6 nimmt!
Published
1994
Publisher
Pando Games
Description
In 6 nimmt!, a.k.a. Category 5 and many other names, you want to score as few points as possible.
To play the game, you shuffle the 104 number cards, lay out four cards face-up to start the four rows, then deal ten cards to each player. Each turn, players simultaneously choose and reveal a card from their hand, then add the cards to the rows, with cards being placed in ascending order based on their number; specifically, each card is placed in the row that ends with the highest number that's below the card's number. When the sixth card is placed in a row, the owner of that card claims the other five cards and the sixth card becomes the first card in a new row.
In addition to a number from 1 to 104, each card has a point value. After finishing ten rounds, players tally their score and see whether the game ends. (Category 5 ends when a player has a score greater than 74, for example, while 6 nimmt! ends when someone tops 66.) When this happens, the player with the fewest points wins!
6 nimmt! works with 2-10 players, and the dynamics of gameplay change the more players that you have. One variant for the game has you use 34 cards, 44 cards, 54 cards, etc. (instead of all 104 cards) when you have three, four, five, etc. number of players. This change allows you to know which cards are in play, thereby allowing you to track which cards have been played and (theoretically) make better choices as to which card to play when.
To play the game, you shuffle the 104 number cards, lay out four cards face-up to start the four rows, then deal ten cards to each player. Each turn, players simultaneously choose and reveal a card from their hand, then add the cards to the rows, with cards being placed in ascending order based on their number; specifically, each card is placed in the row that ends with the highest number that's below the card's number. When the sixth card is placed in a row, the owner of that card claims the other five cards and the sixth card becomes the first card in a new row.
In addition to a number from 1 to 104, each card has a point value. After finishing ten rounds, players tally their score and see whether the game ends. (Category 5 ends when a player has a score greater than 74, for example, while 6 nimmt! ends when someone tops 66.) When this happens, the player with the fewest points wins!
6 nimmt! works with 2-10 players, and the dynamics of gameplay change the more players that you have. One variant for the game has you use 34 cards, 44 cards, 54 cards, etc. (instead of all 104 cards) when you have three, four, five, etc. number of players. This change allows you to know which cards are in play, thereby allowing you to track which cards have been played and (theoretically) make better choices as to which card to play when.
Cards
56 x 87
Sleeves: 56 x 87
Arcane Tinmen Gloss
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Medium
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Cranio Creations PYN
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56x87
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Docsmagic Premium
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56x87
3
packs
/
104 sleeves
Docsmagic Standard
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56x87
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Fantasy Flight Supply
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Standard American
3
packs
/
104 sleeves
Gamegenic Matte
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Standard American
3
packs
/
104 sleeves
Legion
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Standard American
3
packs
/
104 sleeves
MTL Thick
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56x87 mm
3
packs
/
104 sleeves
Paladin Card Protection
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Gawain
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Sapphire
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56x87
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Swan Panasia Premium
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56x87mm
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Swan Panasia Standard
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56x87mm
1
pack
/
104 sleeves
Ultimate Guard Premium
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Standard American
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Ultimate Guard Supreme
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Standard American
2
packs
/
104 sleeves
Ultra Pro
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Standard American
3
packs
/
104 sleeves