Mafaza Rules

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The Winning Trade Game

GAME CONCEPT:

Combining education and fun, Mafaza is a religious board game based on associating deeds of this lifewith the rewards of the afterlife.

The game translates the points for good deeds in Islam )Hasanat( into symbolic units named Mafaza.Players compete to accumulate Mafaza units by moving tokens representing imaginary characters ona playing board representing life.

Mafaza differentiates good deeds from bad deeds as players seek to land their tokens on good deedspaces on the board and avoid bad deed spaces.

Mafaza enriches players understanding of Islamic culture and broadens their general knowledge asthey attempt to answer 400 questions from different elds, associated with journeys on the board.

Mafaza emphasizes money as a means not an end. Players buy and invest in property spaces on theboard using play money, with the ultimate goal of exchanging their returns with Mafaza units in orderto win the game.

Finally, Mafaza introduces the Dal as a replacement to the die, thus making throwing skills a decisivefactor, instead of depending solely on luck.

2 4 Players, 10 years and above.


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MAFAZAThe Winning Trade Game

EQUIPMENT:

1. The Playing Board: The playing board is divided into different spaces representing prayers, good andbad deeds, meals, journeys, properties, rights, and events.

Character Tokens: 4 tokens in different colors, each representing an imaginary character associatedwith a player.

The Number Sheet: The number sheet is attached to the back of the game-box cover. It displays thenumbers 1, 2 and 3 in squares across the sheet. The number sheet is divided into two zones, sharingthe middle row of squares.

The Dal: A square-shaped disk. Players throw the Dal on the number sheet to determine thenumber of spaces their tokens should be moved on the playing board. Dal scores vary between 1 and12, calculated by adding the numbers in the squares the Dal lands on. Only squares within the zoneopposite the player count, including the shared middle row. (see gures below)

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3 + 3 = 6)Opposite zone only(

1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 6

1 1 + 2 = 3


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5. Mafaza Units: Play units representing the measurement of good deeds )Hasanat( in Islam. Playersreceive Mafaza units from the Mafaza Bank. Their distribution ratio is approximative and is notidentical to the actual islamic law. Mafaza units are divided into 6 categories detailed below:

Dinar Coins: Play money representing gold dinar coins. Players receive Dinar coins from the DinarBank or from other players. Dinar coins are divided into 6 categories detailed below:

Ownership Cards: 20 cards representing title deeds for the property spaces on the playing board andcontaining a schedule of their returns.

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7. Month Cards: 4 sets of month cards in colors matching the character tokens. Each set consists of 12cards representing the lunar months in the Hijri calander of Islam, starting with Muharram )1( and

ending with Thul-Hijja (12). Each card highlights month-specic Mafaza returns for the listed prayersand deeds.

Mandatory Zakat Cards: 4 cards in colors matching the character tokens, representing the due datefor Zakat )Mandatory Charity(, payable once every 12 months. Each card contains the calculationschedule for Zakat.

Question Cards: 100 cards each containing 4 different questions associated with the 4 journeys on theplaying board. Questions for each journey fall under the categories below:

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Pilgrimage (Hajj)/(Omrah) Striving for Righteousness Seeking Knowledge Tourism

1. Islamic Faith

2. Quran & Sunna

3. Islamic Jurisprudence

4. Islamic Disciplines

1. Prophets Biography

2. World Figures

3. History of Islam

4. History of Wars

1. Signs in the Quran

2. Inventions & Technology

3. Science & Literature

4. Sports & Varieties

1. Geography & Countries

2. History & Civilizations

3. Religions & Traditions

4. Arts & Landmarks

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Investment Stars: 4 sets of stars in colors matching the character tokens. Each set contains 16 stars.Stars are placed on invested property spaces to identify the players carrying their ownership cards.Additional stars indicate bigger investments.

Entailment Crescents: 4 sets of crescents in colors matching the character tokens. Each set contains6 crescents. Crescents are placed on entailed property spaces to identify the players carrying theirownership cards.

Meal Tokens: 4 tokens in colors matching the character tokens. Meal tokens are placed on the last mealspaces landed upon by the respective character tokens, in order to determine fasting status.

Rights Cards: 15 cards containing instructions associated with rights of individuals, the community,or the environment.

Events Cards: 15 cards containing imaginary events and incidents that affect players.

OBJECTIVE:

Each player should accumulate the largest number of Mafaza units by any of the following means:

Landing on good deed spaces and avoiding bad deed spaces.

Answering correctly the questions asked upon landing on journey spaces.

Exchanging play money with Mafaza units upon landing on Charity, Striving for Righteousness,as well as each players own entailed properties on the playing board.


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PREPARATION:

1. Select an arbitrator to supervise the implementation of the game rules and to be responsible for theMafaza Bank, Dinar Bank, and all game equipment. He/she will also be responsible for readingthe Dal scores on the number sheet in order to maintain consistency. The arbitrator may elect not toparticipate in the game.

The arbitrator spreads the playing board and places the Rights and Events cards facedown in theirallotted spaces.

