Ketch Up
(1998)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 7 and up. You can play with 2 to 5 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Set Collection...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 15 |
| Minimum age: | 7 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 5 |
| Publisher: | 999 Games, AMIGO, Dal Negro, KADABRA, Kaissa Chess & Games, Klee, Möbius Games, Piatnik, Ravensburger, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. |
| Designers: | Leo Colovini, Dario De Toffoli |
| Artists: | Marek Bláha, Dario De Toffoli, Anke Pohl, Thilo Rick, Arthur Wagner |
| Mechanics: | Set Collection |
In Absacker, everyone's trying to grab as much as they can — but you need to close the deal to get the goods.
To set up, deal the deck out to all players, with each player creating a personal draw deck, then drawing three cards for a hand. The deck consists of cards numbered 3-7. On a turn, a player lays down 1-3 cards in the center of the table, creating a pile for each number played or adding to an existing pile for that number, so the 3s go on a three pile, the 4s on a four pile, etc. When you play the third 3, the fourth 4, the fifth 5, etc., you take all the cards of that number from the table and place them in a score pile. At the end of your turn, you refill your hand to three cards.
When one player has no cards remaining in their draw deck and hand, the game ends, and whoever has collected the most cards wins.
Alternative names:
Ketch Up
Absacker
Afzakker
Dummy
Încă Unu
Kotikrahmaja
Maisiņi
Maišinis
Les Speedies
Yummy
Zsugazsák
Οικογένεια Σακουλάκη
ゆかいなふくろ
搶尾刀
Last Updated: 2025-10-16 21:02:31 UTC
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