Take 5

To set up the game, shuffle all the cards and deal 10 cards face down to each player. Then, reveal four cards from the remaining deck and place them face up in a single column in the center of the playing area. Ensure there is enough space next to each of these four cards to form rows of up to five cards each.

The main objective of Take 5 is to avoid collecting bull heads, which are penalty points. The game is played over several rounds, and the player who has accumulated the fewest bull heads by the time any player reaches 66 or more bull heads is declared the winner.

Each turn, all players simultaneously select one card from their hand and place it face down in front of them. Once everyone has chosen, all cards are revealed. Players then place their chosen cards one by one, starting with the lowest value card, onto the rows in the center. A card must be placed on the row where the last card in that row has the smallest difference to the played card, and the played card must be higher than the last card in the row. If a player's card cannot be placed in any row (it's lower than all last cards), or if it's the sixth card in a row, that player must take all cards from the row they are placing on (or a row of their choice if their card is too low for all rows) into their penalty pile, and their played card starts a new row.

Players collect penalty points, known as bull heads, from the cards they are forced to take. Each card has a number of bull heads indicated on it (1, 2, 3, 5, or 7). When a player takes a row, all cards from that row are added to their personal penalty pile, and the bull heads on these cards are tallied.

A game of Take 5 consists of multiple rounds. The game concludes immediately at the end of the round in which at least one player has accumulated 66 or more bull heads in their penalty pile. At this point, all players count their total bull heads, and the player with the lowest total score wins the game.