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However, a pawn is vulnerable to being forcibly moved backward out of the safety zone. Forced backward moves can cause a pawn to exit the zone. The modern deck contains 45 cards Template:Clarify : there are five 1 cards as well as four each of Sorry! There are no 6s or 9s, to avoid confusion. The first edition of the game had 44 cards four of each and the extra 1 card was soon introduced as an option for quicker play. Players who have a pawn that has not moved too far away from its start area, and draw a card that allows them to move a pawn backward, can and should elect to move this pawn backward.

Move a pawn in such a situation backward enough, and the pawn is suddenly almost home. The 7 can be split; it is often possible to do so such that one of the pieces winds up on a slide, thus increasing the value of this card. It also provides an additional opportunity for pawns to get Home, so long as there's another pawn on the board to use up the remaining spaces. All other things being equal, moves that cause a pawn to wind up in front of an opponent's start square are poor choices, due to the high number of cards that allow that opponent to enter.

Some feel that leaving a pawn on one's own square just outside of "Start" also known as the "Dot" is a poor position to be in since new pawns are blocked from entering play. There are numerous strategies and tactics employed by skilled players. One such strategy is to leave the last pawn in the "Start" square and move the other pawns around the board while waiting for a "Sorry" card. Another smart move requires two pawns in play: While marching one pawn around the board, a player can leave a second pawn near "Start" within two squares of the dot and wait for the 4 card to be drawn and moving the second pawn into position to run quickly "Home.

Due to the 11 switching places , 4 moving backwards, as noted above , and "Sorry" allowing the player to send virtually any pawn back to its start cards, the lead in the game can change dramatically in a short amount of time; players are very rarely so far behind as to be completely out of the game.

This should be considered when playing a "Sorry" or an Slowing the game down is a risky yet effective move when given the opportunity.

Essentially, when a player has the chance to switch with or hit the apparent leader, even though the move will not be to the player's immediate advancement around the board, the move should be made to keep the leader out of "Safety" and more importantly, out of "Home.

Players can elect to play the game in two teams of two. Red's teammate is always yellow and blue's teammate is always green. The game is then played as if two players had eight pawns each: for example, the yellow player may move a red pawn for any legal move. A 7 card could be split between a yellow pawn and a red one but can still be split between no more than two pieces.

However, a partner's pawns are not "bump-proof": if yellow were to draw a Sorry! Once one of the partners has played all of his or her pieces into home, he continues to draw and play cards on his or her turn, if possible, for his or her partner. The first partnership to play all eight pieces in its home wins. A variation with more scope for strategy allows for each player to play the card of his or her choice from a hand of pre-dealt cards. This variation is played by shuffling a full deck of Sorry!

Five cards are dealt face-down to each player. Starting player selection is decided by normal play rules. For each turn, a player picks one card from his or her hand and plays it face up. Normal rules apply. If a 2 is played, he may play another card. Being unable to play a card after playing a 2 card does not warrant the reshuffle rule, however; if able to play another, he must. At the end of the turn, that player picks up however many cards were played face-down.

End rules apply. This variation is commonly coupled with point-play, noting that it is usually produces faster and more aggressive play. Similar to regular game rules, a player must play a card if able. If a player is unable to play a card called a dead hand , that player must discard one card and draw another face-down. If the player is able to play a card, the player must do so.

If the player is able to play multiple cards, the player may choose freely which one to play. Another version, similar to the above, involves dealing out the entire deck of cards before play starts. The same rules apply as the previous variation except with very different strategy. Namely, it forces players to think about when they play certain combinations of cards. For example, if a player's first move is to lay down a 2 followed by a 4, allowing himself to finish on his or her following turn, his or her opponents would probably stop him or her with a Sorry card or an 11, effectively wasting the first player's 2 and 4.

Rather than playing a combination like this early in the game, it is often wise to save them until the end, when all the Sorry cards and 11s have been played. Note that players who have 2s in their hand will appear to have less cards at the end of each round than players who do not.

Instead of using pawns, the players use bumper cars. There are four teams: red, blue, yellow and green. The board does not move in a regular square, but rather follows a path akin to a freeway cloverleaf. There are no partnerships allowed.

A player takes a turn by taking a ticket from a ticket roll. A roll of tickets consists of 5 ones, 5 twelves, 4 bump 'em tickets, and 4 each of the remaining numbered tickets.

When all the tickets on a roll have been taken a new roll is loaded. Tickets are randomly ordered on each roll. Take one bumper car currently in pit row. Choose an opponent's car. Take their place and send them back to pit row. If the player has no cars in pit row, he must pass. Unlike in traditional Sorry! The board also comes with oil slicks , which act as the Slides! Variation rules apply Five cards in hand style play, see "Variation". The winner is decided by achieving a certain amount of points over a span of several games.

William Henry Storey of Southend-on-Sea filed for a patent. It was subsequently trademarked in the UK to Waddingtons, the British games manufacturer who sold it from Hasbro now publishes it, as they purchased Parker Brothers in The game comes with a board, a deck of cards, and four sets of pawns, four of each color. It also comes with an instruction manual. Shuffle the deck of cards and place them in the center of the play area. At the beginning of your turn, draw a card from the draw pile.

If you already have a pawn on the board, you may move according to the number rules for that card see below. Discard the card next to the draw pile to create the discard pile. If the deck runs out of cards, shuffle the discard pile to create a new draw pile. What would a race be without a little jumping and bumping?

You may jump over a pawn yours or an opponents that is in your path if you have sufficient movement points. The Slide Zone looks like a thermometer with a triangle on the top. Safety Zones look like Slide Zones, but they are larger. Only you may enter your Safety Zone. All normal rules apply. That pawn would be able to reenter the safety zone on a subsequent turn.

Both a 1 and a 2 move the pawn onto the outer starting circle, but a 2 card allows the player to draw a second move card. Remember, two pawns may never occupy the same space, even the outer starting circle.

Draw again, even if you could not move a pawn. If a 7 is used to move on pawn home, the remainder of the movement total must be used exactly by another pawn or it is not a legal move. Note, you do not have to switch positions if there is no other legal play.

This is the exception to the aforementioned rule. Remember to slide and bump if your switch lands you on the starting triangle of a Safety Zone. The 4 and 10 cards move you backwards. If you are able to move a pawn backwards at least two spaces past the start zone, you may move your pawn into your own Home zone without moving all the way around the board on another turn. Teams Variation: If you have exactly four players, you may play a team variant.

Red and and Yellow partner together, as do Blue and Green. Bumping rules and all other rules still apply, even if it would be harmful to the team. Note these following exceptions:. Winning occurs when all of the pawns belonging to one team 8 pawns are in their respective Home zone.