Phase 10: rummy-style card game with ten phases for 2 to 6 players

Phase 10 from Mattel plays much like rummy, but gives you a fixed task for each round. There are ten of these phases, for example two sets of three, a run of seven cards, or seven cards of the same colour. The first player to complete all ten phases in order wins.

Each turn you draw a card and discard one until you can lay down your current phase in full. The twist: if you don't complete your phase in a round, you stay on it and try again next round while others move ahead, so the standings keep shifting.

Wild cards stand in for any number and colour, and Skip cards make someone sit out a turn. According to Mattel the pack contains 108 cards and the rules, and the game is recommended for 2 to 6 players aged 7 and up.

Worth knowing: a full game across all ten phases can easily fill an evening, as individual phases often take several attempts. You'll need pen and paper to track phases and points; according to the listed contents, no score pad is included. This is the German edition.