Jaipur - 2nd Edition

Nov 2, 2026

Jaipur is a two-player trading game in which each player aims to become the Maharaja’s personal trader by accumulating more wealth than the opponent at the end of each weekly round. Players collect and exchange goods cards from the market, sell matching sets for rupees, and may earn bonus tokens for large sales. Camels hold no sale value but enable flexible trading by drawing more goods. The richest trader receives a Seal of Excellence; collecting 2 seals wins the game.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction and Aim of the Game

Material and Setup

Game Turn

Take Cards

Sell Cards

End of a Round and Scoring

New Round and End of the Game

Reminders and Notes

Advice

INTRODUCTION AND AIM OF THE GAME In Jaipur, you are hoping to become the Maharaja’s personal trader by amassing more richesthan your opponent at the end of each week (round). To do so, collect and exchange goods (cards) at the market, then sell them for rupees (flip the tokens over). If you manage to arrange a larger sale (3 cards or more), you’ll receive a reward (bonus token). The camels have no sale value, but they’re very useful for trading, especially when you want alot of goods from the market. At the end of each round, the richest trader receives a Seal of Excellence / . The first player to collect 2 Seals of Excellence wins the game. MATERIAL 6 × diamonds 11 × camels 6 × gold back NB: The value of the goods tokens is shown in small type on the front and in large type on the back. The value of the bonus tokens is only shown on the back. SETUP Place 3 camel cards faceup between the players. Shuffle the remaining cards well. Deal 5 cards to each player. The remaining cards are placed facedown as a draw pile (deck). Fill the market (to 5) by drawing 2 cards from the deck and placing them faceup next to the camels. (It is fine if one or both of them are also camels.) The market is now ready. The players then remove any camels from their hands and put them faceup in a stack in front of them. This forms each player’s herd. This is what a game might look like at the start. Sort the tokens by goods type. Make a pile for each goods type in descending order of value. Spread each pile, as depicted above, so that both players can see all the token values. Sort the bonus tokens by type ( , , ). Shuffle each type separately, then form 3 piles (not spread out). Place the camel token next to the bonus tokens. Set up the tokens as shown in the above illustration. Put the 3 Seals of Excellence within easy reach of both players. Pick a starting player. You are now ready to start playing. GAME TURN On your turn, you can either: TAKE CARDS OR SELL CARDS But never both ! Your turn is now over and your opponent chooses one of these actions. TAKE CARDS If you take cards, you must choose one of the following options: A. take 1 single good, B. take several goods (=the EXCHANGE option), C. take all the camels. These 3 options are shown in detail below. A: Take 1 single good Take a single goods card from the market into your hand, then... ... replace it with the top card of the deck. C: Take the camels SELL CARDS To sell cards, choose one type of goods and discard as many cards of that type as you like into the discard pile. Each sale yields goods tokens and, if the sale is big enough, a bonus. A sale is carried out in 3 steps. 1 Choose a type of good, and sell as many of them as you wish, placing them faceup in the discard pile. 2 Take one token for each card you sold starting with the top of the corresponding type. i.e. the highest values first. Stack the tokens in front of you. 3 If you sell 3 or more cards, take the corresponding bonus token. 3 cards sold 4 cards sold 5 cards sold (or more) NB: The exact value of a bonus token is not known until it is drawn. For 3 cards sold, it will be 1, 2, or 3 rupees. For 4 cards sold, it will be 4, 5, or 6 rupees and for 5 cards sold, it will be 8, 9, or 10 rupees. Unlike the goods tokens, the rupee value of a bonus token is only printed on the back. Restrictions during a sale |
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| | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | --- | When selling the 3 most expensive goods (silver, diamonds, gold), the sale must include a minimum of 2 cards. (This rule applies even if there is only one goods token of the corresponding type left.) REMINDER You can only sell one goods type each round, never more. END OF A ROUND A round ends immediately if: 3 types of goods tokens are depleted. There are not enough cards in the deck to refill the market to five car

FAQs

How do you win in Jaipur?

The first player to collect 2 Seals of Excellence wins and is appointed the Maharaja’s personal trader.

What are camels used for during the game?

Camels have no sale value but are very useful for trading, especially when you want a lot of goods from the market. They also determine who receives the camel token worth 5 rupees at scoring.

How does a sale work and when do you get a bonus token?

Choose one goods type and discard as many of that type as you like. Take the corresponding goods tokens starting from the highest values, then take a bonus token if you sold 3 or more cards.

Nov 2, 2026

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