![Oh no 99](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6836781256_3ecaa4a9e8.jpg)
Several people have asked how to play Oh No 99! so I'm sharing it here. Everyone playing gets 5 cards and each person keeps 5 cards at all times. When you play a card you draw another one to replace it.
![Oh no 99 start](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6982909747_e05ae8cc72.jpg)
Turn one card face up and that gives you a starting place. In this game we started with 9. Each person plays a card, adding the value of the card played to the total of the stack. So if you play a 10 on this card the stack total would be 19. Keep playing cards. What about face cards?
![Oh no 99 face cards](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6982910809_23c6fba269.jpg)
This is how you count face cards:
Ace= 1
Jack = minus 10
Queen = wild 1 to 9 (positive number)
King = Add 0
So you keep playing until you reach 99. Once the stack totals 99 you must be able to play a card or you are out. The last person holding cards wins. The kids love this game and I play it with them a lot today.
I keep these directions and the cards in a pencil bag. I hope you have fun playing this game. Please let me know if you have any questions!
This looks like fun! It's another card game that I will definitely play! Thank you so much for the idea!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSo once the stack is 99, kids need to have a Jack or King to continue? Do I understand this correctly?
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