County Uppy

County Uppy is a fast paced counting card game full of ups and downs and quick turn arounds!

Objective

• Get the count to 16.
• Be the last player able to play a card.

Setup

• Shuffle the deck.
• the player closest to the age of 16 deals 5 cards to each player.
• The player left of the dealer begins.
• The count starts at 0 of all colors.

On your turn:

Draw a card.

Play a card.

• If the card you play doesn’t match a color or the number on the card last played, you discard a card.
• If the card you play takes the count over 16 or under 0, you discard a card.
  • Send the cards in play to the Discard Pile.
  • Reset the count to 0 of all colors.
• If the card you play gets the count to 16, all other players discard a card.
  • Send the cards in play to the Discard Pile.
  • Reset the count to 0 of all colors.
• The above stack, so it is possible for you to discard 2 cards or all players to discard 1.

If a player needs to discard a card, but is unable to, they are out of the game.

Pass the turn to the player clockwise of you.

Wilds

• +1 Card: Draw an extra card.
• +/-: If the next card played is a number card, reverse its sign from positive to negative and vice versa.
  • E.g. -2 would add 2 to the count. 6 would subtract 6 from the count.
• Reverse: reverse the order of play from clockwise to counterclockwise and vice-versa.
• Steal: Take a card from a player of your choice.
• Trade Hands: Trade hands with a player of your choice.
• x2: Double the current count.

Chaos Wilds

• =15: Set the count to 15.
• Play 2: The next player must play one card, resolve it anyone needs to discard, and then play a second card.
• Re-Deal: Shuffle cards from all players’ hands and re-deal them to all players still in the game. You choose who to deal to first.
• Rotate Hands: All players rotate hands along the order of play to the next player still in the game.
• Skip: Skip the next player’s turn.

Contents

• 30 Cyan Cards (-2 to 7)
• 30 Green Cards (-2 to 7)
• 30 Magenta Cards (-2 to 7)
• 18 Wild Cards:
  • 3 +1 Card
  • 3 +/-
  • 3 Reverse
  • 3 Steal a Card
  • 3 Trade Hands
  • 3 x2
• 8 Quick Reference Cards
• 3 Blank Cards

Chaos Contents (Black Interior)

• 12 Cyan Cards (-4, -3, 8, 9)
• 12 Green Cards (-4, -3, 8, 9)
• 12 Magenta Cards (-4, -3, 8, 9)
• 14 Cyan/Green Cards (-4 to 9)
• 14 Green/Magenta Cards (-4 to 9)
• 14 Magenta/Cyan Cards (-4 to 9)
• 15 Wild Cards:
  • 3 =15
  • 3 Play 2
  • 3 Re-Deal
  • 3 Rotate Hands
  • 3 Skip

Game Variations

• The OG: Play with all cards.
• Keep it Simple: Play with only normal (white) cards.
• Only Chaos: Play with only Chaos (black) cards.
• It’s Wild Time: Play with normal (white) cards and all wild cards.
• Math is Fun: Play with all number cards and no wild cards.
• SPEED: When a player’s hand leaves a card they cannot change their mind. Players must maintain a consistent tempo, otherwise the must discard a card.
• Teams: For even numbered players. Team members sit alternating teams.
  • Before playing a card, a player may be given a card from another player on their team.