The goal of Pindua is simple: ensure that during your turn, the pattern of the suns on your hand card matches the suns on the table cards. The more hand cards you complete in the game, the more points you collect.

Setup

Place the five table cards randomly in a row on the table. Then place the orientation card at the bottom; this indicates what the bottom will be for this game. Randomly place three hand cards face up next to the table cards. These form the shared hand cards. Each player takes one hand card, and the player who has most recently seen a sunrise becomes the starting player. The game can now begin.

Changing the pattern

During your turn, you may perform one of three actions to adjust the pattern on the table:

• Flip one table card over.

• Flip all table cards over.

• Swap the positions of two table cards.

Example: Player 1 flips the middle card. Player 2 wants to flip this card back, but this does not allow Player 2 to complete their hand card, so it is not allowed. Player 2 chooses to flip all the cards instead. Player 3 then flips all the cards back again. This is allowed because Player 3 can complete their hand card.

Matching the pattern

After adjusting the pattern on the table, check whether the pattern matches the one on your hand card or the leftmost card of the shared hand cards. If the pattern matches a card from your hand, you complete the card by placing it in front of you and drawing a new card. If it matches the leftmost shared hand card, you must complete that card. Place it in front of you, then replenish the shared hand cards by placing a new card on the right and flipping it face up. The leftmost shared hand card can now be completed by another player. After completing a card, the next player takes their turn clockwise.

Example: Player 1 swaps table card 1 with table card 2. However, since both are yellow suns, the table pattern remains unchanged, which is not allowed.

If, after your action, the table pattern does not match any card in your hand or the leftmost shared hand card, the next player takes their turn clockwise.

End of Round

The game ends immediately if a player completes a card and can no longer draw a new one from the hand card pile. The Cards that are still held in hand are put down outside the stacks; they do not count towards your point total because they were not scored. At the end of the game, players tally their points. The player with the most points in their stack wins the game.

Scoring

Not all cards are worth the same amount of points. Cards with 3 red or yellow suns are worth 1 point, cards with 4 red or yellow suns are worth 2 points, and cards with 5 red or yellow suns are worth 4 points. The point value is also displayed on the hand cards.