SuitUP™


Welcome to SuitUP™!

Objective

SuitUP™ is a fast-paced strategy card game where the goal is to be the first to lay down all your cards or achieve an instant win with a SuitUP™ Blitz by playing one card of each suit in a single turn. But watch out! Any leftover cards will count against you, so play smart and plan ahead!

The Setup

  • Deck: 112 cards (8 suits: hearts, spades, diamonds, rainbows, shields, stars, crowns, and clubs).
  • Players: 2 to 8 players.

Dealing Cards:

  • 2 Players: Deal 14 cards to each player.
  • 4 Players: Deal 9 cards to each player.
  • 6 Players: Deal 8 cards to each player.
  • 8 Players: Deal 7 cards to each player.

The remaining cards form a stockpile in the center, face down.

How to play

  • Draw a card: Pick up either the top card from the discard pile OR the top card from the draw pile.
  • First lay down: If you have either a run of 4 or three of a kind you can play ONE on your first turn
    • A Run of 4 (4 sequential cards, all different suits)
    • Three of a Kind (3 cards of the same rank, any suits)
  • Subsequent turns: On subsequent turns you may extend existing runs or sets (on your piles or another player's)
  • Discard a Card: Every turn (even the winning one) must end with a card discarded
  • Goal: Be the first to get rid of all your cards OR if you are not the winner, don't be the biggest loser - the goal is to have the lowest score.

Important notes

  • Ace:
    • Can be high or low - you can play them over the top (2-Ace-King-Queen)
  • Runs:
    • The runs must be sequential and each card in the run MUST be a different suit
  • Closed lay:
    • Once a run is completed (8 sequential cards all different suits) or 8 cards of the same rank are laid (8 three's) the block is turned face down
  • Wilds:
    • 4 Wild cards in the deck and can be used to mimic any card. 
    • If a Wild is laid and a player has the card it is replacing, on their turn they can replace the Wild with their card and use the Wild as they see fit.
    • Wild cards can not be used to complete a SuitUP Blitz.
  • "May I":
    • If a player discards a card you want and it isn't your turn you can say "may I" before the next player picks it up
    • If all the players whose turn is before you do not want the card you can take it PLUS a card from the draw pile
    • You do NOT discard after you pick the "May I" and the draw pile card
    • If another player before you claims the "May I" card they must take the card as well as a card from the draw pile
  • SuitUP™ Blitz - Instant Win!
    • Play a sequential run of 8 with one of each suit in a single turn it is an instant win!

Action cards

Action cards are live when discarded, not when laid down in a turn.

  • S (Swap):
    • All players pass a random card to the left
  • R (Reverse)
    • Reverses the direction of play
  • D (Dump & Draw)
    • The player that discards this can also exchange as many cards they want with new cards from the draw pile
  • X (Block)
    • The player that discards this card chooses who is blocked from their next turn

Pro Tip: Use action cards wisely to disrupt your opponents but you don't want to be left with them in your hand if you loose!

Winning the Game

A player wins by laying down all their cards and discarding their final card.

The remaining players total the value of their cards - the higher the score the bigger the loser.

  • Ace, King, Queen, Jack: 10 points
  • Face Cards: Face value
  • Wild Cards: 20 points

 

Winning the Game

SuitUP™ is about strategy, speed, and smart moves. Whether you're chasing a SuitUP™ Blitz, using action cards to sift the game, or tactically discarding to control play, every round is a new challenge!

So shuffle up, strategize, and SuitUP for the most exciting card game yet