Cards in box
Skip-Bo is a commercial version of the card gameSpite and Malice, a derivative of Russian Bank (also known as Crapette or Tunj). In 1967, Minnie Hazel 'Skip' Bowman (1915–2001)[1] of Brownfield, Texas, began producing a boxed edition of the game under the name SKIP-BO. In 1980 the game was purchased by International Games, which was subsequently bought by Mattel in 1992. A mobile version of the game for iOS was released by Magmic in September, 2013.There is a new version called 'SKIP-BO Mod' that comes in a white and blue case.
Card and deck styles[edit]
Individual Card
Skip-bo Card Game
The deck consists of 162 cards, twelve each of the numbers 1 through 12 and eighteen 'SKIP-BO' wild cards which may be played as any number. Alternatively, the 162 cards could be three regular decks of playing cards, including the jokers, with ace to queen corresponding to 1 to 12 and the kings and jokers corresponding to the SKIP-BO cards. Before 1980, the commercial game consisted of four decks of regular playing cards with eight SKIP-BO cards replacing the standard two jokers in each deck. In addition, the aces, twos and threes in the fourth deck were marked SKIP-BO. The remainder of the fourth deck was discarded.
Game play[edit]
The Skip-Bo Card Game is a fun addition to your card game collection. This exciting game challenges players to be the first one to make a stack of ascending cards (2,3,4 and so on) until they have no cards left. Players use their brains & brawn to win the race of who will be the first one to make an ascending sequence with their hands of cards. Only you can play SKIP-BO with the friendly inhabitants of the island, calm the active volcano, and restore the quiet peace of this tropical paradise. With four unique game modes, challenging mini-games, and endless, family-friendly, SKIP-BO fun, SKIP-BO Castaway Caper is an original adventure featuring one of the world's favorite card games. Nov 17, 2020 Skip-Bo is a card game for 2 to 6 players that is similar to solitaire. The object is to get rid of your cards while blocking other players from discarding theirs. Since anyone over age seven can play, Skip-Bo is a great game for families.
Two to four people can play at a time as individuals, or, six or more players in teams (no more than three partnerships). The object of the game is to be the first player or team to play out their entire stock pile(s). The player with the middle age goes first. Each player is dealt 30 cards (recommended 10-15 for faster gameplay) for their pile with only the top card visible, and a hand of five cards, and the remaining cards are placed face down to create a common draw pile. The shared play area allows up to four build piles, which must be started using either a '1' card or a Skip-Bo, and each player also has up to four personal discard piles. Each turn the active player draws until they have five cards in hand, though there are cases of not drawing more cards to equal five cards, instead doing a draw of a certain number of cards. They must play either the next card in sequential order or a wild Skip-Bo card, using either cards in hand, the top card of their stock pile, or the top card of any of their four discard piles. If the player can play all five cards from their hand, they draw five more and continue playing. When no more plays are available, the player discards one card to either an empty discard pile or on top of an existing one and play passes to the next player. When a build pile reaches 12, it is removed from the board and that space becomes empty for another pile to be started; play continues until one player has played their final start card. If a card falls on the ground and no one knows who it is the person who is winning chooses who gets it. You can not discard from your stock pile Bill!!
Scoring[edit]
For single rounds, whoever goes out first is the winner.
If multiple games are going to be played, either track the number of wins for each player or a point system may be used.
For the points scoring, the winning player receives 25 points for winning plus 5 points for each card in his/her opponents' stock piles. The first player to reach 500 points wins.
Partnerships[edit]
Another option for game play is to pair up players as partners. Game play remains the same except:
- Each partnership has two stock piles and two sets of four discard piles (eight discard piles total) regardless of the number of individuals per partnership.
- The active player can use their partner's stock and discard piles in addition to their own stock and discard piles.
- The active player's partner(s) must remain silent.[2]
Digital versions[edit]
Various electronic handheld versions of Skip-Bo have been released over the years. A licensed app existed on the iTunes App Store until 2019.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^McCay, Karin (July 20, 2018). 'Brownfield birthplace to family game Skip-Bo'. kcbd.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^1967 Skip-bo Rules (PDF)
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skip-Bo&oldid=1003682396'
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Description
Skip-Bo is the ultimate fun and easy card game for the family. It takes strategy and a skillful mindset to create sequential stacks of cards. The objective of Skip-Bo is that the players in the game look to discard all the cards in their stack as quickly as possible. The first player to do so wins. Skip-Bo card is a wild card and can be played to start a building pile or as any other number. Use these cards strategically and they can help you beat your opponents.
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