Five Three Five

535 is a Climbing/Shedding game for 2 to 6 Players. The game's deck is comprised of cards numbered 1-15, with cards of rank 6 and 10 missing. The deck contains multiple copies of each card, depending on player count (4 each at 2-4 players/5 each at 5+ players). In addition to a rank, each card has a point value, which depends on the rank’s strength. The object of the game is for players to be the first to play all of their cards to the table.

On a turn, a player may play one, two, or three cards to a single, central meld. Playable meld-types are:

-Single: Any one card. (1 11,12,13)

On a turn, a player chooses to do one of the following actions:

-Overwrite: Play a higher ranked meld, which matches the meld-type and size of the central meld.

-Add: Attach a card or cards to the central meld, making sets/runs longer.

-Pass: A player who can not or chooses not to play into the central meld may pass. Once a player passes, they are out for the trick.

A trick ends once 1 of 4 things happens:

-All but one player passes.

-A player adds the fourth card to an active set of a like-numbered meld (or fifth in a 5+ player game).

-A player adds the fifth card of a run.

-A player plays a meld that follows the “Rule of 8’s” (See Below).