Are you sure?

Do you really want to leave? The entire game will be lost.

Give Up?

Are you sure you want to give up? This ends the game for everyone.

The Joker Wins!

Someone left the game...

YOU WON!

Congratulations, you won the game together!

GAME OVER

You lost...

Which card is this?

Game Instructions: House of Jokers

Players: 3–5
Equipment: A standard deck (52 cards) and 3 jokers.

1. Setup

• The Start: Take out all four sevens and place them in a row in the middle of the board.
• Deal: Set the jokers aside. Deal all remaining cards evenly to the players. This is your hidden hand.
• The Choice: Each player selects cards from their hand (3 in Normal mode, 2 in Hard mode) and places them face-up. These slots are your playable cards.
• The Reveal: When all players have chosen, everyone reveals their cards simultaneously.
• Start: The player with the most cards in hand starts.

2. Communication

• You may only talk about the cards visible on the board or among the playable cards.
• It is strictly forbidden to reveal or hint at what you have left in your hidden hand.

3. Objective

• Win: All 52 cards are placed in complete straight flushes (Ace to King).
• You lose immediately if a player who already has all their playable cards face-down fails a move or guesses wrong (see the Mercy Rule).

4. How to Play

Play proceeds clockwise. If you have a valid move (a playable card that fits on a straight and is not blocked), you must act. You then choose between two options:

Option A: Play a card

• Click or drag one of your green playable cards to the correct spot on a straight.
• Lock the straight: If you play an Ace or a King, immediately turn that pile face down. That side is now closed.
• Refill: Take a new card from your hand to fill the empty spot. Did you play a face-up card? Refill with a face-up card. Did you play a face-down card? Refill with a face-down card.

Option B: Move a Joker

• If you have a card (face-up or face-down) that could be played on a straight, you can choose to move a joker instead.
• If you have a face-up playable card, all movable jokers will automatically glow green. Just click or drag a green joker to a new open endpoint!
• Face-down: If you don't have a face-up playable card, you must click a yellow face-down card and guess it correctly. Once proven playable, the jokers will glow green.

5. If you CANNOT act

If none of your cards fit, or if your paths are entirely blocked by jokers:

• Penalty: You must click one of your face-up cards (which will glow red) to turn it face-down.
• The Mercy Rule: If ALL your remaining playable cards are face-down, you are 'at mercy'. If it becomes your turn again and you try to guess a face-down card but guess wrong — or guess correctly but the card is unplayable — the game is immediately lost for the whole group.

6. Laws of the Jokers

• Block: No card can be played where a joker lies.
• Start: The first three cards played after the sevens get a joker placed on them immediately.
• Placement: Max one joker per endpoint.
• Forbidden zones: A joker may never be placed on a seven (until removed permanently) or on a closed side.
• Elimination: A joker can be placed ON a seven to permanently eliminate it. The joker is then crossed out and can never be moved again!

7. Memory and Endgame

• Memory Error: If you guess wrong on a face-down card (during proof or play), the card remains face-down. As a penalty, you must turn down an additional face-up card.
• Empty hand: When your hidden hand is empty, you play with your remaining playable cards. No new cards are drawn.
• Finished player: When a player has played all their cards, they are completely done and no longer participate in the round. The remaining players continue to play in clockwise order.