Phase 10: A Rummy Type Card Game With a Challenging and Exciting Twist

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Summary: Easy to learn yet challanging to play
Review: Great game. Everyone we invite to play this game buys one to play themselves. If you can find an older version of the game, the cards are much better to play with. The newer version has thin cards that get damaged easily and tend to be a little slippery. Buy it at your local discount shopping center, it is usually three to six bucks.

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Summary: Great game for long winter evenings
Review: I was introduced to this game a couple years ago by my housemates at University. Not being a card person I was rather skeptical but within ten minutes I became a P-10 devotee. It's a great game that kids and adults can play together on equal terms, and is mindless and simple enough to do over drinks (or just drinks) after dinner- no strategy to muddle up the conversation. We spent many a happy winters eve huddled round our kitchen table cheerfully cursing the lucky players and wearing the heck out of our deck.

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Summary: Fun, Challenging, and Long
Review: It sounds simple at first. Be the first to complete 10 melds, or phases, in order. You can only complete one phase per hand, and if you fail before the round ends, you must try again. And it is, at first.

As you go along, each round gets harder to complete, giving those who are behind a chance to catch up. But each hand also starts to take longer. And that's my biggest complaint against the game. It takes forever to finish. In fact, I don't know if I've ever finished a game because of time constraints.

This is a challenging and creative card game. Just be ready to play for a while, because you'll need the time to complete all 10 phases.