FRANKENSTEIN

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Frankenstein — Rules

Where's that green elbow??
A Memory Frankenstein game for 1 – 4 players, ages 5 – 99.

Goal

Build a complete Frankenstein body from face-down cards. The game continues until all players complete their Frankie. The first to finish wins!

Setup

Each player starts with 3 of 4 torso parts already in place. The 4th torso part is hidden among the face-down cards along with all other body parts.

• 2 players: 32 cards
• 3 players: 48 cards
• 4 players: 64 cards

Building Order

Build from the middle outward. Body parts have no left/right distinction — any arm or leg card can be placed on either side!

• Arms: upper arm → lower arm → hand
• Legs: upper leg → lower leg → foot
• Head: lower head → upper head

Each limb requires its specific adjacent torso part: right arm needs upper-left torso, left arm needs upper-right torso, left leg needs lower-left torso, right leg needs lower-right torso. Lower head can attach to any top torso part. All torso cards are identical and can fill any empty torso slot.

Taking a Turn

Flip cards one at a time. If you can use the card, it's placed on your body and you continue flipping. If you can't use it, that's a miss — the card flips back face down.

After your 2nd miss, your turn ends. The key is remembering where cards are that you can't use yet!

Jokers

There are as many joker cards as there are players. A joker can substitute for any torso, arm, or leg part (not hands, feet, or head). Each player may have at most one joker. Finding a 2nd joker passes it to the next player (not a miss). If you later find the real body part, you may swap it with your joker.

Solo Mode

In solo mode you control both Frankies, alternating turns just like a 2-player game. The goal is to complete both Frankies with as few misses as possible. Keep track of which Frankie needs which parts — it's a real brain trainer!

Misses & Mistakes

A miss is any card you flip that you can't use. After 2 misses, your turn ends. A mistake is a special kind of miss: flipping a card that was already turned over before and you still can't use it — you should have remembered! Mistake tracking can be turned on/off in the setup.

Got it!