Skip-Bo
Race to empty your stock pile by building shared piles from 1 to 12.
What it is
Everyone shares up to four building piles that run from 1 to 12, each started with a 1 or a wild Skip-Bo card. You play from your hand, your discards and the top of your stock pile, and the first to empty that stock pile wins. Hazel "Skip" Bowman of Brownfield, Texas began selling the boxed game in 1967. It suits a grandparent's card table and kids who can count to 12.
What we love
- Your discard piles give you more planning than the game first lets on.
- Wild Skip-Bo cards rescue a stuck pile.
- Two to six can play, alone or in partnerships.
Honest trade-offs
- The draw decides a lot, and a stuck stock pile can sit for a while.
- Long chains of plays mean others wait through someone's big turn.
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's approachability and pacing. The most common complaint is the draw decides a lot, and a stuck stock pile can sit for a while..
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Content advisory
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