No Thanks

No Thanks is a small, quick card game in which the aim is to have the FEWEST points when the game ends.

The game consists of 33 cards numbered 3-35, plus 55 chips.

Each player starts with the same number of chips. 9 random cards are removed from the deck, which is placed in the middle of the table.

The game begins with the top card of the deck being turned over. The starting player must now decide whether to take the card. A player who does not take the card must place one of their chips on it, and the turn passes on. The next player now has the same choice: take the card or place a chip on it. If a player chooses to take the card, that player gets all the chips that have been placed on it, and a new card is turned over.

The game continues until the deck is empty, and the player with the fewest points has won. Remaining chips count as -1 point. If you have 2 or more cards in sequence, only the card with the lowest value is counted.

No Thanks is a pleasant card game with more to offer than it seems at first glance.