The Jammers!

Madison Hurst

Objective

Make the most valuable jam recipes by combining various fruits and spices before the deck runs out!

Materials Needed

1. Strawberry cards
2. Blueberry cards
3. Peach cards
4. Vanilla spice cards
5. Mint cards
6. Basil cards
7. Ginger cards
8. Special action cards 
9. Paper and pencil (to keep track of points)

Setup

1. Shuffle all the deck of cards 
2. Deal 5 cards to each player
3. Place the remaining deck in the center of the table (this will be the draw pile) 
4. Right next to the draw pile will be the discard pile
5. The person who was last to eat a piece of fruit recently will go first! (if you can remember the tallest will go)
6. The turns will go clockwise 

Play overview

1. A players turn will consist of three phases (draw phase, action phase, and cleanup phase

Turn Order

Draw Phase:

• Draw 1 card from the draw pile

 Action Phase:

• Choose one of the following actions:

1. Combine 1–3 Fruit Cards plus 1 Spice Card to create a Jam Recipe

• Place the recipe face-up in front of you
• Score it immediately (you can make only two recipes per turn)

2. Trade ingredients

• Trade up to 2 cards with another player
• Both players must agree to the trade (cannot trade a full ingredient)

3. Action card

• Play an action card then discard it 

4. Complete recipe

• If you have a Recipe Card and the required combo in hand (e.g., “Blueberry bliss” needs blueberry  + vanilla), you may play it for bonus points.
• Recipe Cards stay in front of you for final scoring.

Cleanup phase:

• Discard down to 7 cards if over.
• End your turn.
• Play passes clockwise.

Outside your turn:

• Counter Trade: Offer a trade before another player finalizes theirs (only once per round)
• Jam Bonus: When someone makes a jam with your favorite fruit, you may reveal the same fruit card from your hand to gain +1 point

End of game or round:

• A Round ends when all players have taken one turn.
• The Game ends immediately when the Draw Deck runs out and every player has had the same number of turns.

Then, each player adds up their points from completed recipes and any bonuses.

Recipe Key:

• Strawberry jam (strawberry + cinnamon) 3 points
• Blueberry bliss (blueberry +vanilla) 3 points
• Peach sunrise (peach + ginger) 4 points
• Mixed berry (strawberry + blueberry + mint) 6 points
• Perry jam (strawberry + peach + basil) 6 points
• Tri preserve (strawberry + peach + blueberry + any spice) 10 points 
• Berry sweet (two fruits + cinnamon) 5 points 
• Earthy herb (any fruit + basil) 4 points 

Action Cards:

• Bunny attack: choose a player and they have to discard one fruit
• Farmers market: draw two cards next turn instead of 1 
• Fruit poacher: steal 1 random card from another players hand
• Another man’s trash, is another man’s treasure: swap one fruit from your hand with one from the discard pile
• Jam Packed: make two recipes this turn if you have the cards for it

Win/Lose

The player with the most total points wins and becomes the Master Preserver.

Tiebreakers:

1. Most completed recipes
2. Most spices used overall
3. If still tied, both share the victory as co JAMMERS!!

How to get bonus points

• Add one point to your recipe if it includes blueberry in it!
• Strawberry counts as +2 more points  if you add cinnamon with it

*AI was used to help organize the instructions