| Ace of Spades Quinto®
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The Ace of Spades
Quinto®, which may be
worth as much as 90 points, includes the Ace of Spades
and four other cards. |
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| Black Kings |
Primarily used for offensive play,
the Black Kings allow a player to ADD a playing chip
on any open space on the Quinto®
board. |
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| Blocking |
Playing
a card and placing a chip on the board to obstruct an
opponent's attempt to form a Quinto. |
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| Bonus Corners |
The four spaces located
at the corners of the Quinto®
board. These spaces can be captured by the player
or team who first secures four adjoining spaces to form
a Quinto. |
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| Crazy Quinto |
A version of Quinto
based on the card game, Crazy Eights. |
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| Closed Board |
A situation when there
are no open spaces remaining on the board to place a
chip. |
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| Common Quinto® |
The lowest scoring
Quinto (25 points), uses only non-face cards. |
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| Corner Quinto® |
A Quinto which uses
the 7, 8, 9, 10, and the bonus space. |
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| Crowning |
When a Quinto is
obtained (five same color chips in a row), the chips
are crowned by placing white chips on top of the five
contiguous chips. Once crowned, these chips cannot
be removed. |
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| Cut-Throat |
This variation of
Quinto is played with three players/teams and three
different color chips, one for each player/team.
The player or team with the most points at the end of
five rounds wins. |
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| Dead Three |
Three of the same
color chips in a row with an opponent's chip (or edge
of the board) on either side. No possibility of
a Quinto. |
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| Dead Four |
Four of the same
color chips in a row with no possibility of a Quinto. |
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| Discard Pile |
Cards already played
that are placed face up in front of each player. |
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| Double Quinto® |
Two Quintos are formed
simultaneously using one chip. Extra points are
attained (see Table 2, Quinto Point Values). |
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| Draw Pile |
Cards placed face
down on the playing board to be drawn. |
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| Dumping |
The act of playing
a card in a seemingly illogical or disconnected manner
in order to pursue a Quick Quinto®. |
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| High Five |
A variation of Quinto
in which the first player or team to obtain five Quintos
wins the game. This version may take more than one round.
(No points). |
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| Hot Spots |
These are either specific squares
or areas on the board that have excellent scoring opportunities.
Players are advised to look for these locations prior
to the start of the game. Examples: Ace of spades, bonus
corners, royal axis. |
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| No-Draw |
This occurs when there
are no cards left to draw from the Draw Pile.
The game continues without players drawing cards. |
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