2015 · Card Game

The Game + The Game on Fire

Players cooperate to discard the entire deck onto four communal discard piles by playing cards in ascending order on two “low” piles and descending order on two “high” piles. Each turn a player must play at least two cards (one after the draw pile is gone) and then refill their hand; exact card values in hand remain hidden, though limited verbal hints and warnings are allowed. A special “10 rule” lets a player play a card exactly 10 higher on a high pile or 10 lower on a low pile as an exception to the normal direction. An optional mini‑expansion replaces six specific cards with flaming cards that must be covered by the next player’s turn or the group loses.

groupPlayers

1–5 best 4

schedulePlaying time

20 min

cakeAge

8+

psychologyComplexity

1.2 / 5