Five Crowns
by SET Enterprises Inc.
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Toys and Games Reviews of Five Crowns
Customer Review: Fun game for the whole family!
Summary: 5 Stars
This game does take a level of skill, but it's also just plain fun. Two to seven people can play it at a time and it's a great "mixer" game, the kind that you can enjoy being together and having a bit of competition.
Kids who understand numbers and suits by groups would be able to play, with some help perhaps.
The object is to lay down all your cards and still have a discard card. Cards are eligible to be laid down when you have three or more of a kind, or a sequence of three or more in the same suit. But you can't lay down ANY cards til you can lay all of them down (with the discard), so you never know how close the other players are to "going out".
The game is a sequence of hands beginning with being dealt three cards and the three is wild. The next hand, four cards are dealt and the four is wild, and so on, til the thirteen cards are dealt and the Kings are wild. Jokers are also wild throughout each hand.
The early hands go quickly of course, and a leading score can turn on you in a heartbeat if you get caught with a handful of cards that you can't lay down. So, there really is no clear winner til the last hand.
One thing we like about it is when the first person goes out, every one else has a chance for one more draw and can lay down what they DO have.
The cards are colorful and different from a normal deck. We have found it to be a very enjoyable game to play, either for two of us or a group. It's a great game as a mixer... fairly easy to learn and a lot of action.
Customer Review: Fun For Two Or More
Summary: 5 Stars
We ordered this card game because you could play it for two, which you can. However, it is also fun and probably moreso for more. We have played it with up to 7. It's a lot like gin with another suit and more cards except the game progresses from a three card deal to a thirteen card deal. Wild cards are involved in each hand but some change as the deal changes. You must keep on your toes or you will be throwing a wild card to your opponets. Since there are 12 hands for a game and you are progressively receiving more cards, the game can be won on the last hand by someone that is moderately behind. The game advertizes that the "Game is Not Over Till the Kings Go Wild," which is true; however, I think it would be rare that someone 100+ points behind can win at the end, particularly if one plays strategically when well ahead and discards all high cards that are not suited. So there are strategies to learn and some that are not in the instructions. Still it is a fun card game that takes an hour or less to play even with 7 players. If you enjoy card games, gin or any style of rummy, give this one a try. The only slight downside is there are a lot of cards to shuffle--two full decks + which can be a little awkward. We purchased a cheap card shuffler that makes that part of the game less tedious.Customer Review: Fun, easy-to-learn, addictive card game
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is made by the same folks who make Quiddler, which is why I picked it up. Basically, the game is a mix of Quiddler and rummy. You start out with three cards, where the three is the wild card. You go all the way up to thirteen cards in subsequent hands, where the king is the wild card. Your goal is to go out by having three of the same card (i.e., three kings, three tens, etc.) or having a run of cards in the same suit (i.e., 4, 5, and 6 of diamonds). The twist is that there are five suits: diamonds, hearts, clubs, spades, and stars. The winner of the game is the person with the least points (each card is assigned a point value and if you're left with cards in your hand, you have that many points). As with Quiddler, this is a simple, addicting game. You can play many games in a row, many nights in a row and not get tired of it. It's easy to take on a trip, as you only need room for the deck and a discard pile. Also, the design of the cards is very aesthetically pleasing, as the jacks, queens, kings, and jokers look like characters out of a storybook and all of the cards are colorful.
If you're looking for a new game for your collection and don't want to spend $30, this is the game for you!
Customer Review: The Queen of Stars?
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is a lot of fun for those of us who like both Rummy and Gin. It uses five suites (clubs, hearts, diamonds, spades, and stars) and progresses from a three card hand to an eleven card hand.The object of the game is to make sets (three or more cards of the same denomination) or runs (three or more consecutive cards of the same suite), and to lay down your sets and runs before your opponents. Any cards not played count against you.
In the first hand three cards are dealt to each player, and threes are wild. In the second hand four cards are dealt to each player, and fours are wild, etc. This can get confusing, and often a player will accidentally discard a "wild card", which adds to the fun. The deck also contains some jokers as additional wild cards.
A player can be behind for nearly the entire game, and catch up in the last few hands by playing all the cards in her/his hand, and forcing others to get stuck with their cards.
The rules are easy and quick to learn, and the scoring is simple.
Customer Review: An interesting card game for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for an interesting game that my husband and I could play and enjoy so I bought this game because of the Amazon reviews (I always check the reviews). Anyway, this is a great game for anyone 5 to 155. After playing a few times you can begin to make it challenging. It is a great game and we play for a couple of hours every day. It's interesting, makes us laugh, it's fun, challenging and almost addictive. We love it. You can't go wrong if you want to pass the time in a fun way, especially if you love card games. This one is at the top of my list. The only problem is when the cards get too damaged to play with you have to buy new ones instead of putting a couple of regular decks together. I wish you could just buy the cards without all the boxing and tray, which is why they cost what they do. You're not paying for the cards, you're paying for packaging and that gets expensive. We have had our cards for several months and will have to buy new ones soon, which we really resent.