FIVE card game FAQ

Everyone gets 6 cards in hand and 3 face-down, and puts 3 hand cards face-up on top. On your turn you play cards that equal or beat the top of the pile, or take the pile. Get rid of your hand, then your face-up cards, then your face-down cards. The last player holding cards loses.

2 to 6 players. You can play online with friends through an invite link, join a quick match with strangers, or play alone against bots.

FIVE is free to play in your browser, with no account and no download. Pick a name and play. On a phone you can add it to your home screen and it works like an app.

2 resets the pile. 3 is see-through. 4 pulls cards up from the bottom of the pile. 7 means the next card must be 7 or lower. 10 burns the pile. J calls a colour. A reverses the direction. A Joker starts a showdown.

Everyone still playing puts down one card or a set of the same value. The lowest card takes the pile plus all showdown cards and plays next. Ties for lowest play another round.

The player with the lowest card of 5 or higher. When players tie, one of them is picked at random. Seats are shuffled every game.

When you can't play, or when a face-down card you flip can't be played. You take the whole pile and play again at once. You may also take it on purpose, even with a legal play.

The showdown goes on as normal, and at the end both Jokers are removed from the game instead of going to the loser.

Choose Play with friends to open a private room, then share the link or QR code. Friends with the link can also watch a game live.

If the exact same position comes up 5 times, the game is in a loop. Only the card causing it is burned, and the player with the lowest higher card starts again.