With just two rules for how to play your cards, These internationally-recognized strategy card games are easy to learn, have remarkable turnarounds, and plenty of chances to wreak extreme havoc on your fellow players. Secretly pick a card from your hand, then play it on one of four rows. here are the two rules: your card must be higher than the last card in a row, and it has to be played next to the last card that's closest in Number. If you play the sixth card in a row, you take that row. . . . And all the points in it. That's when the game earns its name, as you're forced to "take five" Cards. take a number is a stand-alone game with advanced rules that builds on the basic edition to create an extreme “take” experience: the number of cards in each row varies, you'll get the chance to create your own row, and you can add cards back into your hand. Take 5 is the same as the German game 6 Nimmt! And take a number is the same as X Nimmt! .