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Objective of the Game
The goal is to have the fewest points at the end of the game — meaning you want to get rid of as many cards as possible or keep low-value cards.
Game Setup
Each player gets 6 cards face down in front of them. At the start of the game, you may look at the bottom 3 cards.
Turn
On your turn, draw 1 card and look at it. Then you may:
- Either discard the drawn card: Place the card face up on the discard pile.
- Or keep the drawn card: Place the card face down in front of you. Then discard another card from your hand face up.
You may not look at your cards again during the game.
Counter Discard
- Whenever a card is discarded, whether by you or another player, you may immediately discard identical cards.
- If you reveal an incorrect card while doing so, you must put it back and, as a penalty, draw a new card.
- Once the active player draws a new card, no counter discard is possible anymore.
Special Cards: 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
When you discard a card with the value 6, 7, 8, or 9, you must immediately resolve its effect:
- 6 → Place the top card of the draw pile face down in front of another player.
- 7 or 8 → Look at 1 card (either one of your own or one belonging to another player).
- 9 → Swap one of your cards with one card from another player (both cards remain face down). You may not swap with the player who has the BLOOPS card in front of them.
End of the Game
The game can end in two ways:
- The game ends immediately when the 20 card is discarded.
- If a player calls "BLOOPS!" at the end of their turn, every other player gets exactly one more turn.
- The player who called "BLOOPS!" receives the BLOOPS card and is immune to the swap effect of cards with value 9.
Scoring
- All players reveal their cards.
- Star cards: If a player has 3 or more stars, they discard all star cards; they are not scored.
- All other cards count according to their value.
The player with the lowest score wins. In case of a tie, the victory is shared.