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Can you play with 7 people?

Andrew Innes
Creator of Anomia
Andrew Innes is the Creator of Anomia and the Founder and CEO of Anomia Press. Anomia is board and card game focused on brain and word puzzles. Andrew came up with the idea for Anomia when he was 12 years old. Since its founding in 2009, Anomia has sold over one million copies and is available in over 15 languages.

Andrew Innes

Creator of Anomia

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The recommendation is 3-6 players. If you play with more than 6 you will have fewer revealed matches/cascades, so you'll be missing out on a great aspect of the game. But, yes, you can play with as many people as you want!

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Do there have to be two decks for draw piles or one deck?

Andrew Innes
Creator of Anomia
Andrew Innes is the Creator of Anomia and the Founder and CEO of Anomia Press. Anomia is board and card game focused on brain and word puzzles. Andrew came up with the idea for Anomia when he was 12 years old. Since its founding in 2009, Anomia has sold over one million copies and is available in over 15 languages.

Andrew Innes

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It is suggested that you split the deck into two draw piles so that all players can easily reach at least one of the draw piles.

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How long does the wild card stay in play?

Andrew Innes
Creator of Anomia
Andrew Innes is the Creator of Anomia and the Founder and CEO of Anomia Press. Anomia is board and card game focused on brain and word puzzles. Andrew came up with the idea for Anomia when he was 12 years old. Since its founding in 2009, Anomia has sold over one million copies and is available in over 15 languages.

Andrew Innes

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The wild card stays in play in the center of the table until it is covered by the next wild card drawn by a player. When there is a wild card in the middle of the table it is always in play, but it only causes a face-off when both of its symbols appear on top of two players' play piles.

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What happens when 3 people match the cards? Does the winner take both of the other people's cards?

Andrew Innes
Creator of Anomia
Andrew Innes is the Creator of Anomia and the Founder and CEO of Anomia Press. Anomia is board and card game focused on brain and word puzzles. Andrew came up with the idea for Anomia when he was 12 years old. Since its founding in 2009, Anomia has sold over one million copies and is available in over 15 languages.

Andrew Innes

Creator of Anomia

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When a face-off occurs, it must be resolved immediately. So, technically, it's not possible for there to be a three-way match, because when two players match they must immediately resolve their face-off before drawing can continue. That being said, a three-way match may occur if a player draws a new card when there is already an unnoticed match on the table. If this happens, do your best to backtrack by putting the newly drawn card back into the draw piles, allowing the original face-off to be resolved.

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