1 to 7 players (in reality there’s no real maximum amount of players - you only need to keep in mind that the more players participate, the longer the gameplay gets). From our experience, the game is suitable for 7+ year old kids.

This is the way we used to play back in our schooldays.

The goal is to perform (5+1) basic moves one after another - 1Up, 2Up, 3Up, 4Up, 5Up and the Joker. The last move determines how many points you get in each round. If you fail on any of first 5 moves you don’t get to the Joker, you don’t receive any points and have to pass on the knucklebones to the next player. Round one is finished once all the players have finished performing (5+1) their moves. You can play as many rounds as you want - we suggest 5 rounds for quick play (around 15 min. for 3 players), or 10 to 20 rounds for longer and more challenging games. The player who collects the most points in all rounds wins.

Friendly

In this mode, the knucklebones cards come into play for the very first time! The cards are divided into 5 point groups (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 points per card). There are 5 cards in each group, so we have 25 unique moves! There is also a Joker card and 5 special „Joker Score” cards.

In this friendly mode, each player draws cards from the deck and tries to perform randomly selected moves (one card per player, one player after another). The players have only one chance - if they complete the move, they keep the card and the points assigned to it. However, if they fail, the card goes back to the bottom of the stack.

The sum from all the gathered cards through the gameplay represent the total number of each players’ points. We suggest to play a minimum of 20 rounds, but you can go all the way and play until all the cards from the deck are spread among the participating players.

Aggressive

All modes are fun, but this one brings a bit of the gamble into the gameplay! The game features an attacking and a defending player. They switch roles during the gameplay, and they can both earn and lose points. Moreover, they can also pawn the points they achieved in order to take over a move which the other player failed to perform.

Max in 90

Your goal here is to get the maximum amount of points within 90 seconds in classic mode. It’s really challenging :) Once you get to the last move - the Joker - it get’s tricky and exciting at the same time - you need to quickly choose - speed or precision! And than - you need to repeat all 5+1 steps as many times as you can within the set timeframe. Remember - as in classic mode - you’re scoring only in last move, so first 5 moves have to be super quick.

Super Speed Mode

In this scenario you will need to get a stopwatch. Perform 1-5 moves of classic mode and record your time. Fastest one win. You can perform as many rounds as you want. Before the start of the game simply agree with your opponents how many rounds you want to play and you’re ready to roll!

Super Perfect Speed Mode

Only for super experienced players. You need to perform regular super speed mode with perfect joker on top if it (all 5 knucklebones must land in your palm). It’s really tricky, bet hey, if Chuck can do it, so can you!