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Jackaroo Card Game Rules

Jackaroo is a strategy board game originating from the Middle East, designed for 4 to 6 players, where the objective is to move all your marbles to the safety zone before opponents. Players use a deck of cards to dictate movement and actions, with specific rules for each card. The game ends when a player or team successfully brings all their marbles home.

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Jackaroo Card Game Rules

Jackaroo is a strategy board game originating from the Middle East, designed for 4 to 6 players, where the objective is to move all your marbles to the safety zone before opponents. Players use a deck of cards to dictate movement and actions, with specific rules for each card. The game ends when a player or team successfully brings all their marbles home.

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Jackaroo card game rules

1) Origins of the game:

Originally from the middle east, mostly played in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
Jackaroo is a 4 or 6 player board game that combines elements from Ludo,
Sorry, and marble games, making it a fast-growing strategy game that is now
popular worldwide. It can be played individually or in team.

2) Objective and elements of the game:

The point of the game is to move all your marbles from your house to the
safety zone before your opponents. The game consists of a wooden board
with colored holes arranged in a circular pattern, 16 marbles from which 4
different colors (4 red, 4 green, 4 yellow, 4 blue), and a standard deck of 52
cards.

3) Setup of the game:

-Each player picks a color and places four marbles in their base.

-Shuffle the cards and deal 5 cards per player.

-The player to the dealer’s left starts first and play moves clockwise.

-To enter a marble onto the board, you must play an Ace or King.

-Once in play, marbles move according to the value or rule of the card you
play.

4) Gameplay rules:

-Play a Card: On your turn, choose one of your cards and perform its action.

-Move or Attack: Move a marble the number of steps indicated or use a


special ability (swap or attack).

-Avoid Being Hit: If another player lands on your marble’s position, your
marble goes back to base.
-Safe Zones: Some boards have designated “safe spots” (often near home)
where marbles cannot be attacked.

-Reaching Home: To enter “home,” you need the exact number of steps.

-End of Round: After all players have played their 5 cards, collect the cards,
reshuffle, and deal again.

-Winning: The first player (or team) to bring all four marbles home wins the
game.

Specifications of use for each card

Card Action / Movement

A (Ace) Start a marble from base OR move 1 step forward

2 Move 2 steps forward

3–6-8-9 Move the respective number of steps forward

7 Split moves between two marbles (e.g., move one marble 4,


another 3)

10 Move 10 steps forward or replace two balls (optional)

J (Jack) Swap one of your marbles with an opponent’s marble

Q (Queen) Move 12 steps forward

K (King) Start a marble from base OR move 13 steps forward

Joker Attack! Remove any opponent’s marble from the board and
send it back to

base

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