The rules
How to play ARZ-7
Take turns drawing cards. Every new number adds to your score, and a number you already have busts you. Stop at the right moment, use the action cards on your friends, and be the first to 200 points.
Three minutes. Prefer to read? It’s all written out below.
On your turn
Draw, stay, or fold
Draw
Flip the top card. A number you don’t have yet adds to your score. A number you already have is a bust.
Stay
Once you hold 4 cards you can stop and bank this round’s points. You can’t stay with fewer.
Fold
Stuck early with 2 or 3 cards (at least one a number)? Fold: you drop your highest number and keep the rest.
Scoring
How points add up
Round score
Add up your numbers, add any + cards, then double it for an x2.
Bust
Draw a number you already have and the round is worth 0 to you. On top of that, the duplicate’s value comes off your total: bust on a 12 and you lose 12.
Seven different numbers
The round ends on the spot. You score your round plus a bonus worth your highest number.
Winning
Round scores add up. The first player to reach 200 wins the game.
Example
(5 + 9 + 12 + 4) × 2 = 60
Bank it by staying. Draw a 5, 9 or 12 instead and it’s 0, and 5, 9 or 12 off your total.
Special cards
Actions and modifiers
Freeze
Pick any player still in the round, yourself included. Their round ends right away and they bank the points they have. Use it to stop a rival on a hot streak, or on yourself to lock in a big hand.
Take Three
Pick a player, yourself included. They draw three cards in a row, and any of them can bust them.
Revive
Keep it in your hand. It cancels your first duplicate of the round: the Revive and the duplicate are both discarded and you carry on.
+2, +4, +6, +8, +10
Points on top of your numbers. A modifier can never bust you.
x2
Doubles your round score, after the + cards are added.
The deck
94 cards
| Cards | What’s in it | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 0 and 1 once each; 2 to 12 as many times as their value (twelve 12s) | 79 |
| Actions | Freeze, Take Three and Revive, 3 of each | 9 |
| Modifiers | +2, +4, +6, +8, +10 and x2, one of each | 6 |
| Total | 94 |
These are the standard rules. A host with Premium can change the winning score, how many cards you need to stay, and how many action cards are in the deck. The table shows its house rules before you sit down.