Skip-Bo

Numbered pile-building

Skip-Bo is a card game where players race to deplete their personal stockpile by playing cards in numerical sequence onto shared building piles.

The game uses a special deck numbered 1-12 plus wild Skip-Bo cards.

Similar to the older game Spite and Malice, it combines luck with light strategy: We played Skip-Bo at the cabin all weekend.

gameplay

card game

Pastime using a deck

sequential · numbered cards · wild card · turns · hand · strategy · deck · shuffle · deal · play area

social

family game

Recreation for all ages

teams · partners · casual · gathering · entertainment · competition · ages · children · adults · seniors

brand

Mattel

Leading toy manufacturer

instructions · rulebook · commercial · toy store · retail · licensed · classic · original · variations · spin-offs

Categories
Opposites
card game complexity

Skip-BoBridge

Trick-based partnership card game

Pinochle · Texas Hold'em · Hearts · War

game equipment type

Skip-Bochess

Strategic board game

backgammon · Go · poker deck · Bridge · Monopoly

game format/medium

Skip-Bovideo games

Interactive electronic entertainment

online gaming · console games · mobile games · esports · computer games

Family

skip, skipping, skipped, skipper

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G