Identify the pieces consistently
Cherries use a paired red fruit shape, Lemon a yellow citrus form and Grapes a purple cluster. Bell, Seven and Coin complete the family. The board names these identities in text in addition to showing their shapes.
An alternate decorative colour does not create a new scoring type. A Coin symbol is also not a currency instruction; it follows the same matching rules as the other five identities.
Collect one matching identity
A pair within the selected three-space route awards two point coins and one emblem tile. A triple awards four point coins and still just one emblem. Three different identities award one point coin without an emblem.
A matching pair can occupy the first and third spaces. There is no adjacency requirement beyond belonging to the chosen row or diagonal. Symbols elsewhere on the rack do not join that count.
Read variety at the finish
Each different identity represented in a player's tray adds two points after the sixth turn. Lemon, Seven, Lemon and Bell make three identities, so the bonus is six points rather than eight.
When Strike offers several possible copied types, consider which permitted identity is missing from the collection. The card cannot create an absent type from nowhere; its source must already appear in another space of the selected route.