Maze Setup
- Flip each plastic board piece over (maze down) and press all yellow pegs completely DOWN. Flip back over (maze up) to confirm all pegs are in the UP position.
- Assemble the 5 board pieces (A, B, C, D, E) in alphabetical order.
- Flip the 4 Power Pellet tokens to reveal the Power Pellets. Place one in each of the 4 indented corner spaces of the maze.
Character Pawns
- Put batteries in PAC-MAN and place him on the yellow START space.
- Place Blinky (red ghost) on the RED GHOST space above the central ghost cage.
- Place the other 3 ghosts in the ghost cage as shown on the maze.
- Place the 16 blue Ghost Eyes Tokens near the game board.
Ghost Cards
- Remove the 5 Yellow Level 2 cards and set them aside (unless playing Arcade Mode or starting at Level 2).
- Shuffle the remaining 35 blue Level 1 cards face down near the board. This is the Ghost deck.
Choosing Characters
All players roll the dice. Highest roll plays PAC-MAN first. Remaining players control the ghosts:
- 2 players: One player controls all 4 ghosts.
- 3 players: Each player controls 2 ghosts.
- 4 players: One player controls 2 ghosts; the others each control 1.
- 5 players: Each ghost player controls 1 ghost.
Ghost players place their colored Ghost Eyes Tokens in front of them.
Objective
Players take turns playing as PAC-MAN while the other players work together as ghosts trying to catch him. After each player has taken a turn as PAC-MAN, the player with the highest score wins!
Scoring Reference
| Item | Points |
|---|
| Cherries (bonus fruit) | 100 |
| Strawberry (bonus fruit) | 200 |
| Orange (bonus fruit) | 500 |
| Blue Ghost Token (per ghost) | 200 |
| Mini-Board Token (per section) | 800 |
| Complete Mini-Board (all 4) | 3,200 |
Alternate scoring: Count each collected Pac-Dot as 40 additional points.