INSTRUCTIONS (4 pages)
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AIM: SEARCH THE FRUIT CRATE TO SCORE THE MOST POINTS AT THE END OF THE GAME!
Prologue
Welcome explorers to the island. A Deal each player a double-sided player aid
strange paradise, where the sun is literally
smiling.
The fruits that thrive here are no ordinary
fruits, they are Funki Fruits!
You and your crew got greedy, and locked
them all in a crate, but now they are
breaking out!
You can only safely contain ten of them.
So you’ll have to play dirty, to ward off rival
explorers. You do not like sharing the
limelight back home!
You better hurry, before everything gets
devoured! There’s pear-ishble goods
inside.
2) Gameplay
Choose a player to start the game:
whoever ate fruit most recently. Play
will continue clockwise from the
starting player.
On your turn, follow these alphabetical
phases in order (refer to player aids for
quick reference):
*= OPTIONAL PHASE
[ACTIONS]*: Play any action card(s)
held of your choice. Put them face up,
on top of any discard pile(s), one at a
time, when applying each action’s
effect.
[BASKETS]*: Swap/store up to two fruit
or spoilt cards in your basket. Put them
face down on the two slots either side
of your basket card. Weather and action
cards are not allowed in baskets.
3A) SwarMs & End of Game
Swarms are mostly vile insects that
meddle with everyone. Be
frightened, but be prepared!
Remember when you find a swarm
you must show everyone and apply
its effects immediately.
Swarms/cards that only refer to ‘fruit’,
will exclude other card types i.e.
spoilts and weather, unless stated.
2-5 14+ 20-30 mins
Contents: 111 card Deck, 5 player-aids, 5 fruit baskets
1) set Up
card for reference during play. Also deal
each player a fruit basket card in their
chosen colour. Remove any leftover
baskets and player aids from the game.
Remove, shuffle and set aside all the
swarm cards from the deck.
Now take a look at the ‘Fruit Salad Menu’
(page 4), where you will decide which
main card sets to use in your game, at your
chosen player count. This will enable you
to build your FunkiFruit crate (deck)
correctly, in conjunction with the card
quantities on the player aids.
Once your deck is built, and shuffled
(swarms aside): deal three cards face up to
each player (this will help players to plan
their initial strategies). Then deal three
cards face down to each player.
Your basket is designed to offer you a
layer of protection, compared to cards
held in your hand. Thus, action and
swarm card effects will not apply to cards
stored in your basket, unless stated
otherwise.
[Cards]:
1.Take the top draw pile card and reveal
it.
2.Now take the top draw pile card again
but don’t reveal it; OR take a card [that is
NOT an action] from the top of a discard
pile (if possible).
found a SWARM? No matter if it was
found in your action or card phase, show
it immediately; apply its effects, then set
it aside (not on the discard pile). Go to
your discards phase straight afterwards
and then end your turn.
The final swarm found will end the
game, after the turn of the player who
found it.
Everyone then flips all their cards face
up. All scores are calculated. If anyone
holds the Bitter Lemon, it will be
scored last. After all other scoring.
The winner (champion explorer), will
be the player with the highest score.
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Put the top two leftover cards on the table,
face up to form the start of two separate
discard piles. Except in a 2 player game: use
one discard pile and place one card face up.
The remaining cards will form a face-down
“draw pile”. Both the draw pile and discard
pile(s) will be used by all players throughout
the game.
Add one swarm to the last five cards on the
draw pile, shuffle them and set them aside.
This guarantees one swarm will be found in
the last six cards.
Now shuffle three more swarms into the rest
of the draw pile. Place this pile on top of the
six cards set aside. The draw pile is ready, and
the game is now setup.
The remaining swarm cards are removed
from the game, do not reveal them.
[Discards]: If you have over ten cards
(counting cards stored in your basket
too): discard [non-spoilt] cards from
your hand, face up, on top of any
discard pile(s); until you have ten in
total. You cannot opt to discard cards
from your basket.
Never end your turn, exceeding your
card limit, which is ten (unless stated
otherwise). If you exceed this limit: a
discard phase is always mandatory,
before you can end your turn (in any
scenario).
A swarm/Action effect requires
me to discard, now what? Discard
the required card(s) from your hand
(not your basket), face up, on top of any
discard pile(s).
Tie-breaker: If there’s a tie, whoever
holds the single highest value card
wins. If still tied: whoever holds the
least spoilts wins. If still tied: call it a
tie, and try not to feel rotten about it!
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3B) SwarM Cards
Biker Slugs:
Everyone discard any card in turn.
Until next swarm: the total card limit
is reduced to 9 cards for all players.
Roman Snails: Until next swarm:
passion fruits cannot be used to
block actions (no-one is exempt).
If final swarm: everyone discard one
passion fruit.

