to largest) in front of them. This is the player’s HAND.

ACTION CARDS
Shark cards are WILD and may be played as any number. When a Shark card is played the player gets a Gold Coin from the Treasure Chest. Once a Shark card is played it cannot be changed to another number.

Octopus cards allow the player to steal a card from the beginning or end of another player’s sequence. Once the steal is made, the Octopus card is discarded and the stolen card may be used in that player’s sequence.

Dolphin cards BLOCK Octopus cards. If a player plays an Octopus card on another player’s sequence and that other player has a Dolphin card, immediately play the Dolphin card to block the grabby Octopus! Both players discard their used Action cards and the player who played the Dolphin card draws one card so they have five cards in their HAND.

HOW TO PLAY
Players get one coin by creating a sequence of five cards, and the first player to get five Gold Coins wins!
1. The youngest player goes first using the Number 5 card as the starter card for each sequence.
2. You begin your turn by drawing the top card from either the DRAW or DISCARD piles and adding it to your hand.
3. If you have a 4, 6, or a Wild Card, place it next to the Number 5 card, forming a sequence from low to high.
4. If you do not have a 4, 6, or a Wild Card, you must place a card from your hand into the DISCARD pile.
5. Draw one card from the DRAW pile to maintain five cards in your hand.
6. Once a card is played or discarded, play continues clockwise to the next player.
7. When you have completed a five-card sequence, take a Gold Coin from the Treasure Chest card, and then put all of the cards from your completed sequence except the Number 5 card under the DISCARD pile.

NOTE: When the DRAW pile runs out, shuffle all but the top card in the DISCARD pile and place the cards face down to make a new DRAW pile.

WINNING THE GAME
The first player to get five Gold Coins is the WINNER!

LEVEL TWO
A more challenging sequencing game with a WILD twist!
Follow the Level One rules, but play close-handed using the Octopus cards to steal cards from other players’ sequences, and the Dolphin cards to block the grabby Octopus!
NOTE: If a Shark card is stolen and used in a player’s sequence, that player does not take a Gold Coin from the Treasure Chest card.