Yanaguana Games Re-Chord User manual

Re-Chord
Rulebook
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GAMES
Marshall Britt Andrew Toth

Re-Chord
Introduction
Re-Chord is a strategy boardgame for 1-5 players which plays in approximately 40-60
minutes. You are a budding guitarist, a rising star in your genre of music, perfecting
your craft to become a legend. Using real guitar picks and chords, can you become
the most famous guitarist of all time?
Components
Re-Chord
Rulebook
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Marshall Britt Andrew Toth
Re-Chord
Pink Freud
Uncomfortably Dumb
D-A-C-G
CHORDS
18
35 guitar picks
pick bag
72 chord cards
36 song cards
score pad
neoprene playmat
6 genre cards
rulebook

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FRETBOARD PICK SCORING GUIDE
1st fret
2nd fret
3rd fret
4th fret
5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
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Take ONE action per turn:
1. Take one pick from the SUPPLY
and place it face up on any
available space. You MAY use
its PICK ABILITY.
2. Take one pick from the BAG and
place it face down on any
available space. You MAY remove an
adjacent pick .
3. Draw two CHORD cards.
Max hand size is three.
Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
Turn any pick face down.
You may move that pick
to an available space.
Pluck any face down pick
revealing its color.
May take its action.
Can be placed anywhere &
may replace any other pick.
(Replaced pick to bag).
Remove all picks of any
one type from the fret
this pick is placed in.
Can remove an adjacent
pick if placed using the
second action.
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Genre color 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
White
RED
BLUE
GREY
PUrple
green
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total FAME
HIDDEN
genre
card
HIDDEN
genre
card
HIDDEN
genre
card
HIDDEN
genre
card
Four guitarist setup example:
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Setup
1. Set the Re-Chord playmat in the center of the play area, then choose a starting guitarist.
2. Randomly deal one genre card to each guitarist face down. This card shows your pick color for
lead guitar scoring. Keep your genre and color hidden from other guitarists. Keep any remaining
genre cards hidden and remove them from the game.
3. Choose a set of song cards and the 7 chord card sets (of 4) that they require. (See“Setlists”)
4. Deal one song card to each guitarist. You may view your own song card but remember to keep it
hidden from other guitarists until you’ve played it completely.
5. DRAFT: Deal three chord cards to each guitarist. Select one of these cards to keep and pass the
other two to the guitarist to your left (face down). You’ll then choose one of the two cards that were
passed to you and pass the remaining card to the guitarist on your left which they will keep.
6. Place all of the genre colored guitar picks into the bag. Add Wyldes (rainbow picks) equal to one
more than the number of guitarists to the bag and mix them up. (In 4+ guitarist games, use 5 Wylde picks)
7. Draw picks equal to one more than the number of guitarists from the bag and place them on the
board to create the supply for the rst turn. (In 4+ guitarist games, use 5 picks)

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FRETBOARD PICK SCORING GUIDE
1st fret
2nd fret
3rd fret
4th fret
5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
+
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Take ONE action per turn:
1. Take one pick from the SUPPLY
and place it face up on any
available space. You MAY use
its PICK ABILITY.
2. Take one pick from the BAG and
place it face down on any
available space. You MAY remove an
adjacent pick .
3. Draw two CHORD cards.
Max hand size is three.
Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
Turn any pick face down.
You may move that pick
to an available space.
Pluck any face down pick
revealing its color.
May take its action.
Can be placed anywhere &
may replace any other pick.
(Replaced pick to bag).
Remove all picks of any
one type from the fret
this pick is placed in.
Can remove an adjacent
pick if placed using the
second action.
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- This is the playmat diagram. It includes the proper terms for each part of the fretboard.
- In Re-Chord, we play on the rst ve frets.The fretboard is the entire area guitarists play on.
- Notice fret and supply are in bold italics because they are keywords. The teal text is other reference.
- Each fret has six available spaces. These are the six strings you’d put your ngers on.
- It is important to check the orientation of your chord cards to ensure the nut is on the correct side.
- The rule reminders on the playmat are for quick reference; there are more specic rules in this book.
FRET
Inlay
(Position Marker)
fret Marker nut
SUPPLY
RULE REMINDERS
Anatomy of THE PLAYMAT

