About the Birds
More games to play with the cards

Ages 6 and up
2 to 10 players

Things you'll need:
Pencil or pen for the players.
Player sheets. Download here and cut in half. Each player needs their own copy.

1. Separate the birds into two decks. Each deck should have only one copy of a bird. You will only need one deck.
    
2. Arrange one deck, bird side down in the Shrubbery in rows and columns. We suggest 5 rows, and 6 columns. (One column will only have two cards in it).
    
3. Give every player a player sheet.
    
4. Use the player sheets to indicate which bird is "your bird." It is possible that more than one player selects the same bird.
    
5. The object of the game is to be the first to discover the other player's bird.
    
6. The youngest player starts first by asking any other player a question that can be answered with a yes, no, or I don't know. For example, a player may ask another player, is your bird's color in this column (while pointing to the face down birds in the shrubbery)? The other player must answer truthfully to the best of his or her knowledge. If a player cannot remember which card is their bird, then they can honestly answer that they "don't know."
    
7. Mark down what ever information you gather on your player sheet. You can mark down information based on others' questions and answers.
    
8. Before your turn ends, you can move four cards in the shrubbery, including your own. Exchanging two cards is considered two moves. Turning a card over is considered one move. You can turn four cards over if you like.
    
9. Play proceeds clockwise.
    
10. At the beginning of a player's turn, they can say, "I can guess your bird." They then circle the bird on their player sheet and then show it to their opponent. If they are correct, then the player whose bird was guessed is out of the game. If the person is incorrect, the guesser is removed from the game. That represents the end of that player's turn.
     
11. Play proceeds clockwise as usual.
     
12. If there are multiple players, give one point to every person who guesses correctly. Play a new game until one player scores 5 or 10 points.