Perfect 10

Nov 5, 2019

Play Perfect 10! Whoever ends up with the most cards is the winner.

Materials

Perfect 10 PDF (PDF)

Game Set Up

Print the Perfect 10 PDF and cut the cards out.

Put the cards in a pile and shuffle them so they're all mixed up.

Put the pile in the middle of the playing area, with the cards face down. This pile's called the Pick Pile, since you pick cards from it!

Each player takes 3 cards from the Pick Pile. Look at your own cards, but don't let anyone else see!

Take 1 card from the Pick Pile, and place it face-up next to the Pick Pile to form the Throw Pile. Now you're ready to start the game!

Who Goes First?

Whoever's closest to 10 years old goes first. Then go around in a circle, so that everyone gets a turn.

How to Play:

When it's your turn, put a card from your hand on top of the Throw Pile. Add up the numbers on all the cards in the Throw Pile, and announce the total. If the Throw Pile's empty when you put down your card, the total is the number on your card.

Make a Perfect 10!

If you make the total in the Throw Pile exactly 10, shout out "PERFECT 10!" and take all the cards in the Throw Pile. If you make the total higher than 10, the player behind you gets the cards in the Throw Pile. On every turn, place down 1 card so that you always have 3 cards in your hand.

For example: If Cat, Ramone, and I are playing, it might go like this:

Cat puts a 4 in the empty Throw Pile and says "4!"
Ramone puts a 5 in the Throw Pile and says "9!" (since 4 + 5 = 9).
I put down a 1 and shout "PERFECT 10!" I then take all 3 cards in the Throw Pile.

Special Cards (Optional)

When you put the Pig card in the Throw Pile, the total of the whole pile goes back down to zero.
When you put the Big Mouth card in the Throw Pile, it takes 2 away from the total. If the total before you put down the Big Mouth was 0, 1, or 2, the total becomes 0 and cannot go lower than that.
When you put down the Peg + Cat card, you get all the cards in the Throw Pile.