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Yoink
steal a lemon card from another players hand
they hold their cards up with the card backs facing you, you take one at random.
you can’t steal lime back / mecha cards with this.
Yoink
Steal a card from another players hand
Swap
Swap any mecha card in your set with a player of your choice, you pick both cards
you can swap face-up or face-down cards.
PRO TIP: use this to swap a face-down card of yours for another players face-up card!
swap
Swap a mecha card with another player
Flip
Take Any players face-up mecha card and turn it face down so they will have too reveal it again (Can’t be used on face-down cards) PRO TIP: use this to slow your rival down.
Flip
Turn over a players face up mecha card so its face down
Slice
put any players mecha card face-down on the top of the lime deck
you can even play this on yourself
PRO TIP: play this to get rid of any face-down cards in your set! Or, if another player is getting too close to winning, play it on them.
slice
Put a players mecha card face down on top of the lime deck
Big No No
Play a big no no card to stop any action being played.
You can play big no no cards at any time, even when it’s not your turn.
yes, you can play a big no no, on a big no no… you can even play a big no no, on a big no no, on a big no no.
Important big no no cards cannot be played on holy limes, the golden pip or stop! cards
Big No No
stop any card being played, apart from stops and the holy lime!
Dumpster Dive
Take any card from the discard pile and add it to your hand
You must play this card first before you go dumpster diving.
Dumpster Dive
Choose any card from the discard pile
Welcome to Sour Street!
John Lemmon
sour streets are your ticket to victory!
play 2 matching sour streets (same character) to turn over and reveal one of your face-down mecha cards.
when you no longer have any face-down cards in your set PLAY ONE sour street to pick up 1 card from the top of the lime deck and add it to your mecha suit face-up.
le-mime can be paired with any sour street character, he’s a mime… duh!
to recap: play 2 of the same character to flip over 1 of your face-down cards, when you no longer have any face-down cards play 1 to pick up the top card from the lime deck.
John Lemmon
Play 2 to reveal a face down card or play 1 to draw from the lime deck
Old Bitty
sour streets are your ticket to victory!
play 2 matching sour streets (same character) to turn over and reveal one of your face-down mecha cards.
when you no longer have any face-down cards in your set PLAY ONE sour street to pick up 1 card from the top of the lime deck and add it to your mecha suit face-up.
le-mime can be paired with any sour street character, he’s a mime… duh!
to recap: play 2 of the same character to flip over 1 of your face-down cards, when you no longer have any face-down cards play 1 to pick up the top card from the lime deck.
old bitty
Play 2 to reveal a face down card or play 1 to draw from the lime deck
Lil Pip
sour streets are your ticket to victory!
play 2 matching sour streets (same character) to turn over and reveal one of your face-down mecha cards.
when you no longer have any face-down cards in your set PLAY ONE sour street to pick up 1 card from the top of the lime deck and add it to your mecha suit face-up.
le-mime can be paired with any sour street character, he’s a mime… duh!
to recap: play 2 of the same character to flip over 1 of your face-down cards, when you no longer have any face-down cards play 1 to pick up the top card from the lime deck.
Lil Pip
Play 2 to reveal a face down card or play 1 to draw from the lime deck
Le-Mime
sour streets are your ticket to victory!
play 2 matching sour streets (same character) to turn over and reveal one of your face-down mecha cards.
when you no longer have any face-down cards in your set PLAY ONE sour street to pick up 1 card from the top of the lime deck and add it to your mecha suit face-up.
le-mime can be paired with any sour street character, he’s a mime… duh!
to recap: play 2 of the same character to flip over 1 of your face-down cards, when you no longer have any face-down cards play 1 to pick up the top card from the lime deck.
le-mime
pair with any sour street card or Play 2 to reveal a face down card or play 1 to draw from the lime deck
Stop Cards
Malfunction
When a stop card gets picked up, the player who picked it up must immediately say “STOP” and the game will pause.
the player will then read out and perform the action written on the card. once the action has taken place, play will resume with the player to the left of the person that drew the stop card.
if you pick up a stop card then your turn is over, you don’t get to pick up another card.
FYI: some stop cards are group action cards, this means every player needs to perform the action at the same time.
