About the Birds
More games to play with the cards

Ages 8 and up
2 or more players

1. Place 9 cards face up in the bush in a 3 x 3 card pattern.
    
2. Place 1 card face up next to the bush. This card can be exchanged with cards in the bush.
    
3. Put the rest of the cards in a stack (the tree) next to the playing area.
    
4. The object is to move three cards into a position (row, column, or diagonal) such that every detail of the card (bird name, color, family, and range) are similar or different. This makes a group.
    
5. The youngest player starts first.
    
6. On a player's turn, she or he must exchanges two face up cards within 10 seconds of their turn starting.
    
7. Any player that observes three cards in a row, column or diagonal that fits rule 3 and calls out "Picture" gets to take those cards and add them to his or her album (placed face down in front of the player for scoring at the end of the game).
    
   • If there are three cards in a row that fit rule 3 and one of those cards is in a column that fits rule 3, then the player may take all 6 cards. It is possible to take all nine cards in this game.
      
8. The bush is filled back up to a 3 x 3 card grid and play proceeds to the next player.
    
9. If no one can take a picture within a few minutes, the turn passes to the next player.
    
10. The player with the most birds in their album when the tree runs out of cards wins the game.