"Hand Covers Bruise" - an entry for the Thousand Year Game Challenge (http://www.thousandyeargame.com)

1. “Hand Covers Bruise” Entry byAndy Clarke and Grethe Mitchell http://www.thousandyeargame.com

2. Two players No board Physical and verbal elements Strategy Skill Bluff Design Principles Play

3. The conceal The declaration The guess Double or quits (optional) Stages Play

4. Hides one hand behind the other Folds back one to four fingers on hidden hand The Conceal

5. The Conceal From Rear From Front

6. Player One says: “I am holding up … fingers” This is the number of extended fingers It can be true or bluff The Declaration

7. Player Two guesses if it is true or is a bluff The Guess

8. The Guess Scoring

9. If Player Two guessed “bluff” correctly, they have the option of “double or quits” “Double or quits” involves guessing how many fingers Player One was actually holding up Double or Quits

10. Player Two can choose not to do “double or quits”. If so, scoring is as follows: Double or Quits

11. Double or Quits

13. Round count