A fun, fast-paced combination of strategy and luck for great times with family and friends! You may think you have the upper hand until it happens… Tough Luck! This card game is sure to bring fun to any gathering! For 2 to 4 players or buy 2 decks for up to 8 players! Object of the Game: Be the first to play all of the cards in your hand and in front of you! Game Setup: Choose how many players you have and deal the cards according to the directions below. 2 Players: The dealer deals both players 29 cards. Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 8 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just placed face down. 3 Players: The dealer deals all players 19 cards. (Discard any one card.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 6 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. 4 Players: The dealer deals all players 14 cards. (Discard any two cards.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 4 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. 5 Players: The dealer deals all players 23 cards. (Discard any one card.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 8 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. 6 Players: The dealer deals all players 19 cards. (Discard any two cards.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 6 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down .Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. 7 Players: The dealer deals all players 16 cards. (Discard any four cards.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 5 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. 8 Players: The dealer deals all players 14 cards. (Discard any four cards.) Without looking at your cards (or letting the other players look at them) pick 4 cards out of your hand and place them in front of you face down. Place one card face up on each of the cards you just place face down. HOW TO PLAY: First… some simple rules: Only after a player plays all of the cards in their hand can they play the cards that are face up in front of them on the table. And… Only after a player plays all of the cards that are face up in front of them on the table can they play the cards that are faced down on the table. You flip over and play these cards one at a time (no peeking at the other cards!) — Keep these faced-down cards face-down until all cards in your hand and the cards facing up in front of you are gone. In a 2 player game if you flip over a REVERSE card, flip over and play another card… If the card you played after the REVERSE has a lower value the the card played previous to the REVERSE card… Tough Luck ! You get to pick up all of the cards in the played pile . If you play a higher value car it is the other players turn. The first player puts a low-value card from their hand (or any card value they choose) on the table face up on the played pile . (2 is the lowest value and 12 is the highest value card.)The next player places a card down from their hand that has an equal or higher value than the card previously played on the played pile. If a player has more than one of the same card they can play as many of those same valued cards during his turn. Example: If a player has two 5 cards in his hand, they can play both of the cards if they want to at the same time. When 4 cards of the same value are played consecutively in turn those 4 cards and all c

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