Players determine who the dealer is by Rock-Paper-Scissors or by rolling dice. The dealer shuffles and deals five cards face-down to each player. The remaining cards form a face-down deck in the middle of the table. Players can only look at their own cards.
The dealer first draws a card from the deck, and adds it to their hand. He/She plays a card of their choice face-up on the table.
Players take their turns playing their cards in the center of the table in a clockwise direction. The next player must play a card that is the next number in sequence after the previous player's. For example, If 2 was played previously, then the current player must play a 3. It the previous card was a 4, then a 5 needs to be played, and so on.
If the player has no cards to play or wishes to pass, he/she draws a card from the deck. When a player plays a 5, the next player needs to play a 1. If the player cannot play a 1, he/she must take all the played cards and the next player takes his/her turn. If the next player also has no 1 card, he/she draws a card from the deck, and the next player takes his/her turn. The same process is repeated until a card with the number 1 is played.
The player who empties their hand by playing all of his/her cards the fastest is the winner of the match.
Scoring
The winner of the match earns a winning token and 5 points. All other players receive negative points for the number of cards they have in their hand. Players who pass after the deck runs out of cards are out of the game and receive a minus point for the number of cards they have in their hand.
How to play a card (Important Rules)
There are 2 ways to play cards, either (a) or (b):
(a) A player can play a sequence of consecutive cards on their turn. For example, if the previous player has played a 1, the current player can play a sequence of 2, 3, or 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. However, 5 and 1 are not consecutive, so you cannot play 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, and so on. The card always stops at 5.
(b)Or a player can play multiple cards of the same number on their turn. For example, playing only 3, 3, 3, or only 5, 5, 5, 5, 5.
However, when playing a sequence of consecutive cards, cards of the same number cannot be played more than once. For example when playing a sequence of cards, the sequence of 2,3,4 or 1,2,3,4 are permitted. Whereas 2, 2, 3, 4, or 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 are not allowed.
Winner
Once each player has become a dealer once in a round, the game ends. For a 2 player game, 2 rounds are played, and for a 3 player game, 3 rounds are played, then the final score is calculated based on points gained and points lost. The winner is the player who earns the highest score.
Additional rules
You may add the multiplier card to the deck. The multiplier card can be any number of the player's choosing. At the end of match if a player is holding the multiplier card in their hand, they will get a 10 point deduction.
Animals, Card Game · Hand Management, Ladder Climbing, Matching, Push Your Luck
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