Q&A for How to Play Sevens (Card Game)

You take one card from the person to the left, but that player gets to choose which card.

You can fake a pass, but it will hold up the game play. No one else will be able to play their cards if you're holding onto your own. For example, if you have the six of hearts, no one will be able to play a five of hearts or anything lower until you play. Depending on who you are playing with, they may make it a rule that you cannot fake a pass.

Yes. When used it creates a “dead” card that counts against you if you end up with it. The dead card gets passed often.

Yes.

The easiest way to keep track of points is to count each card as one point. Since some people may only have one or two cards left and someone else may have almost a full hand, keep it simple. One card is equal to one point once the round has finished.

Yes, very clear and simple instructions and good diagrams. I'm planning to teach my seven-year-old nephew.

You win when you run out of cards. That’s the object. Other players count their cards and the round is over.

It depends on who you're playing with. The rules for the ace are not set in stone. Some people play it as being lower than a two and some people use it as the highest card value. It's up to how you want to use it.

The way we play, the 1-9 cards are worth 5 points, 10-Ace is 10 points, and we play with a Joker so the dead card is worth 50 points.

That’s exactly the way we play! We also add this to the mix. No 7s pile can super exceed what’s been played on the 7 of Spades pile. For instance, if the 7 of Spades has a 5 of Spades as it’ lowest card, you can not play any card lower than a 5 on any of the other 7s piles, until it’ been played on the Spades pile. Great twist to the game!

If you chip when you could play, most of the time it's a chip penalty. Even if it was accidental, it still counts.

You should not show your cards to anyone, if they see your cards, they won't play the card that you need to put down, meaning that you would have to pass frequently.

Yes. But only if you don't have any other card of that type. For example I have seven of hearts and I don't have any other card of hearts than I may save it for the last. But if I have seven of hearts and a few other cards of the same than I have to put down the seven of hearts to get rid of other cards.

When we have more than 4 players, we often add another full suit for each extra player. This works well for us. Otherwise we play the game as usual.

No. The joker can be used to replace any card, except for a 7. That card then becomes dead and cannot be played, thus it is passed often.

Yes. You can play any card that is playable on the table. It is not necessary to play on other lines before playing a 7. Likewise, you may play on existing lines and hold the 7, locking up the suit. This is especially beneficial if you only have, for example, a 7 and 6 in the suit.

Someone runs out of cards. That person wins. If you're playing multiple hands, any cards remaining in others' hands are totalled up and those are points against them. Total up each round and add to your previous score until someone reaches 100; the person with the least points wins.

Ace is one point, all the numbers count points accordingly (2 is 2 points, 3 is 3 points, etc.), and face cards are 10 points.

The featured suit has to have say the ten before you can play a ten on any other suit, or a say five on the featured suit before you can play a five on another suit. To add spice, if you cannot play, the player to your right gives you a card from their hand. If it will play, you still play it before the next person plays.