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LEVEL 8

Das Kartenspiel

Eight levels of the game demand varying combinations of cards. The game comprises 98 cards – 90 number cards of values 1-15 in six colors as well as five jokers and three cards “Aussetzen!” = “Miss your Turn!”. You begin with 10 cards. In your turn, you must draw one card from the draw pile or the open discard pile and then you can lay out your current level. For this you lay down all necessary cards – and only those cards - for the level, for instance, two sequences of three cards each for Level One, and you can also include joker cards for a combination.

Then you can add cards from your hand to combinations already on the table, your own or those of other players; for instance, a fourth card to a sequence of three, but NOT put own another sequence of three cards. Then you must discard a card. If it is your turn again in this round, you may again add cards to cards on the table. Whoever discards his last card from his hand, end the round and may advance his level card by two levels for a bonus. All other players who completed their level, advance their level card by one level. Instead of discarding a card to end your turn, you may play the special card “Aussetzen!”. You place it in front of any other layer, who in his turn then can only put this card at the bottom of the draw pile. Whoever lays out Level 8 or is first to complete the round in which he laid out Level 7, wins instantly.

Level 8 Das Kartenspiel is, as are the variants, a very nice and well-working card game and provide attractive family entertainment for any occasion. It is simple and yet challenging, which card do I keep, which card do I discard?

Players: 2-6

Age: 8+

Time: not named

Designer: not named

Artist: Arthur Wagner

Price: ca. 10 Euro

Publisher: Ravensburger 2016

Web: www.ravensburger.de

Genre: Cards, set collecting

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

Variant of a familiar mechanism

Simple basic rules

Very good family game

Compares to:

Level 8 Master, Phase 10, Phase 10 Master

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 3

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 0

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0