To set up Auf Teufel komm raus place 48 black coal pieces face down on the infernal fireplace in the middle of the game board. On their rear sides these pieces show values between 10 and 100 with a devil appearing on nine pieces.On a turn the active player reveals coal pieces one by one ideally without revealing a devil – but before he starts doing this all players make a bet about the total value that the next player will gain. To do so all players take poker chips into their closed fists with the wager being the minimum amount that the active player has to reach in order for the bid to pay off. Thus making a high value bet automatically increases the risk of losing that wager. If the active player reveals a devil he loses all the coals he gained that turn so while he wants to claim as much as possible pressing his luck could cost him everything – not to mention possibly making his opponents rich as well if their high bids pay off.The scoring track around the board shows whether a player has exactly 200 exactly 300 and so on or falls somewhere in between two of those numbers but NOT the exact amount that the players hold. Whoever manages to increase his total wealth from the starting amount of 200 to over 1,600 wins!
Description from the designer:The host of this renowned club receives you with a smile of welcome. Its proximity to the harbor makes it a hub for travelers around the globe all gathering here to compete against each other. These vying travelers wear a swaggering smile on their faces and invite you to join their game. From the sharp bead-like eyes peeking behind the cards you realize they do not just want to have a bit of fun but aim at winning all your money away. However your huge reservoir of knowledge won’t let them have their way. Who will be the smartest mind reader laughing at the end of game?Play rock–paper–scissors to decide which players decide the categories for the 3 rounds to be played respectively. There’s no limitation on categories selectable but the category deciding player should be able to come up with at least 10 answers. For example a category can be Asian countries Olympic ball sports etc. After understanding the decided category write or draw your answers on the cards. You must fill each card with a different answer. Be careful that no one sees your answers. You are not allowed to use an internet search engine to find the answers. Your brain is the only resource available to you.Players must guess the answers of others or to predict how many correct answer sets this round will have. The game ends after 3 rounds. The player having the largest sum of chips wins.
