ONLINE - Up or Down?
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In Up or Down?, you build ascending and descending columns of cards (representing elevators), trying to place as many cards of the same color in a column as possible.
To set up, shuffle the deck, deal each player a hand of three cards, reveal six cards and place them in a ring from low to high, then split the deck in half and place these piles in the center of the ring, one face up and the other face down.
The deck contains cards numbered 1-126, although you adjust the deck based on the number of players.
On a turn, place a card from your hand between the surrounding numbers in the ring, e.g., 37 between 34 and 52, then you take one of the cards surrounding your just-placed card and add it to your display, either starting a new column or adding to an existing column.
You can have up to three columns in your display. When you place a second card in a column, you must decide whether the cards in that column will be placed in ascending order or descending, and you stack the cards accordingly.
If you cannot or do not want to place a card in a column — following the ascending or descending order you set up — take all the cards in a row of your choice, flip them face down into a personal discard pile, then start a new column with your current card.
To end your turn, draw a card from either pile inside the ring. Once all the cards in the game have been played, score your columns. For each column, multiply the number of cards in that column by the number of cards in the most common color in that column. For each card in your discard pile, score 1 point. Whoever has the most points wins.
Here's a video to learn about the game:
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGWLhzHVE18**
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This game is played on BoardGameArena.com (BGA). If you do not already have an account on BGA, please create a user profile before game night.
Each game can have 2-6 players and plays in about 30 minutes.