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LER 2891
Ages Grades
+ +
7 2
Solar System
™
Card Game
A fun game of
thinking &linking!
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Contents 45 Picture cards 45 Word cards 8 New Link cards 2 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. How to Play the Game • Play begins with the first pl
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• 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. • Be the first player t
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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. There are often exceptions and n
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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. The gas planets in our solar system include
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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 Approximate Approximate Volume Number of Planet Type Rings from the Sun Diameter (Compared to Earth) Known Moons (as of 2009) 1,392,000 km About 1,300,000 times The Sun n/a n/a n/a n/a (864,000 miles) greater than Earth's Inner Planets 5.79 million km 4,879 km Mercury About 6% of Earth's 0 Rocky/Terrestrial No (35 million mi
