Tock is Parcheesi / Ludo / Keezenspel / … but instead of using dice you use playing cards. You can switch pawns with an opponent, go backwards or divide steps over 2 pawns making the game a lot more tactical and fun!
If you want to go the extra mile: there is a box in which you can put potpourri. Now your flower level is over 9000!! and you can really smell the flowers when you open the box.
You can use super glue to put it all together.
The boards: start with the white pieces, the rest will follow. The player's finish tiles are not symmetrical! But when you put the white flowers first there will be only one way to place them on the board. (Namely: the end with the highest flower should point towards the white flowers)
The home base: they are slightly diamond shaped but otherwise they are 180degrees rotationally symmetrical.
Finishing up: I used a clear shiny varnish on all pieces to give it an extra shine and to protect them. Make sure to air them for some time.
Connecting all board pieces:
Some of the white connector tiles will fit perfectly while others may be a tight fit. Press them together and slowly rotate them a bit to loosen them up. But be careful not to bend the pieces.
There are a lot of variations in the rules but I personally play with the following rules:
Moves
Since 8 players might be too many players, you can always split the game in 2 or work in teams with the person sitting opposite of you.
You need 1 suit per player (from ace to king).
2 players is ½ deck.
4 players is 1 full deck.
5 players is 5 suits or 65 cards.
8 players is 2 full decks.
Each player can play only 1 card each turn. If they can play a card they must play it. If they can't play then they have to forfeit all their cards and wait until all players are done.
The dealer deals for 3 rounds.
1st round 5 cards per player
2nd round 4 cards per player
3rd round 4 cards per player (totalling 13 cards)
Then you reshuffle all the cards and the next player will be the dealer.