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Skip-Bo

Skip-Bo

AMIGO · 1967
2–620 min8+ yrs1.2/5 complexity5.7 BGG#13.997 BGG27,8 KPartyFamily
short answer

How do you play Skip-Bo?

Each player is dealt a stockpile of 30 cards. The winner will be whoever manages to empty their stockpile first. Cards are played onto four shared building piles in numerical sequence from 1 to 12.

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Skip-Bo box art
official art · AMIGO

Each player is dealt a stockpile of 30 cards. The winner will be whoever manages to empty their stockpile first. Cards are played onto four shared building piles in numerical sequence from 1 to 12. On each turn, a player draws until they have five cards in their hand, and then plays cards from: their hand, a top card of their discard piles, or their stockpile. At the end of their turn, a player must discard onto one of their four personal discard piles. Strategy involves the organizing of cards into the discard piles, care in not setting up the next players for good plays, knowing when to play from which option, and especially the timing of playing a valuable "Skip-bo" wildcard.

Skip-bo is based on Traditional Card Games: Spite and Malice.

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#13.997
from Trișache · verified

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Q2Where can I buy Skip-Bo cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Skip-Bo?
Skip-Bo is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Skip-Bo — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Skip-Bo support?
Skip-Bo is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Skip-Bo take?
A game of Skip-Bo takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Skip-Bo for?
Skip-Bo is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Skip-Bo?
Skip-Bo has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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