TRUCKIN

INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2-4+ players.
Players are Truck Drivers. 
Set in the USA in the 1970’s. 
Heavy on CB Lingo. 
Players try to complete routes. 

WINNING
The first player to complete 5 Routes is the winner. 

THE DECK
Players share a common deck. 
There are 4 Suites: 
1. Rig Cards
2. City cards
3. Haulin Cards
4. Smokey Cards
All cards have an assigned number from 1 to 6. 
These numbers limit the types of Melds you can make. 

ROUTE MARKERS
Use coins or dice to keep track of how many 
Routes you have completed. 

SETUP
Each player chooses a Handle (nickname). 
Shuffle the Deck.
Flip a coin or roll a die or spit for distance to see who goes first. 
Each player is dealt a hand of 5 cards. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns. 
Play proceeds clockwise.
Each turn has 6 Phases:
1. Dispatch Phase
2. Truck Stop Phase
3. Truckin Phase
4. Smokey Sez Phase
5. Destination Phase
6. Truck Scales Phase

DISPATCH PHASE
Draw 1 card from the deck. 
If the Deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it. 

TRUCK STOP PHASE
You may discard 3 cards of the same Suite and 
Draw 3 replacement cards. 

TRUCKIN PHASE
You may make a Meld. 
A meld must contain: 
1 Rig Card,
1 Haulin Card, and 
1 Destination Card
Furthermore, the numbers on the cards must follow 
One of the following four Basic Patterns: 
1. They must all be the same (examples: All 3’s or all 4’s)
2. They must be sequential (examples: 1-2-3 or 3-4-5)
3. They must all be Evens (2-4-6)
4. They must all be Odds (1-3-5)

SMOKEY SEZ PHASE
If you made a Meld last phase, the player to your left may 
Play a Smokey Card whose number matches one of the cards in your meld. 
The Smokey card and the targeted card are discarded. 
The other 2 cards of your Meld go back in your hand. 

DESTINATION PHASE
If you played a Meld in Truckin Phase and it was not 
Disrupted in Smokey Sez phase, than you have completed 1 Route. 
Discard the Meld cards and record your completed Route. 

TRUCK SCALES PHASE
Max hand size is 7 cards. Discard excess cards.

CARD LIST NOTATION
R = Rig Cards
C = City cards
H = Haulin Cards
S = Smokey Cards
* = There are 2 Copies of this card in the Deck

COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Card Name:			Suite	#	Notes:
Big Apple			C	1	New York
Windy City			C	1	Chicago
Shakey City			C	2	Los Angeles
Gay Bay				C	2	San Francisco
Margaritaville			C	3	Key West
Sin City			C	3	Los Vegas
The Big Peach			C	4	Atlanta
Bean Town			C	4	Boston
Music City			C	5	Nashville
The Big D			C	5	Dallas
City of Brotherly Love		C	6	Philadelphia
City of Dreams			C	6	Seattle
Tanker				R*	1	Liquids & Dry Bulk
Reefer				R*	2	Refrigerated Trailer
Auto Hauler			R*	3	Mobile Parking Lot
Dry Van				R*	4	Small Non-perishable Goods
Flat Bed			R*	5	Large Bulky Items
Eighteen Wheeler       		R*	6	Semi-Truck
Keep on Truckin			H	1	Encouragement
Pedal to the Metal		H	1	Hit the Accelerator
Convoy				H	2	Group of Trucks 
CB Report			H	2	Citizen’s Band Radio
What’s Your Twenty?		H	3	Where are you?
10-4 Good Buddy			H	3	Message Received
Running on Empty       		H	4	Low on Gas
Drop the Hammer			H	4	Hit the Accelerator
Motion Lotion			H	5	Diesel Fuel
Interstate Haul			H	5	Long Trip
Super Slab			H	6	Multi-Lane Highway
Showoff Lane			H	6	Passing Lane
Bear in the Grass		S	1	Speed Trap
Bear in the Air			S	1	Police Helicopter
Blue Light Special		S	2	Police Lights
Mamma Bear			S	2	Female Cop
Chicken Coop			S	3	Weigh Station
Plain Wrapper			S	3	Unmarked Car
Countie Mountie			S	4	Sheriff’s Deputy Car
Evel Knievel			S	4	Motorcycle Cop
Local Yokel			S	5	City Police
Camera				S	5	Police Radar
Spy in the Sky			S	6	Police Aircraft
Draggin Wagon			S	6	Tow Truck



LINKS
Wikipedia