Quick Lady's Choice Rules Summary
Each of 70 attribute cards has a dandiness value. Some cards stop other cards from scoring. The cards that DO score (positive or negative) are totalled for a dandiness value of the gentleman. This is used to calculate the dandiness ranking. (Most Dandy, Second most, and so on.)
A gentleman can boast (show off an attribute and draw one) or change (discard one and draw two) on his turn.
The lady can court (randomly see cards from a chosen gent) or marry on her turn.
The married gentleman gains points according to his rank. 1st? 1 point. 2nd? 2 points, and so on. Also an extra point if he's the worst. The lady gains points according to the reverse rank. Worst? No points. Second worst? 1 point. Third worst? 2 points, and so on. Also an extra point if he's the best.
Once all players have been the lady, the game ends.
See a typical hand of cards below
Read the Lady's Choice Rulebook
Quick Gentleman's Choice Rules Summary
It's mostly Lady's Choice gender swapped, except with some differences:
- Ladies know all about other ladies. (They see their cards.)
- A lady never boasts, but she can gossip. (Still show any card you like. Just not your own.)
- A lady does not court, but will instead woo many ladies at once. (He sees any card they're willing to show.)
- No special wealth cards, but there are special appearance cards. (They must be displayed face up.)
- Ladies can become liberated, or complicated. (Some attribute cards have immediate effects.)
If you can only afford to buy one game, the main question is if you'd prefer a game about fighting to be the best gent, or fighting to be the best lady. (Or if you'd prefer gents or ladies to fight over you.)
Gentleman's Choice is slightly heavier, literally, the hand sizes are bigger, but they should both take about the same amount of time to learn.
See a typical hand of cards below
