How to Play

HOW TO PLAY

Everything you need to know before your first hand.

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Card Values

345678910JQKA2

2 is always the highest card — playing one immediately clears the pile and you go again.

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Valid Combos

  • SingleAny one card
  • Pair2 cards of the same value
  • Triple3 cards of the same value
  • Run2+ sequential values, any suits (e.g. J–Q–K)
  • Quad / Multi4 of a kind, or 5–8 of a kind in two-deck games
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Turn Flow

  • 1.Must match the pile's combo type and count.
  • 2.Play higher than the current pile, or pass.
  • 3.If everyone passes, the pile clears and the last player to play goes again.
  • 4.Playing a 2 also clears the pile immediately — you go again.
  • 5.First to empty hand = King · Last remaining = Scum.
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King & Scum Exchange

Applies from round 2 onwards

  • 1.Scum's highest card is automatically taken by the King.
  • 2.King chooses a card to give back before seeing what they received.
  • 3.Both exchanges then resolve simultaneously.