Phase 10 rules

Be the first player to complete all 10 phases. Phases go in order, and you can work on only one phase per hand. If two or more players finish Phase 10 in the same hand, the one with the lowest total score wins.

1. 1Two sets of three

   Set of 3

   444444

   Set of 3

   999999
2. 2One set of three and one run of four

   Set of 3

   777777

   Run of 4

   22334455
3. 3One set of four and one run of four

   Set of 4

   55555555

   Run of 4

   66778899
4. 4One run of seven

   Run of 7

   11223344556677
5. 5One run of eight

   Run of 8

   2233445566778899
6. 6One run of nine

   Run of 9

   112233445566778899
7. 7Two sets of four

   Set of 4

   33333333

   Set of 4

   1111111111111111
8. 8Seven cards of one colour

   One colour

   22334455667788
9. 9One set of five and one set of two

   Set of 5

   8888888888

   Set of 2

   12121212
10. 10One set of five and one set of three

    Set of 5

    6666666666

    Set of 3

    101010101010

Set: cards of the same number, any colours. Run: cards in number order, any colours. Colour: cards all of one colour, any numbers.

Each player gets 10 cards. On your turn, draw one card (from the deck or the discard pile), then discard one.

Once you hold your whole phase, lay it down on the table. After that you may "hit" — add matching cards to your own or other players' laid-down phases.

The hand ends when one player gets rid of all their cards (going out). Everyone who laid down their phase moves on to the next phase. Everyone else tries the same phase again next hand.

Wild cards stand in for any number or colour in a phase. Skip cards make another player lose their next turn; they can't be used in a phase.

When the hand ends, every player except the one who went out adds up the cards left in their hand. Lower is better.

Example: three cards from 1–9, two 10s, a Skip and a Wild = 15 + 20 + 15 + 25 = 75 points.