Important big no no cards cannot stop an action card.
Malfunction
Unlucky!! Put ALL of your mecha cards back into the lime deck and shuffle
Stop
When a stop card gets picked up, the player who picked it up must immediately say “STOP” and the game will pause.
the player will then read out and perform the action written on the card. once the action has taken place, play will resume with the player to the left of the person that drew the stop card.
if you pick up a stop card then your turn is over, you don’t get to pick up another card.
FYI: some stop cards are group action cards, this means every player needs to perform the action at the same time.
Important big no no cards cannot stop an action card.
Stop 1
Put 1 of your mecha cards back into the lime deck and shuffle
Stop - Group Action Left
When a stop card gets picked up, the player who picked it up must immediately say “STOP” and the game will pause.
the player will then read out and perform the action written on the card. once the action has taken place, play will resume with the player to the left of the person that drew the stop card.
if you pick up a stop card then your turn is over, you don’t get to pick up another card.
FYI: some stop cards are group action cards, this means every player needs to perform the action at the same time.
Important big no no cards cannot stop an action card.
stop 2
EVERYONE passes a mecha card of their choice to the player on their left (face up or face down)
Stop - Group Action Right
When a stop card gets picked up, the player who picked it up must immediately say “STOP” and the game will pause.
the player will then read out and perform the action written on the card. once the action has taken place, play will resume with the player to the left of the person that drew the stop card.
if you pick up a stop card then your turn is over, you don’t get to pick up another card.
FYI: some stop cards are group action cards, this means every player needs to perform the action at the same time.
Important big no no cards cannot stop an action card.
Stop 3
EVERYONE passes a mecha card of their choice to the player on their Right (face up or face down)
Holy lime and the golden pip
Holy Lime
Play 3 holy limes to summon the golden pip!
The golden pip can act as any mecha suit piece and can be moved around your mecha suit freely.
The only way to steal the golden pip from another player is to play 3 holy limes.
Holy Lime
useless Alone. play 3 together to summon the golden pip
The Golden Pip
Play 3 holy limes to summon the golden pip!
The golden pip can act as any mecha suit piece and can be moved around your mecha suit freely.
The only way to steal the golden pip from another player is to play 3 holy limes.
the golden Pip
The Almighty Golden Pip
Battle cards
The best way to steal mecha cards from other players
Battle
want to steal a mecha card from another player? you’ll have to battle for it!
pick a player to battle, shuffle the two special battle cards and hold them up towards the player you’re battling with only the backs visible to them.
the player you’re battling must pick a card at random and guess wether it’s a “lemon” or “lime”, they must say their choice aloud and chose a card. If they guess correctly, then you lose the battle and don’t get to steal anything, if they guess incorrectly then you get to steal one of their mecha cards and add it to your set.
important: big no no cards can work against battles but only before the battle has taken place, if somebody has already won or lost then it can no longer be big no no’d.
Battle
Battle a player of your choice to steal 1 of their mecha cards.
Duel Battle
works exactly like a battle card but there’s one big difference!
this is a 50/50 challenge so whoever wins the battle gets to steal from the other player.
this can sometimes be risky to play but if you play it at the right time then it can work in your favour!
PRO TIP:: play a duel battle if you only have face-down cards in your mecha suit, it’s a win-win scenario!
if you win then you gain an opponents face-up mecha card.
If you lose then they have to take a face-down card of yours.
Duel battle
this is a 50/50 Battle, whoever wins, steals!
Battle Cards
These are the cards you will need when you challenge a player to a battle or duel battle, there are two cards; one lemon and one lime
Battle cards
Get your battle cards at the ready! These are used when a "Battle" or a "Duel Battle" has been played
Mecha suit
Whoever Builds This First, WIns!
Mecha Suit Cards
these are the mecha suit pieces available in the base game
in a pack of bitter rivals there are:
12 legs (6 left, 6 right)
6 arms (3 left, 3 right)
2 heads (lemon and lime)
Disclaimer: the above video contains some old card designs and as such those designs won't be part of your bitter rivals pack, to see up to date card designs please go to our how to play page.
Frequently asked questions
Can't be bothered to read through the rules? I get it! Here are the questions we get asked the most
