4 Up 4 Down is a fun and strategic card game that’s perfect for beginners. The objective is to get rid of all your cards before your opponents. Each player starts with eight cards: four face-down, four face-up on top, and a hand of four.
Setup
- Shuffle the deck and deal eight cards to each player.
- Arrange four cards face-down in front of you.
- Place four cards face-up on top of the face-down ones.
- The remaining cards form the draw pile.
Gameplay
Players take turns in a clockwise direction. On your turn:
- Play a card from your hand, matching or exceeding the value of the previous card played.
- If unable to play, draw from the pile until a playable card is drawn.
- If the draw pile is empty, use your face-up cards, then face-down cards.
Special Cards
- 2: Resets the pile.
- 10: Discard pile cleared.
- 4: Skip the next player.
Winning
The first player to discard all their cards wins!
