LER 2891 Ages Grades 7+ 2+ Solar System ™ Card Game A fun game of thinking & linking!
Contents 45 45 8 2 Picture cards Word cards New Link cards Super Link cards Setup • Shuffle the two decks together to mix word and picture cards. • Deal out five cards to each player. • All players place their cards face up in front of them. • Place the remainder of the deck face down in the middle within reach of all players. • Turn one card up and place it next to the middle pile. Object of the Game Be the first player to use all your cards.
• You can only match a picture card from your pile on top of a word card. • If you make a match, it is now the next player’s turn (play advances clockwise). • If you cannot make a match, draw one new card from the deck*. If that new card makes a match, you may place it on the pile. • If you still cannot make a match, put the card in your pile. It is now the next player’s turn. • You may only play one card on one pile for any given turn except if playing a Super Link card.
Play continues on any of the discard piles. However, players may only play on one pile at a time for any given turn. Challenging a Match Any player may challenge a match before the next player makes a play. Use the Answer Key as a guide. If a challenge reveals an incorrect match, return the incorrectly played card to the player’s pile. Play advances to the next player. Answers May Vary Matches were assigned using the general characteristics pictured on the cards.
Dwarf Planet —Objects orbiting the Sun that are big and heavy enough to resemble a planet, but not quite big enough to have their own clear orbit around the sun. Example: Pluto Galaxy—A grouping of billions of stars held together by gravity. Overall shapes of galaxies include spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Gas Planet —Planets made of mostly gas and lacking a clearly defined surface. The gas planets are sometimes called the Jovian, or giant, planets.
that are close together. Sirius A is about 1.7 times the diameter of the Sun. Sirius B is much smaller, with a diameter that is about 10% less than Earth's. Average Distance from the Sun Approximate Diameter Approximate Volume (Compared to Earth) Number of Known Moons (as of 2009) Planet Type Rings n/a 1,392,000 km (864,000 miles) About 1,300,000 times greater than Earth's n/a n/a n/a Mercury 5.
