No Thanks
- fmtcumd
- Jul 21
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 31
Take a card, pay to say no thanks or take what you must to score the least
—BGG
Grade Band: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12
Time to Play: Less than 10 minutes
Game Style: Competitive, turn-based
Complexity: Level 2
This game can be taught in about 5-10 minutes and may require examples or demonstrations to understand the rules.
Price:
Amazon - $10.99
Mathematical Skills:
Probability
Decision Making
Operations (Addition/Subtraction)
Strategic Thinking
Grouping
Description of Game:
No Thanks! is an auction/bidding style card game with themes of luck and strategy. The goal of the game is to have the lowest score at the end of the game.
Rules:
Each turn, players have two options:
Play one of their chips to avoid picking up the current face-up card
Pick up the face-up card (along with any chips that have already been played on that card) and turn over the next card
However, the choices aren't so easy as players compete to have the lowest score at the end of the game.
The deck of cards is numbered from 3 to 35, with each card counting for a number of points equal to its face value. Runs of two or more cards only count as the lowest value in the run - but nine cards are removed from the deck before starting, so be careful looking for connectors.
Each chip is worth -1 point, but they can be even more valuable by allowing you to avoid drawing that unwanted card.
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