However, as winning a round lets the player lead any card to start the next round, one weak card can be kept to be played last.įor very young children, they can simply say the name of the Halloween character when playing their card(s). If a player is stuck with small card, it will be very hard to get to play it and empty their hand. The basic strategy is very simple players attempt to get rid of smaller cards first so that only stronger cards are left in the players’ hands near the end of a game.
The winner is the player that uses his/her cards up first. Wild cards can be any card therefore they are the strongest cards in the game. Players can pass anytime, even if the player has cards that could be played. The strength of each card is determined by the number on the card. The last person to play a card leads the next round. The next player may do the same, and so on. If three-of-a-kind is led, only three-of-a-kinds can be played on top of it. If the leader starts with a pair, only pairs may be played on top of it.
Note that the same number of cards as the lead must be played. The next player on the left may then play an equal number of matching cards with a bigger face value, or may pass. The player on the dealer’s left begins by leading any card or pair of cards they like. Shuffle and deal out all of the cards in clockwise rotation.
