Haricots

In Haricots (ハリコッツ), you want to empty your hand of cards, but to do so you need to lay out more beans than other players. Each player starts with a hand of ten cards and a deck of four cards. On a turn, you either play from your hand or draw from your deck. When you play, you can play one or more cards of the same value as long as the sum of those cards is higher than whatever was played most recently. For example, a 5 beats a 4, and three 2s beats a 5. When the sum to beat is 15 or higher, each 2 has a value of 16 instead and each 1 is now a 17. If you can't play, then you must draw a card. If you are forced to draw and your deck is empty, then you are eliminated. If play circles the table and your cards are still the highest, clear all of the played cards from the table, then lead with one or more cards of the same value to start a new round. If a player empties their hand of cards, they win, regardless of how many cards are in their deck. Alternatively, if all but one player has been eliminated from the game, that last player wins. For a longer game, play multiple times until a player has won twice.

Players: 3–5 best 3
Playing time: 10–15 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1 / 5