No Thanks!

No Thanks! is a great card game for three to five players. The objective is to get the fewest amount of points. The deck is made up of cards from three to thirty five. To start, the deck is dealt and nine cards are set aside, in the box, face down. That way it is unknown what is missing.

Each player starts with eleven chips (kept secret from other players once distributed) and the top card of the deck is flipped face up. Starting with the first player, players decide if they want the card or not. If they don't they put one of their chips on it. The next person clockwise also decides if they want it.

Play continues until someone is willing to take the card. They get the chips and the card. The card is viewable by all players.

The next card is flipped face up and the player clockwise from the player who took the card starts. Play continues until the deck is exhausted. The reason why you want the cards in the middle is for two reasons. One is that you get chips because if you have no chip to put on the card, you must take it. Two is that if you have cards in series, you only score the lower card value. As well, the chips are worth minus one point per chip.

Here is an example of end game scoring. You score the 7, 11 and 25 for a total of 43. Subtracting five chips leaves you with a score of 38 points.

Now see how having more cards mean less points. here you score the 7 and 25 for a total of 33. Subtract five for 27 points. Remember that players may take the card you need and eat the points so that you don't get the sequence you need.