Chain Links

This is a light weight card game for up to six players, ages 5 and up. The goal is to keep the chain of links (cards) going. The deck is made of a count up/count down card, four different colored links numbering 1-12 in each color, and flip cards. The first person to play all their cards wins the game.

There are five short rules for the game.

1. Never play a card that has the same color as the top card in the chain.
2. If Count Up is facing up, the value of your card must be higher than the top card of the chain, unless you play a Flip card. Likewise, if Count Down is facing up, the value of your card must be smaller than the top card of the chain, unless you play a Flip.
3. The three ways to flip the Count Down / Count Up card is to play a 1, play a 12, or play a flip. If you play a 1 this flips the Count Down card to Count Up. Play a 12 and the Count Up card to Count Down. If you play a Flip, the Count Up / Count Down card to the opposite side.
4. When a Flip is played, the color of the Flip is what is used for Rule #1, and the value of the card under the Flip is the value you use for Rule #2 depending on what side the Count Up / Count Down is face up.
5. If you can not play a card, draw one from the draw pile. If you can play the card drawn, do so, if not play passes to the next person. If there are no more cards to draw from shuffle all but the last two cards of the chain up and make them the draw deck.