keywords
Fame - Victory Points in Re-Chord are represented by fame.
Fame points are shown on the silver or gold pick icons with a star in the center.
Genre - Your genre is private information until the end of the game. Genres
are represented by color and guitar symbol; each has a matching set of 5 picks.
Chords - Your chord cards depict the required spaces for picks to be located in
to complete them. These are diagrams of real guitar chords you can actually play.
Song - Your song card shows a mixture of chords that must be completed to
play it. Song cards are parody versions of our favorite popular tunes.
Lead Guitar - Lead guitar scoring happens as you ll each fret with
picks. Continue to keep your genre hidden and record fame per pick color.
Fret - A single fret includes all six pick spaces (nger locations) between two
fret markers. In Re-Chord you use the rst ve frets of the guitar as the “board.”
Supply- The supply is the area you’ll take your pick from if you choose the
rst action. At the start of your turn, rell the supply based on guitarist count.
Pick Ability - Every type of pick has its own special function which may be used
when it is chosen. Each pick ability is unique and can help you score fame.
Bag - The bag is where unused picks are kept. Picks taken from the bag are pulled
randomly. Any picks removed from the board are placed back in the bag.
411
Spirit of Blues
Keep this hidden
Your Pick Color is
BLUE
E
A
D
G
B
E
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G Chord 411
411
1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
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Uncomfortably Dumb
D-A-C-G
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FRETBOARD PICK SCORING GUIDE
3rd fret
4th fret
5th fret
3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
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Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
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Keep this hidden
Your Pick Color is
RED
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3rd fret
3rd fret
Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
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Actions
You may take ONE of the following three actions during your turn:
1. Take one pick from the supply and place it face up on an available
space. You may then carry out that pick’s ability if desired.
2. Take one pick from the bag, view it privately and place it face down
on any available space. You may then remove an adjacent pick from the
same fret this face down pick was placed in. If you remove a pick this
way, it goes back into the bag.
3. You may draw two chord cards from the deck. You may keep both
cards and may return any number of unnished chord cards to the deck.
The maximum number of unnished chord cards you can have after
taking this action is THREE.
If you have three chord cards you may still take this action.
Rules Overview
In Re-Chord you are a guitarist attempting to gain the most fame by playing your
instrument. You will play play guitar chords to score fame and if you play the
proper chords you earn point bonuses for playing songs or repeating chords.
The way you’ll accomplish these tasks is by taking one of three actions each turn.
You and your guitarist opponents will ll the fretboard with real guitar picks over
the course of the game by selecting actions. Filling each fret with picks for the
rst time will trigger ve separate lead guitar scoring opportunities.
After the nal fret is scored the game ends.

Pick Abilities
Activating a pick ability after a pick is placed is optional.
White - Take another pick from the supply and place it on an available
space (face up). You may activate the ability of the pick taken from the supply.
Red - Remove any other pick from anywhere on the fretboard and place it back into the bag.
Blue - Move or swap any other pick to a new available space. You may
move one pick to a new available space or swap two other pick’s current spaces.
Grey - Flip any pick on the fretboard face down (hiding its color). Then you may move the
pick you ipped face down to a new available space.
Purple - Pluck any face down pick on the fret board, ipping it over to reveal its
color. You may choose to immediately use the ability of the revealed pick.
Wylde - Place anywhere on the fretboard including replacing any other pick. Wyldes count as
all types when completing chord cards. Wyldes are NOT counted for lead guitar scoring.
Face Down - Guitarists may remove an adjacent pick on the same fret after privately viewing
and placing the face down pick.
Green - You may remove all other picks of one type from the fret this pick is placed in. This
means all facedown, wylde, or matching color picks can be removed from the fret.
Turn Order Overview
Turns in Re-Chord are taken in clockwise order meaning the guitarist to your left should follow you.
Starting with the rst guitarist everyone takes one action per turn.
Once you are nished taking your action in a turn, two things happen:
1. Check for any lled frets which trigger a lead guitar scoring round.
Each fret can only trigger lead guitar scoring once.
2. Pass the bag to the next guitarist who rells the supply by blindly taking picks from the
bag. Picks placed in the supply are always placed face up so everyone can see their color. The supply
is only relled at the beginning of your turn. Picks taken from the supply MUST be placed face up,
however all pick power abilities are optional to activate.
Turns continue until the nal fret is scored, at which point the game ends.
If a pick is removed from the fretboard it goes back in the bag.
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E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
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1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
Anatomy of a CHORD Card
Required
Pick
Locations
Chord Name
Base Score
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Chord Cards
- You will gain fame over the course of the game by completing chord cards.
- To begin the game, each guitarist will be dealt three chord cards.
- You may use the“Draw two chord Cards” action on your turn to draw two new chord cards.
- The maximum number of chord cards you may keep in your hand is THREE.
- It is important to note that you may keep any number of the drawn cards from the chord card
action; and may discard any of your current chord cards to meet the required hand limit of THREE.
Completing chord cards or “playing chords”is
accomplished at ANY time during ANY
guitarists turn. The required pick locations
and colors on the card must match the fret
board state exactly for the picks noted on the
chord card. Take into account that Wylde picks
are considered to be any pick color when
completing chord cards, including face down.
There is no limit to how many chord cards you
can complete during a turn.
Completed chord cards are placed face up in
front of you.
DRAWING CHORD CARDS
If you play a chord during your turn, you
may immediately draw a new chord card.
If you play a chord during another
guitarist’s turn, no card is drawn.
Nut
“My guitar is not a thing.
It is an extension of myself.
It is who I am.” -J.J.

