Q&A for How to Play Phase 10

Yes, because you have to first complete the phase and get rid of all your cards to win the round. So, more than one player will be attempting to play a run if the phase they are trying to complete involves a run.

Unfortunately you will have to wait your turn. Don't let the other players know you want that though, and you still may get it!

No, you are allowed to discard any card of your choice from your hand. This means that you have the opportunity to get rid of your own cards that you do not want anymore.

No, color doesn't matter on a run. The cards used can be a variety of colors or all the same.

Yes as long as they haven't already been skipped that round. You can choose to hang onto your Skip card and play it in another round. It's a good idea to use it on a player whose already laid down their phase, especially if you haven't phased yet. You want to get the chance to lay down your phase before they go out!

In the official rules, you cannot pick up a Skip card or any cards underneath a Skip card.

No, they do not have to match.

No, you can only phase once per hand.

The first action when it is your turn is to draw, either from the discard pile or from the draw pile. You must do this before laying down. You then lay down if you are able and discard one card. If you have no more cards after discarding, the round is over.

Yes, they do. However, since you cannot pick up any cards underneath a skip card, you must draw from the draw pile.

Yes, they can. If they have done their phase already, they can pick up or pull the hit, resulting in going out.

Usually the two players replay Phase 10, add their final totals together, and use that number to determine the winner.

No, because 1 does not go after 12 for a run. You could play them as part of a phase if you were on phase 8, but they would also have to be the same color.

No, you cannot. You may only draw one card during your turn, either from the draw pile or the discard pile.

It depends on what you as a group decided before you started playing. Some people agree that's okay, others don't.

If someone has put their discard card down in the middle for you to pick up, you can pick it up. If your hand is already down, then yes, you can put it back on theirs.

In order to win the game of Phase 10, first you must complete Phase Ten, then you can get rid of all your cards.

Everyone is dealt a new hand of 10 cards. This continues until the game ends. If the draw pile runs out, you shuffle the discard pile for a new draw pile.

You have to complete the phase and get rid of all your cards to win the game. Also, you could determine who wins the game with points.

No, once a wild card is laid down, it remains the same for the rest of the round.

You can play a skip card to cause any player of your choice to lose a turn, as long as they have already not been skipped. However, playing a skip card means that nobody can pick up the cards underneath the skip card.

Normally, it would be whoever hit Phase 10 the earliest. If it's at the same time, it would either be a tie or to replay the Phase.

No, you cannot, because the phase says "2 sets of 3," and that means three of a kind of two numbers (like three 5s and three 8s, or three 4s and three 7s).

The Skip cards are worth 20 points and the Wild cards are worth 25 points.

Yes, you can be skipped even if your cards are not on the table, unless you are playing a different version.

No. Skips cannot be used to complete any Phase in Phase 10. It’s in the rule book!

If you mean using 1 number card and 3 wilds for a set of 4, then yes. There are suppose to be 8 wilds in a deck, so make sure you use the ones you have in your hand wisely.

Yes, you can use as many wilds as you like in a set or run, as long as you know what you're doing.

Yes, because you have to get rid of all your cards in order to win the round.

Yes, you can play with only one deck.