My 3rd Game

Thanks Topdeck.
Yeah 72 not 64 thnx; Watermelon a typo :).

Once a set is formed yes the Kid has to roll the die for each Card he wants to pick until his total in hand is 7.

Since it is a game where I wanted to show / teach about the different fruits to the kids (was planning to have small writeup about each fruits at the bottom of each card); so i wanted to keep many fruits as possible.
So I'm just reiterating on the numbers
A. 5 sets of same fruits for each set; 4 different fruits for each set; Total: (5*3) * 4 = 60 cards for each set.
B. 4 sets of same fruits for each set; 5 different fruits for each set; Total: (4*3) * 5 = 60 cards for each set.
C. 6 sets of same fruits for each set; 4 different fruits for each set; Total: (6*3) * 4 = 72 cards for each set.

It is fine; if it feels like a variant of any Game, as long as there is no same game in the market. Unlike in Rummy you have 3 different decks with different fruits and the Die is the decider.

I want to keep the Dice because it adds luck factor and for Kids I think this to be an important factor. Yes collecting the sets is kind of skill; but it is overridden by the luck of Dice, so it plays common across to all kids irrespective of their individual skill level. That was the idea of having the Dice.

I was also thinking of having 4 different colors; with the Dice having four colors and one blank side where the player cannot pick any card and one mixed color side where he can choose to pick from any of the 4 color Deck's.

Yeah picking from the Discard pile could be added, let me just start playtesting then I could get an idea.

Rule Addition
Special Card: a Special Card called Fruit Basket is available, If a player has not formed any set for the last 5 turns then he can pick it up and use it. When a player uses the Fruit Basket card, he calls out a particular fruit card, then every player who has that fruit card should give it to him. This will enable him to for a Set and get a Fruit Basket. Then in the next turn all players are allowed to pick 2 cards to make their total in hand as 7.
What do you think of this Special Card.

I aim this Game at 5+ kids, will that age group actually get an idea of this game?

Cheers
Ash.

Hi,
Its been a long time since I visited my Game and here I'm back with some updates, thanks all for the valuable feedback, it helped refine the Mechanics a bit more.
New Story:
Help Grandma Della to collect fruits and Vegetables from her Backyard Garden. You have to collect the Fruits and Vegetables separately in their respective bowls.
Age: 6 Years and above
2-4 Players
Game Components:
4 Colored Card Sets
Each Card set will contain 2 Vegetables and 2 Fruits
Green Cards - 2 Green Fruits and 2 Green Vegetables: Pears, Grapes, Cucumber & Beans
Blue Cards - 2 Blue Fruits and 2 Blue Vegetables: Plums, Blueberry, Eggplant & Cabbage
Red Cards - 2 Red Fruits and 2 Red Vegetables: Apple, Cherry, Tomatoes & Beetroot
Orange Cards - 2 Orange Fruits and 2 Orange Vegetables: Pineapple, Oranges, Carrots & Mangoes
All the Cards are placed face down so the color of each Card is not visible to the Player.
All the Fruits and Vegetables Tokens
*No Dice now

Game Mechanics:
Each player starts with 5 random Cards in his Deck.
The youngest players starts first,
Turn Overview:
1. He looks at his card and if he has 3 same colored Cards then he can exchange those 2 cards for a Fruit or Vegetable Token of the same Color.
2. Then he picks 3 cards randomly to fill his deck of 5 cards. The exchanged or dropped Cards go to the the Discard Pile.
3. If he does not have 3 same colored cards, he is allowed to drop one card and pick one card to his Deck.
4. Or he can just simply skip his turn without dropping or picking any cards.

This goes on like this until all the Cards from the base pile is over or whoever gets 3 Fruits or 3 Vegetable Token is Winner.
The players are allowed to exchange Fruits or Vegetables at will if the other players has what the Player needs.

Thanks in advance again for your valuable Feedback.
Thanks
Ash.