E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
G Chord 411
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1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
G Chord 411
411
1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
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G Chord 39
39
1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
Re-Chord Scores
The way you score re-chord points is by playing a chord card with the same name as one you’ve
already played. The re-chord score represents your mastery of that chord, so every time you
strum it you’ll earn more fame.
In the case of the G chord example below, the rst completion will gain you four fame points
(outlined in the silver pick); however each additional G chord card completion will gain fame
points based on the golden re-chord fame score.
You keep your completed chord cards face up in front of you until the end of the game.
Example: You have played three dierent G chord cards during the game
which are face up. You will add this 24 fame (4+11+9) to your nal total during
end game scoring.
Matching Chords
SONG CARD Scores
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The way you score song card points is by playing at least one of each
chord listed on your song card. Once each of the chords has been
played you must immediately play your song card.
Completed song cards stay in front of you and cannot be removed.
*The Re-Chord Automa Actions are displayed on the bottom of
the song cards. These icons are only for the solo variant and
should be disregarded in multiplayer games.

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FRETBOARD PICK SCORING GUIDE
1st fret
2nd fret
3rd fret
4th fret
5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
+
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Take ONE action per turn:
1. Take one pick from the SUPPLY
and place it face up on any
available space. You MAY use
its PICK ABILITY.
2. Take one pick from the BAG and
place it face down on any
available space. You MAY remove an
adjacent pick .
3. Draw two CHORD cards.
Max hand size is three.
Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
Turn any pick face down.
You may move that pick
to an available space.
Pluck any face down pick
revealing its color.
May take its action.
Can be placed anywhere &
may replace any other pick.
(Replaced pick to bag).
Remove all picks of any
one type from the fret
this pick is placed in.
Can remove an adjacent
pick if placed using the
second action.
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FRETBOARD PICK SCORING GUIDE
1st fret
2nd fret
3rd fret
4th fret
5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
+
Re-Chord
Take ONE action per turn:
1. Take one pick from the SUPPLY
and place it face up on any
available space. You MAY use
its PICK ABILITY.
2. Take one pick from the BAG and
place it face down on any
available space. You MAY remove an
adjacent pick .
3. Draw two CHORD cards.
Max hand size is three.
Take another pick from the
public pile and place it face
up - May take its action.
Remove any other pick on
the fretboard and place it
in the bag.
Move or swap any other
pick to a new space.
Turn any pick face down.
You may move that pick
to an available space.
Pluck any face down pick
revealing its color.
May take its action.
Can be placed anywhere &
may replace any other pick.
(Replaced pick to bag).
Remove all picks of any
one type from the fret
this pick is placed in.
Can remove an adjacent
pick if placed using the
second action.
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A
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G
B
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G Chord
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1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
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G Chord 39
39
1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
E
A
D
G
B
E
G Chord
G Chord 411
411
1st fret
2nd fret3rd fret4th fret5th fret
1st fret 2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
CHORD Card and RE-CHORD scoring examples:
In this example you are able to play a
G chord because each pick of the correct
color is in the required space shown on the
chord card.
The completed G chord card is placed face
up in front of you. This G chord is worth
four fame. Completed chord cards are
permanent and remain
regardless of board changes.
In this example you are able to play a
second G chord card later during the
game. This card is worth nine fame
because that is the re-chord value and it
matches a chord you have already
completed.
**Any further G chord card completions will be worth
their re-chord values for you.
*Notice that chord cards only require the picks
shown on the card to be in their correct
locations. The blank spaces may contain picks
like in this example.
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