Rank is a fast-paced shedding card game, which means you try to get
rid of all your cards before the other players and obtain the highest
rank. In Rank, players utilize numbered cards, special cards, and
strategy to out think their opponents and play all their cards first.
The most important thing to remember is to not get stuck with only
low cards towards the end, or you’re going to lose! The first player
to get rid of all their cards becomes the King. Each time a player
becomes/stays the King, they receive 2 Royal tokens. If you end the
hand as the Queen, you receive 1 Royal token. Get 5 Royal tokens and
you are the winner!
Each round is started by the King. The King will start by playing
a card or multiples of the same card of any value and play continues
clockwise. Players then play the same number of cards as the first
player, but the value must increase as play moves around the table
(Example, if player 1 played three #2 cards, the next player must
play three #3 or higher cards to stay in the round.)
As play continues around the circle, players are not obligated to
play cards if they think they can strategically play them later,
but remember, you want to be the first to have no cards. When no
players are willing or able to play any more cards, the player who
played the highest card/cards is the winner of that round, and now
gets to initiate a new round with a new quantity of cards and new
values.
