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Learn the game

One match at a time.

Be the first to empty your hand. Match suits and ranks, use your power cards, and leave yourself a legal finish.

These are the default rules. Some tables use different house rules, including pickup stacking and finishing on a power card. Open Rules at your table to check the settings in play.

Your first turn

  1. Choose your table

    Play solo against 1–3 AI opponents, or choose Pass & Play or an online room for 2–8 players. The default starting hand is five cards.

  2. Match a card

    On an ordinary turn, match the active suit or the top card’s rank. A Five of Hearts can be followed by another Heart or another Five. Eights and Jokers have special rules.

  3. Draw when you need to

    Draw one card. You may play that newly drawn card if it is legal, or choose Keep & end turn. You cannot play a different card from your hand after drawing.

Five of Hearts
The top card
Five of Spades
Another Five matches

Know your hand

Seven cards that change the round.

Eight of Hearts

Eight · Choose a suit

Wild on an ordinary turn. Choose Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs or Spades for the next active suit. An Eight cannot cancel a pickup penalty.

Two of Clubs

Two · Pick up two

Add two cards to the next player’s pickup. With stacking on, a Two can follow either a Two or Joker during a pickup, regardless of suit.

Joker

Joker · Pick up five

Add five cards to a pickup. A Joker is legal on an ordinary turn. When no pickup is pending, any card may follow it. With stacking on, it can also stack on a Two or Joker.

Ace of Spades

Ace · Cancel a pickup

Cancel the entire pending pickup, regardless of suit. On an ordinary turn, an Ace must match the active suit or rank.

Seven of Diamonds

Seven · Skip

Skip the next player. With two players, you take another turn.

King of Clubs

King · Play again

Keep the turn. Your next card must still be a legal play, so plan the pair before you put the King down.

Jack of Spades

Jack · Change the order

With three or more players, choose to reverse direction for the following turns, or pass backwards once before the original direction resumes. With two players, a Jack lets you play again.

Facing a pickup? Counter with a legal Two, Joker or Ace, or pick up the required cards. Paying the penalty ends your turn. Ordinary matching cards and Eights do not avoid the pickup.

The last move matters

Save a finishing card.

Under the default rules, you cannot finish on an Ace, Two, Seven, Eight, Jack, King or Joker. If you play one as your last card, you draw a replacement.

These ranks can finish the round when legally played:

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A useful combination

A King keeps your turn. If you have a legal ordinary card to follow it, you can play that card next and finish.

The guided practice includes a King combination, alongside matching, drawing and choosing a suit with an Eight.

Open guided practice

After the round

Card points and Net Score

Card points

The winner earns the value of cards left in the other players’ hands. The result shows both the remaining card counts and their point totals.

Card values used by the game
CardPoints
Ace of Spades100
Joker50
Eight40
Two25
Seven14
Other Aces, Jack, Queen, King11
Other numbered cardsFace value

Account Net Score

Account rankings use a separate calculation: 3 × approved wins − approved losses.

Sign in before playing to save eligible future results. Guest rounds are not added retrospectively. Pass & Play and guided practice are unranked.

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Play comfortably

Tap, click or use the keyboard.

Select a card to play it, or drag it onto the discard pile. Use Draw for a normal draw and follow the drawn-card choice. Rules and recent moves are available from the table menu.

Make it easier to follow

Turn on playable-card hints, larger cards or reduced motion. You can change the game speed and sort your hand by suit or rank. These preferences are saved on your device.

Tab Move between controls

Enter / Space Select

Esc Close optional menus

D Draw or end a drawn-card turn

The D shortcut works while the table is focused.