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Introduction

Can you think ahead? Can you play smart? Are you lucky? If you are, then you have all the right qualities to be a Go! Go! Go! champion. Play wisely, and show those sly card sharks of Tyrannia what's what in this unique Neopets card game.

Controls & Instructions

It's a browser based game, so all you will need is your mouse. The objective is to clear yourself of all your cards in hand, along with your face up and face down cards in order. Try to be first and beat all of those card tricking no-it-alls!

Tips & Strategies

The rules are quite complex, so I will try to explain it in a way that you know what your doing and have the edge on your opponent! When you start a game, however, this is what your screen will look like. It's got a little annotation to the side, to help you along.

This is your game board. It's a little confusing, but if we work from the top down, we will be fine.

At the top, we have the three other players. The character isn't important, what is, however, is the information below them. The "Cards in hand" shows how many cards they have to use up before they can start on their Face Ups (more on this later). The good thing is that you can see their Face Ups, which is where tactics come in later on. The Face Down cards are merely there so you know how far away they are from finishing. No one knows what those cards are.

The "Stack" is a pile of what cards have been played. You only need to worry about the top card. The pile next to it is the "Draw" pile, where you draw cards from at the start of each game.

The bit below is similar to what you see below your opponents. These cards are clickable and you use that to play them.

Some basic rules to know of before you start playing. This is the type of game which alerts you to any mistakes you've made and how to correct them, so it shouldn't be very hard to play. But, a quick list of rules:

• The card you play must be bigger than the one on the top of the stack. Example: You can play an Ace on top of a King, but you cannot play a King on top of an Ace.
• When a 3 is on top of the stack, you can only play a 5, 7, 9, Jack, King or another 3.
• When a 4 is on top of the stack, you can only play a 6, 8, 10, Queen, Ace or another 4.
• The 2 can be played anytime, unless there is a 3 on top of the stack.
• Playing a ten clears the stack, and you get another go.
• You must play cards in your hand first, then your Face Ups, then your Face Downs.
• If you can't make a legal move, you must pick up all the cards on the stack.

Now you know all the parts of the game and some basic rules, let's actually get on with some gameplay!

The start bit is rather boring. You don't seem to get anywhere, besides having a setback! Every player has at least 3 cards in the first bit. If they go any lower than 3 cards, a card from the "Draw" pile replaces it. So, until the "Draw" pile is empty, you cannot begin to win. Dang. During this, try to clear out all lower numbered cards. Ideally, have King and an Ace. But also, if you have a 2, keep that.

Once the "Draw" pile is down to zero cards, you can have less than 3 cards in your hand, and starts clearing them out. You will need to play a card that is bigger than the one currently on the pile (Unless it is a case as stated before). To do that, click the card and then click the "Play Cards" button. You can play more than one of the same numbered card at a time, to clear them out quicker. Play the lowest one you can. Don't unnecessarily use your King if a 3 would cover it. Save the big cards for if you have trouble later on.

If you do get into trouble and cannot play a card legally, then click the "Pick up pile" button. Doing this will give you all the cards in the stack and give the next person in line a "free turn", which allows them to play any card they want. If you are lucky (In a certain way) then there will be few cards in the stack and therefore won't be punished much, but if play has kept going since the start of the game, expect to be put back a lot! But now you don't have to pick up the pile again for a long time, eh?

When you clear your hand, you can move onto the Face Ups. These cards can be seen by everyone, and therefore can be used against you. Thankfully, the AI in this game isn't great, so you can use it to your advantage only. Hooray! But first, lets explain a little about your own Face Up cards. It's basically a small version of the hand you originally started off with. But this one can't be touched until your hand is cleared. You play as normal out of your Face Up area. There is a sligt difference, as you can't play duplicate cards at the same time. Bummer. If you can't play, you "Pick Up Pile" again and receive those cards from the stack into your hand. The lowest card from the Face Up section also goes into your hand, for no apparent reason. :D

Now, remember me mentioning how you can manipulate this Face Up section with your opponents to make them lose? Well, if they are on the Face Up section, find the highest card the next opponent to play has (Say, a 9) and choose one of your cards which is higher than it (say, a Jack). That way, they can't play and have to pick up the stack! Heheheh! If you can't manage that, make them play their highest card to make it easier to maniplulate them later.

Now this is where the luck comes in. The Face Down cards could be anything, so the lower the card is on top of the stack, the more of a chance you have of making a legal move. Instead of warning you, though, it just adds that card plus those in the stack if the card you tried to play isn't legal. It works on the same principle as the Face Ups. Clear these and congratulations! You've completed a round!

Extra Stuff

With this game, there isn't a need to be amazingly fast at it to get a trophy. Get a beautiful bronze trophy after completing round 2. Receive a splendid silver trophy after completing round 6. Finally, accept a gratifying gold trophy after completing round 8, and the game.

Conclusion

That was a lot of information to take in, wasn't it? Make sure you know the rules before starting play, otherwise you might be there a while. :P If you do make a mistake, a big red box will come up telling you how to correct yourself, so relax. Have fun (After all, that is what you're playing it for!)

This Neopets help article was written for The Daily Neopets by staff member Matt.
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