About Twelve in a Row
Twelve in a Row is a number card game where you build together and still race each other. In the middle are four shared building piles that start with 1 and go up to 12. Every player has their own goal pile, and the first to get rid of all its cards wins. A star card can be any number, so it often saves a turn.
The game belongs to the classic family of card games where you race to empty your own pile. On GameBase it has its own deck with the numbers 1 to 12 in four colours plus star cards. It is easy to learn, but full of small choices: should you use your star card now or save it? And which discard pile should a card go on so you can use it later?
You can play in two ways. With a TV and phones, the building piles and every player’s goal pile and discard piles are on the big screen, while each player holds their own hand on their phone. With one iPad, the screen is passed around and a cover screen hides your hand between turns. Choose a short, medium or long game, and play one round or for points over several rounds.
How to play
- Choose TV and phones or one iPad, how big the goal pile should be, and whether you play one round or for points.
- Every player gets a goal pile with the top card face up and 5 cards in hand. The building piles in the middle start with 1 and go up to 12.
- On your turn you draw up to 5 cards and put as many cards on the building piles as you can: from your hand, from the top of your goal pile or from your discard piles.
- Star cards can be any number. If you empty your hand, you draw 5 new cards and keep playing.
- End your turn by putting a card on one of your four discard piles. The first to empty their goal pile wins.