Description

Threees! is an abstract game with 81 tiles. There are 3 sets of 27 tiles. Each tile in a set has one of 3 different shapes, 3 different colours and 3 different quantities (number of shapes). The tiles are played directly on to a flat surface or table. There is an initial setup round to find the starting player and place some starting tiles on the table. No player scores in this setup round. All players then takes 3 tiles at random from the draw pile (or bag).

On their turn a player can either play their tiles or exchange them. To play, strategically place 1-3 tiles in a line adjacent to tiles already on the table, so making and/or extending line(s) with the existing tiles. The maximum number of tiles that can be in a line is 9.

Score 1 point for every tile in each line made or extended, so if a tile is in two lines it is counted twice. If the player has placed all 3 tiles, they receive a bonus of 3 points. The player then replenishes their hand up to three tiles. If the player had placed the ninth and last tile in a line (a "Niner") they get an extra go. If the player goes out (no tiles remaining in hand or in the draw pile), then they get a bonus of 3 points, play continues until every tile has been played.

The game ends when the draw pile is empty and every player has played all their tiles. The player with the highest score wins.