Alpen Roulette
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Alpen Roulette

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Rules assistance for Alpen Roulette

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Rules assistant for Alpen Roulette

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Alpen Roulette is a board game released in 1965 for 1–10 players, 5 minutes per game, and ages 5 and up. Its main mechanics are Area Movement.

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About the game

From the box: "Place 6 balls (the 4 white, 1 red and 1 green) into the centre of the platter and set the top to them. When the spinning top hits the balls it will drive them outwards into the small numbered pits. To count the score add up the numbers pertaining to the pits into which balls have dropped; double the amount indicated by the red ball, but subtract that scored by the green ball. Balls which have fallen out of the platter should not be put back. A player scoring with all six balls can have another go. The winner is he who first reaches the total agreed before the game, which is generally put at 1000. The players can also stipulate that the score reached by the white and green balls is valid only if the red ball has also scored." It comes with a nice wooden spin area that is somewhat bowl shaped, a nice wooden top with a square just above the tip to hit the balls, and 6 little wooden balls.

Editions

  • Alpen RouletteenMespi2005
  • RouletteenPiet Hein & Skjøde1962
  • RouletteenParker Brothers, Skjøde Skjern1962
  • Math RouletteenCreative Crafthouse
  • Alpen RouletteenMespi
  • Tiroler RouletteenMespi
  • Tiroler RoulettedePhilos2010
  • TrotolàdeInga Giacatolli
  • Trottola tiroleseitlegnogiochicortina snc

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Parker Brothers
  • Creative Crafthouse
  • Philos
  • Domino-Verlag
  • Piet Hein & Skjøde
  • Mespi
  • Skjøde Skjern
  • Sligro

Questions and answers

Alpen Roulette supports 1–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.