Rules

Objective:

The objective of Skyjo is to have the lowest point total at the end of the game. Points are scored by collecting cards with higher values, so players aim to get rid of high-value cards as quickly as possible.

Setup:

Each player has a board of 12 cards. Before the game starts, each player needs to flip 2 cards on their board.

Gameplay:

  • turn based game, one player after another
  • your turn: 2 options:
  • 1. use discarded card and replace with one card of your board
  • 2. draw new card, can also be used to replace a card on your board OR you can discard. If you discard then you need to flip 1 card on your board
  • next players turn
  • repeats until first player revealed all cards on their board

Special discard of 3 in a column:

If there are 3 cards of the same value in a column, then the player needs to discards all of them. Even if they are negative value cards (-1, -2).

Winning condition:

At the end of the game, players add up the point values of the cards remaining in their hands. The player with the lowest point total wins.