Five Crowns

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The number of cards dealt increases by one card each deal, and the wild card changes as described above. In the last hand of a seven player game, if all the remaining cards in the deck are used, the discard pile should be reshuffled and used to replenish the deck. Whenever you are uncertain which card is wild, count the number of cards you were dealt, that number is wild for that round.

Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Start your turn by drawing a card from the draw pile OR picking up the top card from the discard pile. It can be a lot to watch and track all of the discards, but with practice, you’ll learn to keep your finger on the pulse of the odds for a given book and adjust as needed. An example would be to hold onto the 5 and Jack of spades if you already have a 7-8-9 of spades run. You can’t double-count cards for books at the end, but holding this at the beginning of a round is a smart idea to help you find matching cards.

So, in the first round, the three cards will be wild, the four cards will be wild in the second round, and so on. Once you mentally connect a wild with a set, it’s not locked in; feel free to adjust it to lower your count at the end or make more cards match. Though not part of the official rules I have seen, our “house rule” is that in case of a tie, the winner is the player who went out the most number of hands. A small mistake that adds up quickly comes with forgetting that not all face cards count the same against you.

Before we talk about the rules and how exactly runs and books work, we need to discuss what you’ll need to play. When the card for the round is dealt, the remaining cards should be placed in the middle, and these will then form the draw pile. Make sure you know these special uses of wild cards, and don’t miss out on a chance to stick your opponents with some high cards.The game is designed for 2-7 players, but can also be played with 8 players if a second deck of cards is added. Some of the links may be affiliate in nature meaning we earn a small commission if an item is purchased.

Card Values: Each number card is worth its face value, Jacks are 11 points, Queens are 12, Kings are 13, Jokers are 50, and the current wild card is 20 points. Once scores are tallied, the next hand begins with the player on the left (clockwise) becoming the dealer.With some, I never pull stuff like this, but with others, I know we’re competitive enough that a strat like this is just a part of the game. For example, when four cards are dealt, the 4s are wild, when five cards are dealt, the 5s are wild, and so on until the last hand when the Kings are wild. I also include a handy table, breaking down each game in terms of difficulty, number of players, and the time it takes to play.