Scorecards

Easiest. Rules.Ever

1. Play a card from your hand.

2. Record your score.

How to Play Score Cards:

Playing Score Cards

Begin each game by selecting a starting player. That player shuffles the deck thoroughly and deals 5 cards to each player for the first round, then places the rest of the deck face-down in the center of the play area. Finally, the starting player turns over the top card of the deck and places it face-up next to the deck as the Starting card (used for scoring). You are now ready to play!

Play Area 

Score Cards is played over the course of four rounds. In each round players will play and score a total of 5 cards from their hands.

Beginning with the starting player, the player plays a card from their hand to their display area and scores it immediately. They then draw a new card from the deck to their hand, ending their turn. The next player clockwise now takes their turn.

• Remember, you always draw a card at the end of your turn, even on your last turn of the round. You should have 5 cards in your hand at all times during the game.

• Additionally, to help keep track during the game, it is recommended that players play their cards from left to right, with the leftmost card being the first one you played, and the rightmost being the last.

Once everyone has played and scored five cards, give five Bonus Points to the player(s) who had the single highest score for a played card this round. In the case of ties, award the Bonus Points to all tied players.

Between Rounds:

Between each round, players KEEP the cards in their hand. Do not shuffle them back into the deck. Instead, collect all cards in all player’s display areas, as well as the Starting Card, and shuffle those cards back into the deck. This is part of the strategy, because players start each new round with the cards they did not use from the previous round.

Once all of the displays have been cleared, the role of “starting player” passes to the next player clockwise. The new starting player begins the next round by turning over the top card of the deck to reveal a new Starting Card, and then taking their turn.

Ending the Game:

At the end of the four rounds, the player that scored the most points is the winner! If tied, the tied player with the highest single card score in round 4 wins. If still tied, it is a shared victory.

Ages 8+   |   2 – 4 players   |   Playing time  30 minutes