Combo

Number of players: 2–6 Players
Playing time: 20 Min
Complexity: Light
Age: 10+

About the game
In Combo, players contribute fruit cards to a shared display, trying to create the strongest possible fruit combination while ensuring their own cards are part of it. The twist is that cards with lower numbers are worth more points—but a card scores only if it contributes to the winning combo for that round.

Each player begins with a hand of seven cards showing one of seven fruits and a value from 1 to 12. Players take turns playing a card face-up into the shared fruit feast, then draw back up to seven cards. Once the required number of cards has been played, the group identifies the best available combination: a same-fruit run, a matching-number set, a same-fruit group, a numerical run, or a set of high distinct values.

If your card belongs to the winning combo, you score the points printed on it. However, when multiple players contribute the same value to a tied winning combination, those matching cards score only half points. Choose whether to support a promising combo, tempt other players into following your lead, or play a card that may redirect the shared display in your favor.

After every player has started an equal number of rounds, the player with the most points wins. Combo is a quick, interactive card game that mixes poker-style hand building, tactical timing, shared incentives, and light negotiation.