Design for my first card game for my independent study

Perfect Lunch

A Healthy Eating Card Game

References:

Spoons - take turns drawing/discarding cards until you have a perfect hand

Sorry Revenge - try to stop your opponent from getting a perfect hand

Nines - choose when to end the game, make sure you have as good a score as you can but go out early enough that your opponent doesn’t have a perfect hand

Cards:

Orange (grain):

Whole grain pasta 2 points

Bagel with butter 1 point

Captain Crunch 0 points

Green (fruits and veggies):

Raw Carrots 2 points

Salad 2 points

Apple 2 points

Steamed Broccoli 1 point

Red (protein):

Grilled Chicken Breast 2 points

Salmon 2 points

Almonds 2 points

Tofu 2 points

Grilled Chicken Leg 1 point

Pork Chop 1 point

Bacon 0 points

Fried Chicken Thigh 0 points

Blue (dairy):

Cottage Cheese 2 points

Yogurt 2 points

Ice Cream 1 point

Milkshake 0 points

Black (wild):
Discard this card, draw 2 cards and discard 2 cards
Discard this card, your opponent must show you 1 card

Candy, discard immediately and end your turn

Rules:

Start of Game:
Each player starts with 5 cards in their hand (if anyone has a “candy” card they must discard it and draw a new card before the game starts)
Players decide who goes first
Players take turns with play proceeding clockwise

Each Turn:
Player draws a card (if it is a “candy” card they discard it immediately and end their turn)
Player may play a wild card, or choose a card to discard

Goal:

Collect a “Perfect Lunch” with one card from each color with a value of 2 points
Example: Whole grain pasta, salad, salmon, Yogurt

End of Game:
Any time one player possesses one card of each color, they may choose to end the game by playing those 4 cards face up; the other players then each take one more turn, and at the end of their turn they must choose one card from each color they possess and play them face up
Players may not play more than one card from each color with the exception that the first player going out in a round may play 2 green cards
Players tally the points from their face up cards and that is their score for the current round

How to win:
At the end of the game players add up all the points they have played, and the player with the highest score wins