The arbitrator gives each player 1,000 Mafaza units as detailed below:

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The arbitrator gives each player the amount of Dinar coins detailed below:

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Each player selects a character token and places it on the start space Dawn )Fajr( Prayer.

The arbitrator assigns each player with the set of Month cards that matches the color of his/her token.

Each player calls a specic month for paying Zakat. The arbitrator then places each players MandatoryZakat card on top of the chosen month within his/her set.

Players throw the Dal on the number sheet to determine their starting months. The arbitrator giveseach player the month card that matches the Dal score he/she gets. For example, if a player scores 9,he/she starts in the month of Ramadan.

The player to the left of the arbitrator starts, followed by the player to his/her left.

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Dinar coins

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THE PLAY:

Each player, in turn, throws the Dal then moves his/her token, in the direction of the arrow, the numberof spaces scored. Further action depends on the space landed upon. Two or more character tokens may reston the same space at the same time.

Everytime the Dal lands on all matching numbers (see gures below), the player moves his/her tokenas usual and retains the Dal to play another turn. Players may play a maximum of three 3 turns insuccession.

)Matching( )Not Matching(

)Matching( )Matching(

Each cycle around the playing board represents an exemplery day in the month of the card in hand. Everytime a players token lands on or passes over Dawn )Fajr( Prayer, the arbitrator replaces the players

month card with the month that follows, and gives him/her 50 Dinars from the Dinar Bank as monthlyincome.


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PRAYERS:

Every time a players token passes over any of the ve obligatory prayer spaces, Dawn (Fajr), Noon)Dhuhr(, Afternoon )Asr(, Sunset )Maghrib(, Evening )Isha(, he/she collects 10 Mafaza units,assuming solitary prayer.

However, if a players token lands on any of the ve obligatory prayer spaces, he/she collects 250Mafaza units, assuming prayer in congregation.

FASTING:

Players collect the Mafaza units for fasting in accordance with the month card in hand, in the following cases:

If a players token lands on Evening )Iftar( Meal space.

Whenever a players token passes over Evening )Iftar( Meal space after having landed on Pre-dawn)Suhoor( Meal space during the same cycle.

If a players token passes over Evening )Iftar( Meal space, while carrying the month card ofRamadan.

The above cases are only applicable if a players token does not land on Breakfast Meal or Lunch Meal

spaces during the same cycle, )Refer to LANDING ON MEAL SPACES(. While, if his/her token landson either of the two meal spaces mentioned above in the month of Ramadan, he/she also loses 250 Mafazaunits.

ZAKAT:

Once a player reaches the month he/she chose to pay Zakat in, and receives the Mandatory Zakat cardfrom the arbitrator, he/she pays an amount equivalent to 2.5% of his/her money to the Dinar Bank )See

table on Zakat Card(. In return, the player collects 500 Mafaza units.

Zakat is only applicable when a player has at least 20 Dinars, calculated after receiving his/her monthlyincome, paying his/her dues to other players, and adding the amounts other players owe him/her. Otherwise,no Zakat is payable and no Mafaza units collected.


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PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ) / (OMRAH):

If a players token lands on Pilgrimage )Hajj(/)Omrah( space, he/she may undertake the journey bypaying the expenses indicated on the space. In return, the player collects the Mafaza units indicated in themonth card in hand.

STRIVING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS:

If a players token lands on Striving for Righteousness space, he/she may exchange Dinars with Mafazaunits by spending money for the cause. For every 1 Dinar spent the player collects 20 Mafaza units.

JOURNEY/QUESTION(Seeking Knowledge, Pilgrimage (Hajj)/(Omrah), Tourism,Striving for Righteousness)

Whenever a players token lands on any of the 4 journey spaces, and the player pays the journey expensesindicated on the space )Seeking Knowledge is for free(, the arbitrator asks him/her three consecutivequestions from the category that corresponds to the color-code on the journey space. For each correctanswer, the player collects 100 Mafaza units.

Note: The arbitrator should not reveal the information between brackets that follow the answers before theplayer has given an answer.

LANDING ON GOOD/BAD DEED SPACES:

Whenever a players token lands on a good deed )white( space, he/she collects the Mafaza units indicatedon that space. On the other hand, whenever a players token lands on a bad deed )black( space, he/she loses

the Mafaza units indicated on that space.

LANDING ON MEAL SPACES:

Whenever a players token lands on a meal space: Pre-dawn )Suhoor(, Breakfast, Lunch, orEvening )Iftar(, the player pays 1 Dinar to the Dinar Bank.

In each cycle, the arbitrator places each players meal token on the last meal space his/her token lands onprior to reaching Evening )Iftar( Meal space, and retreives it once the players token lands on or passesover Evening )Iftar( Meal space.


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LANDING ON RIGHTS OR EVENTS SPACES:

Whenever a players token lands on either Rights or Events space, the player takes the top card fromthe corresponding deck, follows the instructions, then returns the card face-down to the bottom of thedeck.

