Everyone wants to be a Flamingo—the most stylish animal on the water!
At the start of each round, each player secretly chooses a favorite animal. On your turn, you must either play a card face-up onto the central stack or claim the entire stack. You can claim the stack by matching the animal on the top card, playing a pair of matching cards, or using a Flamingo card.
When you claim the stack, you collect all the cards in it and score them at the end of the round. Each animal card is worth 1 star, while cards matching your favorite animal are worth 3 stars. Bonus and Penalty cards can also be hidden face-down in the stack, creating surprises when it is claimed.
There is a catch: when you claim the stack, you do not draw replacement cards. Choosing when to take the stack is therefore an important part of the game—you may score a lot of points, but you will have fewer cards to play afterwards.
Each round ends when all players have played or claimed all the cards in their hands. The game lasts 3 rounds, with players choosing a new favorite animal at the start of each round. After the third round, the player with the most stars wins and becomes THE Flamingo!
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