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Hi Lo Flip box art
2020 Ranked #18,085

Hi Lo Flip

Manage cards in hand to time plays, combos, and scoring windows.

Card Game Hand Management

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.13

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Group fit

At a glance

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

Player control 2.3/5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Hi Lo Flip has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

Hi Lo Flip has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is moderate. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is relatively easy to learn with a moderate depth of gameplay. Overall, Hi Lo Flip has a good replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

Hi Lo Flip has a moderate influence of luck. The game outcome is predominantly determined by random elements like dice rolls or card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. There is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with luck playing a significant role but still allowing for player influence.

Overview

In Hi Lo Flip, you want to ditch all the cards in your hand, while also keeping others from playing so that you can collect the discard pile for yourself. Each round in the game, you start with a hand of seven cards from a deck numbered 1-100. The HI-LO chip is in the center of t...

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In Hi Lo Flip, you want to ditch all the cards in your hand, while also keeping others from playing so that you can collect the discard pile for yourself. Each round in the game, you start with a hand of seven cards from a deck numbered 1-100. The HI-LO chip is in the center of the table showing one side of it. On a turn, you play a card from your hand onto the discard pile that is either higher or lower (depending on the HI-LO chip) than the current top card. If you can't play, then flip the chip. If it lands on the opposite side, play a card, then end your turn; if not, then draw a card, playing it immediately, if possible. If you still can't play, then whoever played most recently claims all of the cards in the discard pile, then you play whatever card you want. If you play a card that ends with a 1, then the next player draws a card and skips their turn. If the card ends in a 2, then you must play again. When someone runs out of cards, they collect the discard pile, then players tally their points for cards collected, with cards ending in 0 being worth 10 points and all other cards 1 point. The player who went out scores a bonus of 10 points. Complete multiple rounds until a player scores more than 75 points, with whoever has the highest score at that point winning the game.

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Designers

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Garrett J. Donner Michael S. Steer

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