First
off... I'll explain in detail how to play.
It can get confusing, so I won't go too
into depth (it's only because I want
everyone to understand and play this cool
game!).
Object:
To be the first player to get rid off all
your cards
Getting
started: You are dealt 9 cards. 3 in your
hand, 3 in the face up pile, and 3 in the
face down pile. There is also a play pile
(the stack), and a draw pile.
How to
play: You always start the game. To begin,
you must play a card from your hand that
has an equal or higher value then the card
in the stack (Aces are high). If you
cannot play a card, then you must take the
stack and those cards then go into your
hand. You can play more then one card at a
time from your hand, as long as they are
the same number. You will always start off
your turn with at least 3 cards as long as
there is a pile to draw from. Once the
draw pile is gone, you no longer draw
cards, and you just play with what is in
your hand until you have no more cards in
your hand. Then you begin to play with
your face-up pile. You can only play one
card at a time from this pile. If you
cannot play a valid card, the computer
will take the lowest card from your
face-up pile, and put it in your hand
along with the stack you have to pick up,
since you don't have a valid card to play.
Once your face-up pile is gone, you move
to your face-down pile. This is pure luck.
You click on the card and hope it's a good
one. If it is... you're lucky and play
continues as normal. If not, then you get
the stack in your hand, along with the
card you chose from the face-down pile. If
you get rid of all your cards first, You
Win!!! You get NP's, and you move on to
the next round. If you don't get rid of
them first, but you're not last, you still
get NP's, but you don't get to advance. If
you are the last... you get nothing! Still
with me? Good! Now on to other
things...
Special
cards: 2 's are wild. They can be put on
top of any card EXCEPT a 3. But a 2 still
has a value of two. Meaning, you can put
any card on top of a 2.
3's -
When a three is played, the next card
played must have an odd value (3, 5, 7, 9,
J, K)
4's -
When a four is played, the next card
played must have an even value (2, 4, 6,
8, 10, Q, A)
10's -
When you play a ten you clear the stack.
This means that those cards are taken out
of play for the rest of the game. You then
get to go again. *Note* You can also clear
the stack by getting all four of the same
suit in a row. (Example- the person in
front of you plays one 8, you follow on
your turn by playing three 8's... the pile
is then cleared and you can go again. Same
if you play all four cards of the same
suit)
And
that's all there is to playing the game.
Now for my strategy...
I
always play the lowest cards possible. You
might be able to mess the other players up
by playing high cards so they have to pick
up the deck, but then you mess yourself up
when you don't have anything to play on
your next turn. Even if I get to start the
pile, I always want to get rid of the
lowest card (Remember that 2's are wild
though!!!) I always save my 2's and aces
for last. I only play those when
necessary. Use the tens wisely! If you
only have 2 cards in your hand, and one of
them is the 10... use it if possible, then
you'll get to play your other card and
you're hand will be gone!
It just
takes practice to learn how to play. But
don't give up! You get about 200 NP when
you complete that game, and I got a bronze
trophy after winning 3 games (I don't know
if you always get this... but it's worth
trying for). It's a great game, and I hope
this helps you to learn it. If you have
any questions...neomail me! I'd be happy
to help.
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