The Cards

Every card drawn from the Colorado high country, rendered in the tradition of frontier engravings.

The Care Cards

Complete all five in order, from Scene Safety to Injury Care. Collect the required number of each before you advance.

Scene Safety • Find the Problem • CPR & AED • Medical Care • Injury Care

Trouble

These red-bordered hazards halt a rival’s progress until overcome.

No Help Called • Unsafe Scene • What Now? • Equipment Failure • Permission Denied

Good Fortune

Overcome Trouble, gear up, and keep the game alive.

Call 911 • Scene Clear • Action Plan • Basic Supplies • Rescue Equipment • Certification

Safe

Blue-bordered wards of protection. Play them to block Trouble, or shout “Narcan!” to turn a rival’s Trouble right back on them.

It’s Safe • Full First Aid Kit • Certified Instructor

The Wild

Steal any Care Card from an opponent. Cannot be drawn from the discard pile.

Overdose

Instructions

Learn the rules and start playing.

How It Plays in One Minute

Collect Care Cards in order: Scene Safety → Find the Problem → CPR & AED → Medical Care → Injury Care.
You need Call 911, Certification, and the right Basic Supplies before you can complete.
Rivals play Trouble cards to stop you.
Fortune and Safe cards get you moving again.
The Overdose can steal a rival’s Care Card.
First player to finish Injury Care wins.

Object of the Game

Complete the care sequence by collecting Scene Safety, Find the Problem, CPR & AED, Medical Care, and Injury Care in order, using the required number of actions for each card. Each Care Card has a target count that must be reached before you advance to the next. The game unfolds training session by training session. Every time the draw pile runs out and is reshuffled, a new training session begins. Play continues until a player completes all five Care Cards or the table agrees on a stalemate.

2-4 Players • Ages 8+

About the Cards

Care Card Cards: The Care Cards

Five species, completed in order from lowest to highest. First Response requires Basic Supplies; Emergency Care requires Rescue Equipment (or Full First Aid Kit for either).

#	Care Card	Category	Required
1	Scene Safety	First Response	4
2	Find the Problem	First Response	3
3	CPR & AED	Emergency Care	2
4	Medical Care	Emergency Care	1
5	Injury Care	Emergency Care	1

Trouble Cards (Red Border)

Play these against another player to halt their progress. Only one Trouble card may affect a player at a time. The targeted player must overcome the Trouble with the matching Good Fortune or Safe card before continuing.

Trouble	Effect
No Help Called	Emergency help has not been activated yet.
Unsafe Scene	The area is not safe enough to continue care.
What Now?	You are unsure what step comes next.
Equipment Failure	Needed equipment or supplies are missing, damaged, or not ready.
Permission Denied	A responsive person declines or has not given permission for care.

Good Fortune Cards

Call 911: Required before collecting any Care Card. Remedies No Help Called.
Scene Clear: Remedies Unsafe Scene.
Action Plan: Remedies What Now?
Basic Supplies: Required for First Response Care Cards. Remedies Equipment Failure.
Rescue Equipment: Required for Emergency Care Cards. Remedies Equipment Failure.
Certification: Required before collecting any Care Card. Remedies Permission Denied.

Safe Cards (Blue Border)

Safe cards protect against specific Trouble. They may be played proactively (before Trouble arrives) or reactively. If a Safe card is already face-up and the matching Trouble is played against you, the Trouble has no effect. If the matching Safe card is still in your hand when Trouble is played, you may immediately call “Narcan!” and play the Safe card. The Trouble card is then turned back on the player who played it.

It’s Safe: Permanent protection against Unsafe Scene.
Full First Aid Kit: Works as both Basic Supplies and Rescue Equipment. Permanent protection against Equipment Failure.
Certified Instructor: Permanent protection against What Now? and Permission Denied.

Overdose (Gold Border)

Steal any Care Card from an opponent. Cannot be drawn from the discard pile. The Wild card may never be drawn from the face-up discard pile, but it is reshuffled into the draw pile at the start of each new training session.

Help Cards (Reference Only)

The Help cards are not used during play. Remove them from the deck before dealing. Players may keep a Help card nearby for quick reference.

Game Play

Setup

Remove all Help cards from the deck and choose a dealer.
Adjust the deck for your player count (see table below). For 4 players, use the full deck. For 2 or 3 players, remove the listed cards and set them aside. All Trouble, Safe, and Wild cards always remain in play.
Shuffle the remaining cards thoroughly.
Deal six cards face-down, one at a time, starting with the player to the dealer’s left.
Place the remaining cards face-down in the center as the draw pile.
Turn the top card of the draw pile face-up beside it to start the discard pile.

Deck Scaling by Player Count

For fewer than 4 players, remove the following cards before dealing:

Card	3 Players Remove	2 Players Remove
Total removed	0	0
Deck size	0	0

On Your Turn

Draw one card from either the draw pile or the top of the discard pile. (Exception: the Wild card may never be drawn from the face-up discard pile.)
Play one card face-up into your response area, or play a Trouble card against another player.
If you cannot or choose not to play, you must discard one card face-up to the discard pile.

Core Rules

Before playing any Care Card card, you must have Call 911, Certification, and the correct Basic Supplies face-up in your response area with no unresolved Trouble.
Basic Supplies may only be played while targeting First Response. Rescue Equipment may only be played while targeting Emergency Care. Full First Aid Kit works for either.
Care Cards must be collected in order: Scene Safety → Find the Problem → CPR & AED → Medical Care → Injury Care. Reach each target count before advancing.
Only one Trouble card may affect a player at a time.
Play passes to the left after each turn.

Seasons

When the draw pile is exhausted, shuffle the entire discard pile (including the Wild card) and place it face-down to form a new draw pile. A new training session has begun. The game continues across as many training sessions as needed.

Victory

The first player to complete all five Care Cards, Scene Safety through Injury Care, wins the game! If play becomes hopelessly locked, the table may agree to call a stalemate.

Quick Reference

The Cardsgive™

How It Plays

Why Players Love It

Quick & Competitive

Easy to Learn

Delicious Sabotage

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