Ataage Agindaasonan
Audio Pronunciations
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Difficultly Modifiers
Here are ways you can adjust the game to match the players abilities.
Normal
For normal difficulty, play as written on the instruction guide.
Easy
Changing suit can be said in English without penalty. Saying an Anishinaabemowin word wrong will not be penalized.
Easier
Changing suit can be said in English without penalty. Saying an Anishinaabemowin word wrong will not be penalized. Agindaasonan count goes up to 5 instead of 9.
Hard
All action cards must be said in Anishinaabemowin.
If you forget to say it (or forget the Anishinaabemowin word), another player can call it out by saying "Odaapin bezhig", and you must pick up a card. The call out must happen before the next player starters their turn.
Harder
All action cards must be said in Anishinaabemowin. If you take too long to say an Anishinaabemowin word, another player can call it out. The group decides if it was right to call it out. Majority rules. Flip a coin for a tie-breaker
Ataage Agindaasonan
Counting cards
Uh tah gay ug in daa so nun
direct translation: counting (inanimate), playing cards, gambling cards
Aazha Ishkawaach
Last card
Uh tah gay ug in daa so nun
direct translation: counting (inanimate), playing cards, gambling cards
Aazha Ishkawaach Ataagen
Last card
Uh tah gay ug in daa so nun
direct translation: counting (inanimate), playing cards, gambling cards
Agosimaan
Pumpkin
Uh go see maa n
Gourd, pumpkin, squash, melon
Manoomin
Wild rice
Muh noo min
wild rice, rice
Mandaamin
Corn
Mon daa min
Gitigade
Plant
Gih ti guh day
A plant
Bezhig
One (1)
Bay sh ick
Niizh
Two (2)
Knee sh
Niswi
Three (3)
Nih swi
Niiwin
Four (4)
Knee win
Naanan
Five (5)
Naa nun
A plant
Ningodwaaswi
Six (6)
Nin god aa swi
Niizhwaaswi
Seven (7)
Knee sh waa swi
Nishwaaswi
Eight (8)
Ni sh waa swi
Zhaangaswi
Nine (9)
Zhaa ga swi
Gaawiin Giin
Not you
Gaa ween geen
Odaapin Niizh
Pick up 2
Oh daa pin knee sh
Odaapin Niiwin, Aaniganoo Tamagen
Change suit, pick up 4
Oh daa pin knee win, aa ni ga new tuh muh gen
Pick up 4, translate it
Say "odaapin niiwin, aaniganoo tamagen" and the name of the suit you would like to change it to.
The next player picks up 4 cards and their turn is skipped.
Playable on any colour
Aaniganoo Tamagen
Change suit
Aa ni ga new tuh muh gen
Translate it
Say "Aaniganoo tamagen" and the name of the suit you would like to change it to. Your turn ends.
Playable on any colour
Agindaasonan
Counting
Uh g in daa so nun
Counting (inanimate)
The person who played leads the count in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) to 9. Each player takes a turn saying a number until they reach 9 as a group.
The first person to say a number wrong, draws a card and the count ends.
If the count is successful, the leader picks a player to pick up 2 cards.
The game continues as normal and the suit returns to what was last played.
Playable on any colour.
Azheshkaan
Go back
Uh zhesh kaan
The play direction is reversed. Everyone says a number(1-9) as fast as they can. Last person to say a number draws a card. The turn ends. Suit returns to what was last played.
Playable on any colour.
Ginigawinan
Shuffle the cards
Gih ni guh win nun
Mix it in
Niintam ina?
Is it my turn
Neen tam in a
Niintam
My turn
Neen tam
Giintam
Your turn
Geen tam
Wiintam
Their turn
Ween tam
Yetiye
You're going down
Yet ih yay
You're gonna get it.
Aaniin izhi ikidowan owe?
How do you say this?
Uh neen i shi ick ih doh wun o way
Ni bakinaage
I win!
Nih bah kin aa gay
Gi bakinaage
You win!
Gih bah kin aa gay
Ni bakinaago
I lose.
Nih bah kin aa goo
Miinawaa?
Play again?
Me nuh waa?