Cover art for 5 Alive

5 Alive

1990 · BGG
Avg rating
5.68
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
1.26 (Light)
Players
2-6
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
641

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Description

Theme 5 Alive is an abstract card-playing game. Goal Each player starts with 5 lives. The winner is the last player to have any lives left. Gameplay Each player in turn plays a card from their hand. 'Normal' cards have a face value, and the aim is not to play a card that takes the running total above 21. If you do, you lose a life. If you manage to play the last card from your hand without taking the total above 21, then every other player loses a life. As well as 'normal' cards, there is also a variety of 'wild' cards that perform special actions, like resetting the running total, skipping the next player, reversing the direction of play or causing other players to draw extra cards. Components 108 cards & instructions Re-implemented by: Boom-O

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Card play & hand management

Game type

Card game Family / kids game Board game

Publishers

Crown & Andrews Ltd. Hasbro International Games Kod Kod Mattel, Inc. Parker Brothers Schmidt Spiele Waddingtons

Designers

Eàmon Bloomfield