9Stax Card Game (2023)

Each player has 9 stacks of 4 cards. The goal of the game is to play every card in your 9 stacks. The play style uses some common techniques, such as matching the color or text of the previously played card, but has a number of interesting twists. A unique element of the game is that every number card played causes all players to switch to that numbered stack. You are constantly moving and reevaluating your strategy as the cards in your hand change. Also, some cards allow a player to swap a stack with another player, discard and entire stack at one time, choose an opponent's stack to look at, and cause an opponent to create a new stack. Each player has an Immunity tile which can be played once per game to block a card played against them. There is an intriguing mix of strategy, random chance, and mischief that gets more fun the more times you play the game. The game is designed for 2-4 players age 8+ and has been play tested with players as old as 80 years. The game consists of 200 game cards, 36 numbered tokens, 4 Immunity tiles and a direction of play disc. Play time tends to be 30-40 min. per game.