Point Salad

Quick Summary

Point Salad is a fast 2 to 6 card drafting game. Every player can come up with their own way to win by choosing point cards to earn themselves points in unique ways. There are over 100 ways to score, so every game can be a different adventure. This game consists of basically 2 decks of cards, allowing for easy travel.

How to Play

You want to try and come up with the best combination to get you the most point. 

In front of each player, they will layout their point cards and veggie cards that they draft. On your turn you must either draw one point card or you may pick up two veggie cards. 

You  have the option once per turn to flip over one of your point cards and turn it into a veggie card.  Keep in mind that you can tell what the card is as they are noted in the top left and bottom right corners of each point card.

When a player has select his or her card, remember to restock the veggie market using the decks. If a deck runs out, just draft from another one. The game ends when all the cards have been drafted. 

Grab your fork, I mean pencil so you can start to score your point salad. 


Tips and Tricks

Draft scoring cards early to guide your vegetable picks.

Remember that you can see the type of veggie, so you can change your game play if needed.

Watch what other players are collecting—you might draft a card just to block them!

How to Set Up

  • 1. To start the game: First, Sort the cards based on how many player will be making salads! Then put them in approximately 3 equal piles. When one pile runs out during the game, just pull from another deck.

  • 2 players: you will count out 6 of each of the veggie cards totaling 36 cards

  • 3 players: will could out 9 of each of the veggie cards totaling 54 cards

  • 4 players will REMOVE 6 of each of the veggies totaling 72 cards

  • 5 players will REMOVE 3 of each of the veggies totaling 90 cards

  • 6 players don’t need to count as they will use the entire deck