MummY mAGGOTS: If a player has Super Flies: Everyone does basket

no spoilts at the end of the game:
they will lose 13 points.
Ninja Locusts: Everyone put two
fruits face down. Flip them all over
together; discard any identical cards
revealed, in turn. To clarify, identical
cards are cards with the same name
e.g. two ‘star fruit’. Be warned: if you
put two identical cards down
yourself, you will have to discard
them also.
Pixie Butterflies: Until next
swarm: everyone may take a third
card, in card phase. Rules for the
third card are the same as the
second card. Pixies are the only nice
swarm in FunkiFruit!
phase now, and must fill their
baskets fully. Until next swarm: no
more basket phases, and fruit
thieves may be used as sly foxes. This
temporarily gives fruit thieves a
flexible choice (hand or basket).
Tribal Wasps: Everyone discard
any card in turn. Now all pass any
card face down to the player on the
right.
Viking Ants: Everyone removes
two of their watermelons from the
game. Hopefully you stored yours
safe in your basket!

4) Action Cards
These cards are optionally played at Fruit Thief : Troublesome Tractor : Place any
Choose a player to hold up their hand two cards on top of the draw pile.

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help you fall out with your friends!
Alien Avduction: Choose a player
to discard all their avocados.
Angry Farmer: Name a type of fruit
or sprouts, everyone else discards one
in turn. For example you might say:
‘passion fruit’, ‘coconuts’, ‘sprouts’ etc.
The following calls must always be
generic, and not specific:
I) ‘Apples’ to permit any kind of apple.
II)’Bananas’ to permit any size bunch.
III) ‘Grapes’ to permit any colour.
Finally you cannot call ‘tropic party’ as
that is not a fruit type. Thus, you must
always call them by actual fruit type
i.e. ‘kiwis’, ‘mangoes’ etc.
Bumbling Bear : Example C
Choose a player to reveal the cards in
their basket, until their next basket
phase.
Digger: Take any two cards from the
top five, off one discard pile (except
shovels). This does not have to be
from the discard pile you placed the
digger on (unless 2 player). Choose
wisely, others will see what you pick.
Dodgy Dealer :
Give a player any one of your cards face
down. Let them reorganise their hand.
Now take a random hidden card from
them. Careful, there is a risk of getting
the same card back!
card from them.
Greedy Pig :
Discard any card. Then secretly draw
five cards, one by one. Now end your
turn. You must stop drawing if you find
a swarm, and follow the usual swarm
rules.
Inspector Gecko: Look at and
re-arrange, the top four cards on
the draw pile. Do this secretly, so only
you know the future!
Monkey: Choose a player to discard
any two of their banana cards. They
must decide which banana(s) to
discard no matter the size of their
bunches!
scapegoat: Choose a player to miss
their next turn. Or skip the rest of yours
by ending your turn now. Multiple
scapegoats cannot apply to a single
player at the same time.
Shovel : Take any card from the top
five, off one discard pile (except the
digger). This does not have to be
from the discard pile you placed the
shovel on (unless 2 player). Choose
wisely, others will see what you pick.
Sly Fox: Take one card from a player's
basket. Unless a bumbling bear has
revealed them, you are unlikely to
know what you are taking - good luck!
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Worm: Choose a player to discard
two apples of any kind (of their
choice).
Insufficient cards for a
swarm/action effect?
You must play what you legally can.
Example A
The Worm eats two apples, if you only
hold one apple, in hand you will lose
just one.
Example B
The Ninja Locusts require you to put
down two fruits, but you only have
one in hand, so you only put down
one.
An Angry Farmer asks for pears but
you have none in hand. Then do
nothing.
5) Weather cards
T hese cards can change your score,
like the weather! Your fruit needs
both sun and rain to survive.
Remember, you cannot store
weather in a basket!
Sun & Rain: Score +25 or -10
points.
[Score 25 points in total]: for a sun
and a rain together (per set of 2).

[Score minus 10 points in total]: for

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6) Fruit Cards
These cards are all juicy point scorers! They are the main way to score points in FunkiFruit; create powerful combinations
to boost your score. Pick wisely, you can’t have them all!

