Using the 9 Two-colored cards yellow/purple
The child plays with the pieces indicated on the yellow half of the card, the adult plays with the pieces indicated on the purple half of the card.
The child places their slider between numbers 3 and 4 of the board and starts their 1st duel with a Penta 3, the adult places their slider between numbers 4 and 5 of the board and starts their 1st duel with a Penta 4.
Using the red and black Puzzle cards
Before the 1st duel, the player for whom the difficulty needs to be decreased replaces one of their playing pieces with 2 equivalent pieces left on the table.
Using the checkered black & white border 3D card on green background A and A'
Alternating turns, each player chooses and gives 1 Pentamino then 1 Tetramino to their opponent until one has 3 Pentaminos and 2 Tetraminos and the other player 3 Pentaminos and 3 Tetraminos.
On the starting signal, the game begins. The first player who completes a 2x3x5 structure wins the first round
Using the checkered black & pink border 3D card on white background
Choose a card and a challenge number, take the playing pieces indicated on the card and build a 3x3x3 structure (27 CUBES).
After solving the structure, take the playing board and place a slider between numbers 6 and 7. Add to your pieces one of these Miniminos: or: now complete a Penta 6, placing all pieces into the board so they lay flat.
Move the slider one space up, add one of the remaining Pentaminos and complete a Penta 7.
Progress in the same fashion to complete Pentas 8, 9 and 10. If you wish to reduce the difficulty, replace 1 Tetramino with + or 1 Pentamino with + or + .
Using the checkered black & pink border 3D card on beige background
Choose a card and a challenge number, take the playing pieces indicated on the card and build a structure while respecting the dimensions on the top left corner of the card.
Using the blue, red and black Penta 4 Puzzle cards
Choose a Penta 4 Puzzle card. Take the pieces indicated on one half of the card and add 3 Pentaminos and 1 Minimino .
Build a 3x3x4 structure (36 CUBES).
Traditional Katamino
Choose a card and a challenge number.
Set the slider between numbers 3 and 4 on the game board.
4 playing pieces indicated in column Penta 3 of the selected challenge and complete Penta 3.
Add the Pentamino indicated in column 4 to your playing pieces and complete Penta 4.
In the same fashion, move your slider up one space, and add the Pentamino indicated in the next column to complete Pentas 5, 6 and 7.
Build, alone or with other players, the 3D structures depicted in this rulebook and try to create new ones.
Ask the child to complete the rulebook flat puzzles, and try to invent new ones together!
Players take turns balancing a piece on top of the previous one. The last player to place a piece without causing the structure to collapse is the winner!
