Card reference

Every card in the deck and what it does, in the classic red and black.

♠ Spades♥ Hearts♦ Diamonds♣ Clubs

Number cards

A♠A♥

Ace

Counts 1. Starts or continues a route like any number card. A Joker on an Ace removes every other number card of its suit.

2♦6♣10♥

2 to 10

Count their number. The second card on a route sets its direction, up or down.

4♠7♠going up, so the next card must be higher than 7, or a spade

Face cards

Face cards attach to a number card on any route, yours or your opponent's, up to 3 on one card. A full card can't take another, not even a Jack. Face cards add no value themselves.

J♠J♦

Jack

Removes the number card it is played on, along with every face card attached to it.

9♥+J♠the 9 leaves the table
Q♥Q♣

Queen

Goes on the last card of a route. Reverses the direction and changes the current suit to the Queen's suit.

3♥8♥+Q♣now going down, in clubs
K♦K♠

King

Doubles the value of the card it is on. Each extra King doubles again.

6♦+K♦the 6 counts 12
JokerJoker

Joker

On a 2 to 10, removes every other card of that value from the table. On an Ace, removes every other number card of the Ace's suit. The card it is on stays.

7♣+Jokerevery other 7 on the table is removed

Values at a glance

CardValueCan go on
Ace1Your own routes
2 to 10Its numberYour own routes
Jack0Any number card, any route
Queen0The last card of any route
KingDoubles its cardAny number card, any route
Joker0Any number card, any route

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