Apple : Follow the scoring grid on the apple cards: the
more apples you hold, the more total points you will
score. For example: two apples would score you 8 points,
whereas four apples would score you 32 points. You may
score up to six apples Max. The highest apple score
possible is therefore 62, core blimey!
Avocado: 8 points, holy guacamole!
Golden Apple: This golden boy is the equivalent of holding two
apples. See the apple scoring information.
Green & Red Grapes: 2 points each OR:
[score 18 points in total]: if you have one of each colour
(per set of 2).

Banana : These cards score individual points, relative to Passion Fruit : 6 points OR block any action against you
the quantity of ‘banana’ on the cards (in the bunch), i.e. By discarding this card from your hand, you can block any action
the “5 Banana” card scores 5 points whereas the ‘3 that directly targets you. You cannot block indirect actions such as
Banana’ card scores 3 points and so on. troublesome tractors, inspector gecko etc.

One of these two bonuses may also apply: Note: when an angry farmer asks players for a type of fruit or sprouts,
[an extra 15 bonus points]: If your total combined which you hold, you may discard the passion fruit instead, when it’s
banana quantity is 11 or more. your turn to discard. This does not shield other players.

OR [an extra 40 bonus points]: if your total combined
banana quantity is 21 or more. A side-splitting jackpot!
Bitter Lemon: -5 off the leader/+5 points to you
Everyone declares their scores before taking into account
this card (at game end). The player in the lead (or players
if tied), will lose 5 points. You then score 5 points.
If the event you hold this card and you are the leading
player, you will score 0 points (you will not lose 5 points).
If one or two star fruit are used to copy a bitter lemon.
Simply increase the point swing to + 10/-10, or +15/-15
accordingly!
Dragon Fruit: 15 points, it’s off the scale!
Pear: 2 points OR 22 points per pair of pears.
Star Fruit: ? points.
At game end, your star fruit(s) will transform. For each star fruit held,
you must:
Choose one of your other fruit or sprout cards to copy. Then score the
star fruit, like it was also that fruit or sprout.
A star fruit must be placed on top of the card it copied, so it is clear.
Choose wisely, or you may miss out on points!
Tropic Party (Mango, Coconut, Pineapple, Kiwi): Follow the
scoring grid on these cards. This is set collection i.e. the more you
hold of the same fruit type, the more total points you will score.
For example: one pineapple would score you 4 points, whereas
two pineapples would score you 12 points. You may score up to
four of each type Max. (with a star fruit being the 4th in a set).

Pay attention, each fruit type scores slightly differently until - you
have three or four in your set - when you will score 24 or 35 points
respectively.

Also:
[an extra 30 bonus points]: for having at least one of each fruit
7) Spoilt Cards type i.e. a Mango, Coconut, Pineapple and a Kiwi. Now that’s a
tropic party!
These cards can be horrible! You cannot discard them in
your usual discard phase. You may only discard or pass
them with certain swarm or action cards. Perhaps
Watermelon: 10 points, a mouth-watering score!
someone will be kind enough to steal one from your
basket!

Bad Apple: 2 points BUT if held, your total

score from all your other apples will be
halved. Angry farmer ‘apple’ calls and worms
make this pirate easier to be rid of arrrr!

Rotten Tomato: Minus 5 points for this

rotter!

Sprouts: 0 points OR a bonus 10 points

for: the player who finishes with the most
sprouts. If there is a sprouts tie: no-one gets
this bonus.

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 FRUIT SALAD MENU
Recommendations from our chef
(use in conjunction with the card quantities on the player aid)

5 PLAYER: Remove entirely one fruit platter set.

3-4 PLAYER: Remove entirely one starter salad and one fruit platter set.
2 PLAYER: Remove entirely all starter salads and two fruit platter sets.
STARTER SALADS
There are smaller portion sizes for these salads between 3 players
(see player aid).

Avocados
(includes the alien avduction)

Green & Red Grapes

FRUIT PLATTERS
Apples
(includes the golden apple, bad apple & worm)

Bananas
(includes the monkey)

Tropic Party
(kiwis, mangoes, coconuts, pineapples)

OPTIONAL SWEETS
Insect-free smoothie
Remove all swarm cards and play to the last card instead.

Ripe pudding
Remove all spoilt cards and the mummy maggots swarm.

The sweetest combo

Select both of the above sweet options for the nicest possible game.

*If you are intolerant to any of our cards

you may remove them at your discretion. Feeling extra greedy? Play with more cards.
Remember: a balanced diet is important.
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