Starting the Game Each time you play MushiKing, the machine dispenses either one of two kinds of cards: a beetle card (the character you fight with) and a skill card (which powers up your character with special offensive or defensive abilities). Swipe the card in the machine. If this is your first time to play and you get a skill card, the machine will generate a beetle for you to fight with.  But if you have a more than one card, you can combine a beetle card and three skill cards for more powerful attacks. Combo Attacks You can create powerful “combo” attacks depending on how you mix your cards. You will see 6 boxes on the Beetle and Skill cards. “Match” two cards with boxes that are similarly shaded for a beetle-busting blow! (illustration of three different Skill Cards which show the same SHAPE in all three indicated positions) Now look at your skill cards. You will notice three shapes: You get a combo if the three skill cards you use have the same shape. (illustration of three different Skill Cards which show the same SHAPE in all three indicated positions) Two-Player battles In two-player mode, the winner is determined after a best-of-3 battle. The first to win two rounds wins. You can’t use any beetles that lost, so if you run out of cards the machine will generate one for you.