This game is great! It's kind of like Mao except there is a rule book, thank god. I hosted a game night and this was a huge hit.

I love this game so much! It was given to me as a gift and I've been gifting it to people ever since. While it's still fun to play with new acquaintances, it's even MORE fun to play with people you know really well.

The rules change constantly, and once you get an idea of which rule cards are in the deck, it makes you skeptical of everyone. This also makes you afraid to even breath for fear of breaking a rule. I could play this for hours!

***Good***
Great fun and filled with laughs for a group. Inexpensive enough to buy even if it's only used a couple of times (which may be the case - read below). This game is also good for groups with varying levels of skill (as opposed to, say, Scrabble). The drawbacks described below aren't insignificant, but I enjoyed playing this game so much, I'd still give it high marks.

***Bad***
This game loses value quickly. Now that I've seen the secret rule cards, I'll be able to pick up on them immediately next time, whereas the friends I invite to play will be at a disadvantage. This is a game that would benefit immensely from expansion packs of rule cards, so the element of confusion can be sustained better. Indeed, some of the rule cards are MUCH better than others, which makes an expansion pack all the more valuable.

Also, the rules are incomplete, leaving unresolved questions about how to play - we had to decide as a group how we wanted to handle several things.

***How to Play***
The basis is like Uno - you are dealt a hand of cards of varying numbers and colors and you win by getting rid of all your cards first. You must play a card of the same color or value as the one at the top of the discard pile. If you don't have a card to play, you must draw. There are - similar to Uno - several unique cards, like wild cards that can be played on any card, reverse cards, skip a turn cards, etc. So far, pretty straight forward.

What makes this game far more entertaining, though, is the Rule cards. Each player holds a secret rule card that other players only learn about by accidentally breaking the rule - and having to take a new playing card (the ones you need to get rid of to win) as a result. You'll find yourself at a complete loss trying to think of what you need to do or need not to do in order to stop getting penalty cards from the rule enforcers. With several players - and thus several secret rules - the tide of the game can shift quickly as a player in the lead accrues a handful of penalty cards. Also, the Rule cards get swapped out throughout the game, so figuring out a few rules will only help for a short while and then it's back to maddening mystery penalties.

We bought this game and we love it!! It is so fun to play. We bought two decks for a large group. Our kids love to play this game. Such a great game to play with the family or friends. If you are looking for a fun game to play I would get this game. The price was right for this card set game.

I actually work in a game store (we ran out of stock so I came to Amazon to purchase!) and this is one of my all-time favorite games. It is fun, it's easy(ish) (its tricky trying to keep track of everyone's wacky "rules!" And that's what makes the game hilarious!) and it will make you laugh your guts out! (Not literally. That's gross.) It's played pretty much like Uno, just with crazy rules, like having to salute the next player at the end of your turn, having to say something specific when a certain color or number is laid down...it's hilarious seeing people try to figure out what rule you're enforcing when you say things like, "failure to rhyme!" and you give them a penalty card! I have purchased this game for my family and as a gift numerous times. This particular purchase was to have a second deck for my family so we could play with more than 6 people.