LAST MINUTE!

• Three decks: Task Deck (Tasks + Helping), Event Deck, School Deck (Sabotage + Escape, shuffled together).
• Each player draws 3 cards from the School deck as their starting hand.
• Each player draws 1 Task from the Task deck and places it face-up in front of them as their starter Task.
• Total starting position: 4 cards (1 visible Task + 3 hand).
• The last player who did homework goes first. (Or just roll a die — turn order doesn't matter much.) Play continues clockwise.

Everyone completes a phase before the table moves to the next.

1 · ☀️ Morning — wake up. Each player draws 1 Task card + 1 School card. (If you'd already have 5+ cards in hand, skip the school draw.)

2 · Play — split into Tasks, then Action.

• Tasks — play as many Task cards as you want.
• Action — play as many Sabotage / Helping cards as you want.
• Maximum 2 cards total across the two parts (e.g. 1 task + 1 action, 2 tasks, 2 actions, or pass).
• Sabotages aimed at a Task are played face-down and revealed at Dismissal.

3 · 🔔 Dismissal — end of round.

• Reveal any face-down Sabotages played on you.
• Use Escape cards to defend if you want.
• Score any completed Tasks.
• Discard down to 6 cards if you're over.

Once everyone finishes Dismissal, flip the next Event card — its effect resolves immediately for the whole table. Then the new round begins.

1-point Tasks can be scored on the same turn you play them — no waiting.

2-point and 3-point Tasks need to "refresh" through one round before they score. They sit active in front of you and only pay out at the end of the next turn.

Maximum 2 active Tasks at any time.

Replacing a Task mid-progress = 0 points (no refunds). Some Helping cards can override this — e.g. Last-Minute Change lets you swap a Task and keep half its bonus points.

Once a Task scores, slide it aside — keep any Sabotage cards "stuck" to it as a record.

🟢 Task — assignments you complete to score Knowledge Points. Drawn from the Task deck.

🟡 Event — fires at the end of every round, after all players take their turn. Affects everyone (unless they're immune).

🔴 Sabotage — played during your Play phase, on another player who has an active Task. Slows them down or steals points.

🔵 Escape — react to protect yourself from Sabotage, Events, or point loss. Each card states its trigger moment.

🟣 Helping — buffs, shields, alliances and catch-up. Played during your Play phase, on yourself (or shared with one other player for some cards).

Special rules:

• Group Study needs the chosen player's consent to activate.
• Check School Calendar is private — don't show the next Event to others.
• Tuition Class — once per game per player, and only when you're 5+ Knowledge Points behind the leader.

After 5 rounds, the bell rings. The player with the most Knowledge Points wins.

If two players tie, the player with the most completed Task cards wins. Still tied? The player whose Task scored last wins.

A few Task cards have special scoring — keep these handy:

• PSLE Practice Paper — every Sabotage played on this card costs you 1 bonus point, no matter the Sabotage.
• Revise for Common Test — 1 turn to score = 2 pt; let it sit 2 turns = 3 pt.
• Present Your Project Slides — if no Sabotages were played on this card, score 3 pt instead of 2.
• Finish Worksheet — if no Events affected you this turn, gain +1 pt when scoring.
• Submit Science Lab Report — if the round's Event has "quiz" or "exam" in its name, score it immediately.
• Pack Your School Bag — if this is your first Task played in the game, +1 bonus point.
• Write English Essay — score after 2 rounds = 2 pt; after 3 rounds = 4 pt.

Task deck runs out? Shuffle the discard pile to form a new deck. Same for Event and School decks.

Can I Sabotage someone with no active Task? No. Sabotages target an active Task. If they have none, they can't be sabotaged this turn.

What if I refuse Group Study? The card fizzles — neither player is protected, but the card is still discarded.

If I score a Task during 'Return Marked Papers', do I get the +1? Yes — any player who scores a Task during that round gets the bonus.

Last-Minute Change to swap for a better Task? Allowed — but you keep only HALF (rounded down) of any bonus points already earned on the old Task.

Same Task as another player? Fine. If both have it active when one scores, the matching bonus on Hand In Group Project triggers. Other Tasks don't have matching bonuses.