NOU rules

How to unlock

You will get a hint in the game, then a letter with the instructions will appear in the characters/ folder.

NOU basics

• The goal is to play all your cards before the opponent does it
• Each round rewards you with some amount of points depending on the remaining cards in the opponent's hand
• • It is possible to win a round, but not gain any points and vice versa - lose and not grant any points
• • First who reaches the points goal (200 by default) wins the game
• Before playing your second last card (that's it, moving it onto the discard pile), the player should say "NOU"
• • If missed, the other player can catch them not saying "NOU" and make them draw 2 cards
• • You can catch only before playing your card
• If you can't (or don't want) play a card in your turn, you must draw one from the draw pile
• • You're not obligated to play the drawn card and can just skip your turn afterwards
• By default players can reflect (note, not stack) some action cards if they have appropriate cards
• By default you can only play Draw 4 when you have no cards of the current colour of the discard pile

Cards cost table

Number Cards	Action Cards	Wild cards
0-9	20	50

Cards reflect table

↓ can be reflected by →	Reverse	Skip	Draw 2	Draw 4
Reverse	any
Skip		same colour
Draw 2			any
Draw 4			same colour

NOU House Rules

It is possible to adjust some elements of the game

• You can change victory points (the goal to win the game)
• • Default 200
• You can change number of starting cards
• • Default 7 card
• You can play with Stackable Draw 2's (each reflect of Draw 2 (or Draw 4) sums with the previous cards), the last player has to draw all the cards
• • Default False
• You can play with Unrestricted Draw 4's which allows to play Draw 4 at any time even if you have current colour
• • Default False
• Reflect Chaos makes the game more chaotic by making reflects easier (check here)
• • Can reflect any Skip with a Skip of any colour
• • Can reflect a Draw 2 with a Draw Four
• • Can reflect a Draw Four with a Draw Four
• • Default False

Cards reflect table (only with Reflect Chaos on)

↓ can be reflected by →	Reverse	Skip	Draw 2	Draw 4
Reverse	any
Skip		any
Draw 2			any	any
Draw 4			same colour	any

NOU House Rules API

Currently used keys:

• points_to_win
• starting_cards
• stackable_d2
• unrestricted_wd4
• reflect_chaos

Functions:

• mas_nou.get_house_rule - returns a house rule value
• mas_nou.set_house_rule - sets a new value for a house rule
• mas_nou.reverse_house_rule - (ONLY FOR BOOLEANS) reverses a house rule
• mas_nou.get_default_house_rules - returns a dict with the default house rules and their values
• mas_nou.are_default_house_rules - checks if the current rules are the default rules
• mas_nou.update_house_rules - (ONLY FOR UPDATES, DONT CALL IT CONSTANTLY, ESPECIALLY WITH force=True) can be used to update persistent in case a new house rule was added