THe Board Game based on the graphic novel Foiled, by Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro For 2 to 4 players / Age 6+ Welcome to Foiled a world of magical adventure. Come navigate the way through a fantastical New York City, fraught with danger and excitement on every turn of the path. Object Be the first player to reach the Castle by landing on the yellow space at the end of the path. Contents 1 Game Board 4 Cut-out Characters 36 Cards Setup -Print out the gameboard and lay it on a flat surface. -Print and cut out the cards and place them facedown in a pile within easy reach of all the players. -Print and cut out the characters. Each player picks one and places it on the initial space of the game board. To Play The youngest player goes first. Play then passes to the left. On your turn, draw one card from the deck and then move your character as directed on it. Your turn is over. Place the card you used in a discard pile. Cards When you draw a card with a heart on the back, breathe a sigh of relief! That s something positive. Follow the instructions on the back of the card. When you draw a card with a skull on the back, be very afraid! That s something negative. Follow the instructions on the back of the card. There are two shortcuts on the board: the subway and the troll path. They both only work one way: if you land on the beginning of the subway, move forward. If you land on the end of the subway, do nothing. The troll path works in the opposite way: if you land on the beginning, do nothing. If you land on the end, you ll be sliding backwards. How to Win the Game If you are the first person to reach the yellow space before the Foiled Castle, you ve won the game. Foiled * by Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro * ISBN: 978-1-59643-279-6 * $15.99 * In Stores April 2010
Turns out that your neighbor is a troll! But she doesn t know that you know: move to the start of the troll path. You won the fencing tournament! Move to the next red square. Gym Class is cancelled! Take a new card. Aced your English paper! Move forward to the next purple square. Maybe having a troll boyfriend won t be so bad after all? Move to the start of the troll path. Just made the subway! Move to the start of the subway line. Your subway pass turns out to be exactly where you thought it d be not lost after all! Move to the start of the subway line. Turns out that fairies are real and some of them are kind of nice! Move forward two purple spaces. Was that boy in the hall smiling at you? Move forward to the closet green space. You won your match! Move forward to the nearest orange space. Your yearbook photo looks totally decent! Take a new card. Swordswoman Xenda defeats all her enemies! Move forward to the nearest red space. Queen Furby adopts an abandoned kitten that turns out to be a magical wizard! Move forward two yellow spaces. Remembered all your books, and your notebook, and your pen, and your homework move up to the nearest green space. School s out! Move forward to the nearest yellow square. Could magic be real? Move forward two purple spaces. Fencing tournament champion! Move forward two yellow spaces. Evil temporarily defeated! Move forward two purple spaces.
Science quiz! Move back two spaces Gah! How come all the boys like Sally Collins??? Go back to start!!! Peanut butter and jelly for lunch again? Move back one space. Lost your lunch money? Skip a turn. Feeling woozy could it be pneumonia again? Stay home from fencing, skip a turn. Just missed the subway train! Move back to the start of the subway. Mysterious ravens lurking around move back to the nearest green space. That shirt and those pants definitely don t match. Take a new card. Got out of bed on the wrong side. Take a new card. Troll attack! Move back to the start of the troll path. Prince Charming boyfriend turns out to be a troll. Move back to the start of the troll path. Looks like you need lessons in defense. Take a new card. Late for class! Move back two spaces. Why is the fencing studio three flights up? Fall down the stairs: move back to the nearest purple square. Turns out fullcolor vision is very disorienting! Move back to the closest space that s the color of the one you re now on. Missed the bus! Skip a turn. Swordswoman Xenda is totally overmatched. Move back to the nearest yellow space. Queen Furby s lost her wizard cat! Move back to two blue spaces.