2020 · Number

The Game: Quick & Easy

Players work together to play every card from a 50-card deck onto two communal discard piles before the deck runs out. The deck has five colors with cards numbered 1–10; each player holds two cards. On a turn a player plays one or two cards, placing them on the ascending or descending pile. One pile only accepts higher numbers than its top card, the other only lower numbers, but matching-color plays may be placed regardless of sequence to reverse direction. Players may discuss hints about their hands but cannot show exact numbers; an optional stricter variant limits communication and forces exactly one play per turn.

groupPlayers

2–5 best 3

schedulePlaying time

8–10 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

1 / 5