Cambio

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Category: Cards

Recommended Players: 2-6 (2 Decks for more than 6)

Drinking Game: No

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How to Play

  1. Shuffle the deck and deal four cards face down to each player. Players cannot look at their cards.
  2. Each player may briefly look at the two bottom cards before placing them back face down.
  3. Place the remaining deck in the center as the draw pile and flip over one card to start the discard pile.
  4. Players take turns drawing a card from either the draw pile or the discard pile.
  5. The goal is to have the lowest total value in your four-card set by swapping high-value cards for lower ones.
  6. On a turn, a player may:
    • Swap the drawn card with one of their own (without looking at it).
    • Discard the drawn card if they do not want to swap.
    • Use special action cards if drawn (card rules shown below).
  7. If a player believes they have the lowest score, they can call "Cambio" at the start of their turn and then miss their turn.
  8. Once "Cambio" is called, each other player gets one last turn before revealing their cards.
  9. The player with the lowest total value wins, while the highest scorer may receive a penalty.
  10. Face cards are worth 10 points Ace is worth 1 point

Card Rules

  • 7/8: Look at your own card
  • 9/10: Look at someone else' card
  • J/Q: Swap any two cards with different owners without looking at them
  • K Black: Look at two cards of different owners and decided to swap them or not
  • K Red: Worth -1 points
  • Joker: Worth 0 points (optional)
When a card is discarded or used you may "slam" the same value card from anywhere on the table; this can only be done once per turn. If you "slam" with somoeone else' card, give them one of yours. For a wrong slam, give yourself an extra card from the middle face down.