Five Crowns
- Players: 1–7 players
- Play time: 30 min
- BGG rating: 6.1
About Five Crowns
Five Crowns is rummy with a five-suited deck and a twist. The set collection aspect of rummy is basically the same, with groups of three cards in either runs or denominations making a valid meld. The twist is that in each hand the number of cards required to create a meld increases, from three cards in the first hand to thirteen in the last. The game, therefore, consists of eleven hands. In each hand, in addition to the six Jokers, other cards are designated as wild: in the first hand 3s are wild; in the second hand 4s are wild, and so on until in the last hand the Kings go wild. (You can remember which cards are wild because it matches the number of cards in hand, i.e., in the first hand you hold three cards and 3s are wild.) A hand ends when a player can meld all cards in her hand after the discard.
- Released
- 1996
- Designer
- Marsha J. Falco
- Age
- 8+
- Best with
- 4 players (BGG community)
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How many players can play Five Crowns?
Five Crowns plays with 1–7 players.
What is the best player count for Five Crowns?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Five Crowns is best with 4 players (45 votes).
How long does Five Crowns take to play?
A game of Five Crowns takes 30 min.
What age is Five Crowns for?
The recommended minimum age for Five Crowns is 8+.
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