Battle Cards

Introduction

This is a game for or 2-4 players who battle against each other for points.

Preparation

• Use one deck with jokers for every two players.

• Each player gets five cards.

• Remaining cards become a draw pile.

Play

• On your turn, take one card from the draw pile and play one card.

• Each card is worth its number in points. (Aces are one point).

• Cards put on the table score points but can also be attacked.

Attacking

• Cards in hand of opposite color can take cards that are one below their points.

  • (For example: a red 5 can take a black 4)

• Some cards (see below) have special abilities for capture.

• To capture a card, play your attack card then discard both the attack card and the target card.

Special Cards 

• The Ace played allows you to remove a 10 of an opposite color OR take another turn. Aces are worth one point.

• A Two played allows you to draw two more cards, play one, then discard two cards at the end of your turn.

• A Jack can steal any opponent's card. The stolen card is put into the player's points and the Jack is discarded.

• A Queen can be set on the table and protects the player from any attacks except Jokers and Kings. Queens have no point value.

• A King can remove a Queen but has no point value.

• A Joker allows the player to get a new hand and take another turn. The entire previous hand and the Joker is discarded.

Winning

• The first player to score exactly 30 points at any time on the table is the winner.