No Thanks!

Welcome to the rules overview! Here is how you set up, play, and finish the game.

Setup

To prepare the game, follow these steps:

• Shuffle the 33 numbered cards thoroughly and put nine cards back into the box without looking at them (p. 1).
• Place the rest of the cards face-down to form a stack (p. 1).
• Give a supply of counters to each player based on the player count: 11 counters for 3-5 players, 9 counters for 6 players, and 7 counters for 7 players (p. 1). Return any remaining counters to the box (p. 1).

How a Turn Works

If you are the oldest player, you start the play (p. 2). On a turn, you flip over the top card from the stack and choose one of two options (p. 2):

• Take the card and put it face-up in front of you, which means you collect its points and any counters currently resting on it (p. 2).
• Say, "No Thanks!" and put one counter from your supply onto the card so you do not have to take it (p. 2).

If you choose not to take the card, play passes to the player on your left, who must make the same choice either to take it or place a counter on it (p. 2). This continues around the circle until someone finally takes the card and all the accumulated counters (p. 2).

Keep in mind that if you ever do not have any counters left, you are forced to take the card (p. 3). Every time a player takes a card, play restarts by flipping over the next top card from the stack (p. 2).

How the Game Ends

The game ends when the stack is gone and there are no cards left to collect (p. 3).

To determine the final scores, players add up the points on all the cards they took, subtracting points for each counter they hold (p. 1, p. 3). If you take cards with consecutive numbers, they form a series, and only the lowest number in that series will count against your score (p. 3).

The player with the lowest total wins the game (p. 3).