LANDING ON UN-OWNED PROPERTY:

If a players token lands on an un-owned property space, and the player deicides to buy it, he/she pays theDinar Bank the price indicated on that space and receives from the arbitrator its ownership card. Thearbitrator then places one of the players stars on the space if intended for investment, or one of the playerscrescents if intended for entailment.

LANDING ON A PROPERTY INVESTED BY OTHERS:

Whenever a players token lands on a property space invested by another player, the owner of the propertycollects from the visiting player the amount indicated in the ownership card, depending on the number ofinvestment stars on the space.

LANDING ON A PROPERTY ENTAILED BY OTHERS:

Whenever a players token lands on a property space entailed by another player, the owner of the propertycollects from the Mafaza Bank the amount indicated for entailment in the ownership card. Nothing is

required from the visiting player.

ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN PROPERTIES:

Anytime during the game, players may reinvest in their properties by buying 1 or 2 additional stars from theDinar Bank for the prices indicated in their respective ownership cards. Investment stars on each propertyspace should not exceed 3.


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SELLING INVESTED PROPERTIES & ADDITIONAL STARS:

Anytime during the game, players may sell their additional stars and invested properties to the DinarBank for the prices indicated in their respective ownership cards. Players may also sell their investedproperties along with their additional stars to other players after they agree on a price.

CHANGE IN STATUS OF PROPERTY SPACES:

Players may entail their invested properties after selling any additional stars they may have introduced, byasking the arbitrator to replace the remaining star with one crescent of their own. On the other hand, thestatus of entailed properties cannot be changed, nor can they be sold.

CHARITY (Exchanging Dinars with Mafaza Units):

If a players token lands on Charity space or any of his/her own entailed property spaces, the player mayexchange Dinars with Mafaza units. For every 1 Dinar donated to the Dinar Bank the player collects 10Mafaza units. Players may also donate play money to each other if they agree to do so.

LOAN:

Players may take loans from each other, to be paid back upon receiving their monthly income. In return, thelender collects 5 Mafaza units from the Mafaza Bank for every 1 dinar lent.

If the borrower fails to re-pay the debt upon receiving his/her monthly income, the lender has to chose eitherto renew the loan and collect an additional 5 Mafaza units for every 1 Dinar lent, or to relinquish his/herright to the remaining amount and collect 10 Mafaza units for each 1 Dinar relinquished. The lender is notentitled to receive any interest.

DINAR BANKRUPTCY:

If a player goes Dinar bankrupt and has dues to the Dinar Bank, he/she is obliged either to sell part ofhis/her additional stars and invested properties to pay his/her dues, or to take a loan from another player. Onthe other hand, if a player goes Dinar bankrupt and has dues to another player, then the other player should

choose to either relinquish his/her right or lend him/her the money and collect Mafaza returns accordingly.)Refer to CHARITY and LOAN(.


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MAFAZA BANKRUPTCY:

If a player goes Mafaza bankrupt and has dues to the Mafaza Bank, he/she is obliged to exchange Dinarswith Mafaza units by paying the Dinar Bank 1 Dinar for every 10 Mafaza units due. However, if theplayer is Dinar bankrupt as well, then his/her Mafaza dues are cleared.

EARLY DEATH:

If a player draws the Fatal Accident card, his/her character token and investment stars are removedfrom the playing board, ownership cards of all his/her invested properties go back to the arbitrator, andall his/her money goes to the Dinar Bank. The player only keeps his/her Mafaza units and the ownershipcards of his/her entailed properties. The player continues to collect Mafaza units whenever other tokensland on his/her entailed property space.

GAME OVER:

THE WINNER:

The game ends unexpectedly once the Game Over card is drawn by any of the players. Players may alsoagree on a time limit for the game by taking off their watches, setting an alarm clock, and placing it in aconcealed location.

The player with the highest total of Mafaza units at the end of the game wins, even if he/she had drawnthe Fatal Accident card during the game. In the case when two or more players have an equal number of

Mafaza units, the Arbitrator resorts to the question cards to determine the winner.


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ALTERNATIVES TO THE PLAY:

Focusing on some aspects of the game and dropping others may help players acquaint themselves with itsvarious elements. Suggestions are shown below:

Distributing all Ownership Cards before start of play:

In the preparation stage, the arbitrator shufes the ownership cards and distributes them tothe players, starting with the player to his/her left.

Each player places one of his/her stars or crescents on each of the property spaces received.

The arbitrator gives each player the amount of Dinar coins detailed below:

Dropping Solitary Prayer:

If a players character token passes over any of the ve obligatory prayer spaces, he/shecollects nothing.

Dropping Month Cards and Mandatory Zakat Cards:

Returns for landing on Morning )Dhuha(/ Eid Prayer space are set at 250 Mafaza.

Returns for fasting are set at 500 Mafaza.

Returns for Pilgrimage )Hajj(/ )Omrah( journey are set at 500 Mafaza.

Dropping Question Cards:

No questions are asked upon landing on the journey/question spaces.

If a players token lands on Seeking Knowledge, he/she collects 100 Mafaza.

If a players token lands on Tourism and the player pays the expenses indicated on the space,he/she collects 100 Mafaza.

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Dinar coins

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