Five Crowns Game
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8+
Five Crowns is a progressive rummy style game that has five suits. Like other card games it has spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs, but it adds in the suit of stars! Having five suits changes the strategy and dynamics of the game. It also increases the fun. The game is recommended by the manufacturer for two to seven players, ages eight years. Five Crowns is a rummy-like game made by SET enterprises. I don’t particularly love rummy games, but that is due (at least in part) to my ineptitude with them. It isn’t the most exciting thing to sit down and lose a game every time you play it. My wife doesn’t really care about my fragile ego, and insists we play 5 Crowns from time to time.
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Five Crowns takes your traditional deck of cards to a new level. Cards look very similar to your traditional poker deck although there is an addition of a star suit (which is where it got its name Five Crowns). With a solitaire version of this game you can have anywhere from one to seven people playing.
Be sure you read through all the Five Crown game rules and instructions to get all the details needed to be able to play this game by yourself or with friends. You'll notice that most rules are common with other traditional card games but there are enough twists that strategy becomes a key player in this game. If you have any tips or tricks on how to play this game let us know below. Give the card game Five Crowns a try!
Be sure you read through all the Five Crown game rules and instructions to get all the details needed to be able to play this game by yourself or with friends. You'll notice that most rules are common with other traditional card games but there are enough twists that strategy becomes a key player in this game. If you have any tips or tricks on how to play this game let us know below. Give the card game Five Crowns a try!
- You'll Get Two 58-card Decks
- Official Five Crowns Game Rules And Instructions
| If you can have the lowest number of points after playing all eleven hands of the game then you'll be the winner. |
Please keep in mind that the official Five Crowns rules and instructions could be different depending on the game version you have. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging.
Share with us your comments, funny stories, tips, advice, strategies, creative ways to play, questions about how to play, problems with the directions or anything you want about Five Crowns. All submissions will be reviewed within 24 hours.Kaili says:
When WOULDN’T you be able to use a wild card? Hint 3 on the instructions says “if you have a wild card in your hand that you can’t use - you are allowed to discard it.”
When WOULDN’T you be able to use a wild card? Hint 3 on the instructions says “if you have a wild card in your hand that you can’t use - you are allowed to discard it.”
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Paula says:
Do you have to have 2 natural cards and 1 wild card to make a a 3 card run or set
Do you have to have 2 natural cards and 1 wild card to make a a 3 card run or set
terry says:
Can anyone pick up a discarded wild card during regular play, or does the next person in turn gets it??
Can anyone pick up a discarded wild card during regular play, or does the next person in turn gets it??
terry says:
How do I receive an answer to my question?
How do I receive an answer to my question?
Steve says:
Question on unused cards. Example: Deal number 11 you have to have 2-4 card books or runs and 1- 3 card book or run to go out. With this example your opponent has left in their hand 3- 3 card book and runs but can't complete a 4 card run or book. Does the opponent have to only count the two remaining cards or all 8 remaining cards cause they can't complete any 4 card books or runs?
Question on unused cards. Example: Deal number 11 you have to have 2-4 card books or runs and 1- 3 card book or run to go out. With this example your opponent has left in their hand 3- 3 card book and runs but can't complete a 4 card run or book. Does the opponent have to only count the two remaining cards or all 8 remaining cards cause they can't complete any 4 card books or runs?
Ya boi says:
What happens of there is a tie at the end of the game?
What happens of there is a tie at the end of the game?
Ron says:
When can you start the runs
When can you start the runs
Nina says:
Do you need a discard to go out
Do you need a discard to go out
Valerie says:
Can you combine books and runs in one hand or is it one or the other?
Can you combine books and runs in one hand or is it one or the other?
tim says:
how many cards do you get at the start of five crowns?
how many cards do you get at the start of five crowns?
fran says:
it seems quite a few players have this question. Do you have to have two naturals to use a wild card? We play that you do need two naturals. Thanks.
it seems quite a few players have this question. Do you have to have two naturals to use a wild card? We play that you do need two naturals. Thanks.
larry says:
what happens if someone only has one card left.
what happens if someone only has one card left.
Edna says:
What do you do when you have a tied game
What do you do when you have a tied game
Graham says:
can I combine runs and books ie 5, 6, 7, 7, 6, 5 Long running argument with my wife as she says I cant descend from 7, 6, 5
can I combine runs and books ie 5, 6, 7, 7, 6, 5 Long running argument with my wife as she says I cant descend from 7, 6, 5
Julie Taylor says:
What happens if there is a tie at the end of a game? Are there two winners or is an extra hand player to determine the winner?
What happens if there is a tie at the end of a game? Are there two winners or is an extra hand player to determine the winner?
Shirley says:
If someone accidentally discards a wild card who gets that card from the discard pile?
If someone accidentally discards a wild card who gets that card from the discard pile?
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Barry says:
At the end of all rounds played and there is a tie. Who wins or are extra hand(s) played.
At the end of all rounds played and there is a tie. Who wins or are extra hand(s) played.
Al says:
can I make a play with this run, 2-J of spade, 1-queen of spade and 1-king of spade and can I make a play with this book, 2-ten of hearts, 1-ten of diamonds and 1-ten of spades, also can I play two wild cards with 1-natural card?
can I make a play with this run, 2-J of spade, 1-queen of spade and 1-king of spade and can I make a play with this book, 2-ten of hearts, 1-ten of diamonds and 1-ten of spades, also can I play two wild cards with 1-natural card?
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Lorraine says:
Problem..deals me 3 cards, a joker,a 3(wild card) and a queen. Can I go out with this hand or do I need 2 queens and 1 wild card or 1 joker to go out?
Problem..deals me 3 cards, a joker,a 3(wild card) and a queen. Can I go out with this hand or do I need 2 queens and 1 wild card or 1 joker to go out?
This game requires a special deck because it is a special game. It has five suits. The new additional suit is called Stars. Each game comes with two decks. Each deck has 58 cards. Within each suit, which the manufacturer sometimes calls 'families' there are 11 instead of the 13 cards contained in the standard suit. The ace and the deuce are left out. This means that each suit will have 3 - King. There are also 3 jokers per deck, six in all.
The object of this game is to have the fewest number of points after playing 11 hands. Each hand has a progressive increase in the number of cards dealt out. The first hand has three cards. The second has four cards, and so on up to 13 cards for each player on the eleventh hand. Upon each deal the number of cards dealt also indicates the wild card. For example, on the first hand, the three is considered wild because three cards were dealt to each player. This card is wild, in addition to the cards already designated as wild.
When the appropriate number of cards are dealt out, the dealer puts the remaining cards in the middle of the table and flips over another card. Play then proceeds to the left of the dealer. The player can either draw a card from the pile or the top card from the discard pile. He must discard at the end of his turn. Each player attempts to create a hand that is completely comprised of 'runs' or 'books' with one card left over to discard.
A run is basically three or more cards of the same suit all in a row. A book is three or more cards in a row all with the same number or letter designation (i.e. J,J,J). Within these runs and books any number of cards can be wild cards, and the wild cards can take the place of any card. For example, a book could be made up of Jack,Wild,Wild. When a player succeeds in creating such a hand, he lays it out on the table. Every player then has one turn to make the best hand he or she can, then laying down all books and runs. Whatever cards remain in the hands of the players are counted as points and written on a piece of paper and tallied as the game progresses. Points are scored according to the face value of the cards, Jack = 11, Queen = 12, King = 13. Wild cards are equal to twenty points (including the numbered wild card designated for that turn).
When all 11 hands are played the player with the lowest score is the victor.