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Game Overview

dnup is a dynamic card game where card values constantly change by flipping them. Players attempt to be the first or second person to discard all hand cards to collect points. The game ends as soon as a player reaches a total of 4 points. Interaction and tactical rotations define the fast-paced gameplay.

Setup

At the start, each person receives 6 cards (for 2 or 3 players: 7 cards). Each card has different values from 1 to 10 at the top and bottom. The orientation of cards in your hand may not be changed at will during the game.

Gameplay

A turn always consists of two consecutive phases:

1. Phase: Discarding cards

If your own cards from the previous round are still on the table in front of you, move them to the general discard pile in the center of the table.

2. Phase: Choosing an action

You must perform exactly one of the following four actions:

• Action A: Playing cards

Play a set (one or more cards of the same value) in front of you. Important: Your set must beat all other sets currently on the table of the same size.

• Action B: Adding a card

You can add exactly one matching card from your hand to another player's set to increase its size. The new combined set must now beat any set on the table of its new size.

• Action C: Taking cards

Take an entire set from another player. Rotate these cards by 180 degrees and add them to your hand. This action is only allowed if it does not exceed your hand limit.

• Action D: Rotating hand

Rotate your entire hand of cards by 180 degrees. This changes the values of all your cards simultaneously. Your turn ends immediately after this action.

Beating Sets

A set is stronger than another if:

• It consists of more cards (Example: Two 2s beat one 10).
• It has a higher numerical value if the number of cards is equal (Example: One 9 beats one 4).

As soon as a set is beaten, the affected player must immediately take those cards from the table, rotate them 180 degrees, and add them back to their hand.

Special Rules

• Hand limit:

You may never have more than 10 cards in your hand. Actions that would cause you to exceed this limit are not permitted.

• The "dnup" announcement:

As soon as you have only 1 card left in your hand, you must shout "dnup". If you forget to do so before the next player begins their turn, you must draw 2 penalty cards and rotate them 180 degrees immediately.

Scoring

A round ends when two players have emptied their hands.

• The first person receives 2 points.
• The second person receives 1 point.

The first player to reach 4 points wins the game.