Game Manual

 Introduction

Once upon a time in a town called Flocktown, there lived four sheep and their loving shepherd named Henry. But one day, a wolf clothed in sheep's clothing went to their town to ask if he could be part of their flock. The flock of sheep immediately reject the wolf's request dismissing it as ridiculous. Meanwhile, the wolf was heartbroken from the flock's rejection which causes him to destroy their home sweet homes. Now, they must hurry and rebuild each of their houses before the wolf comes at night to wreak havoc once again.

Objectives

There are 4 rounds in one day. Your main objective is to construct your house using the blocks that you'll collect along the way and be the tallest among all. Another objective is to be able to go back to your base line before every night (after the fourth round) comes.

Components

The official Sheep Collapse board

1. The Board - The whole size of the board is 8.5 x 13 inches consisting of 260 boxes where you can move to. The whole board is divided into 5 areas: The center is called the "forest" and the 4 remaining areas are the "fields". Beside each numbered lot is an extra space where players put their chosen Shepherd card that will be used at night time. Other parts of the board include:

• Lot - These are the numbers 1-4 representing the place where the players will build their house.
• Base Line - These are the rocky tiles surrounding the house. They serve as the players' starting block and also the place where they need to go back when night time comes.
• Shield- Each player has their own spot for their protection cards. if you have one and want to use it, place the shepherd cards there facing down. you can also use it for personal space.

2. Blocks - There are 72 blocks all in all. These are the primary materials you need to build your house. You are free to build it in any way you want.

3. Coins - These are scattered on the five areas. You can use these coins to buy protection cards from the shepherd. There are 4 different values of coins:

• Red Coins - has a value of 8
• Blue Coins - has a value of 5
• White Coins - has a value of 3
• Small Coins - has a value of 1

4. Cards - There are 2 types of cards:

Shepherd Card

Wolf Card

• Wolf Cards - These cards determine the action of the wolf on every end of the 4th round. There are a total of 11 cards consisting of 2 grab cards, 2 scare cards, and 1 each for the rest.

• Shepherd Cards - These cards are bought from the Shepherd using the coins you collected from the field. It can protect you from the wolf's attacks. The prices are written on the lower left corner of the cards. If you want to use a card, make sure to place it on the space beside your own lot. You can only buy cards and place them before the wolf draws. A card can only be used once and should be discarded after use. There are a total of 16 cards.

5. Player Pieces - Each piece portrays a unique character: Grumpy,  Crazy , Scaredy and Lazy. These are the ones players use to move.

 Sheep character design by Glenna Labado

 Handmade player piece prototypes by Jheriza Tan 

 6. Wolf Piece - A piece controlled by players to threaten and give damage to other players.

Handmade wolf piece prototype made by Jheriza Tan

 Wolf character design by Glenna Labado

Setting up the Basic Game

1. Scatter two blocks on each field and seven blocks on the forest. If there are blocks with black markings, it should be facing down for no one to see it.
2. Scatter 4 small coins and 3 white coins on each field then 2 red coins and 3 blue coins on the forest.
3. Place your player piece anywhere you want on your base line.
4. Place the deck of cards anywhere you want outside the board.
5. Arrange and separate the Shepherd cards according to its price.




Playing the Game

Action points (AP) - Each round, you'll be given 5 action points to move and collect your materials or use some of your action points to move the wolf away from your house.

How to Move

Movements - There are 3 moves that a player can choose from:

• Step - Move one tile and lose 1 AP. You cannot move diagonally.
• Sprint - You can only use this twice in one day. If you use it, you can move 4 tiles but only lose 2 AP. You can choose when you'll use it in all 1st-4th rounds.
• Shoo! - You are able to control the wolf using your AP. You can use your step and sprint on the wolf.

Player 1 moves first. You can choose from the movements mentioned. After player 1 uses all of his AP, player two moves next. That goes on until player 4, thus, ending the first round. When the second round begins, all of the AP will go back to being 5 and player 1 can start to use them again. This will continue until the 4th round finishes (Night time).

During night time,wherever base line the wolf is on, he'll draw one random card from the wolf deck and do what the card says which can affect the blocks of the player. If the wolf is still on the field or forest by night time, the effect of the card will be inflicted to all players. Read what is written on the wolf card before doing the action so that everyone will know.

If the players have shepherd cards, they can use it to defend themselves from the wolf but keep in mind that each of the shepherd cards have their own functions so choose what to use wisely before the wolf draws a card. (Buy the shepherd cards from the coins you collected).

After night time, day 2 comes. Set proper number of blocks and coins again on the board then you'll just repeat everything again. Continue collecting and building until all 72 blocks have been used and until you have the tallest building of all. Just be careful from the wolf because if you don't have a strong foundation, the wolf can break your houses easily so consider how you build your house.


Other Rules:

•  If blocks fall while or after the wolf's attack, you'll lose them.
• You cannot move diagonally.
• You can't collect items that the wolf is standing on.
• You have to be back at your base line after the end of the fourth round or else you'll be inflicted with the wolf's attack as well.
• Buying of shepherd cards is only possible after the fourth round ends and the card to be used should be placed on the space beside your lot before the wolf gets to draw a card.
• You can only rearrange the structure of your blocks from bottom to top if the wolf damages it. 

Some Tips on building your house: 

• Houses built this way tend to stay together longer , giving you more advantage against other players and the wolf, but, needs more blocks to be tall.

• Houses built this way tend to get destroyed easily but, needs only few blocks to be tall.