If the draw pile is also completely used up, cards from the completed building piles are shuffled to make a new draw pile.If you end up playing all five cards, draw 5 more cards from the draw pile and this process can be repeated as needed.You can continue to play by adding suitable cards onto the building pile from your hand or discard the pile to create stacks of sequentially numbered ascending cards.If you get a number 1 card or Skip Bo card, on the top of your stockpile, start a building pile in the center of the play area.Draw five cards from the draw pile at the start of your first turn.Here are some Skip Bo instructions to follow on your turn: The gameplay begins with the player left to the dealer. Players can form sequences on any of the four discard piles without any restraint on the order or the number of cards. Only the top card of the discard piles can be played for sequences. These piles are made by cards discarded by players. Once a pile has the complete 1 to 12 sequence, remove it from the play area and start building a new pile. These piles are created where the players build the 1 to 12 card sequences and can be started with either 1 or Skip-Bo. This pile is made in the center of the playing area and contains all the remaining cards after stockpiles are dealt. The top card of the stockpile is always face up and visible. This is the pile created by the cards given to each player. The average gameplay is around 20 minutes. The piles are formed as the game proceeds so make sure to leave room for them. You’ll need space for four building piles in the center of the table near the draw pile. During the game, each player will create 4 discard piles next to their stockpile. Right next to the draw pile, up to four building shared piles are placed. In the middle of the play area, put a draw pile, where you’ll be able to draw additional cards. The dealer places the remaining cards facing down in the middle of the table for a draw pile to be dealt out during the play.Once the dealer deals with all the stockpiles, each player flips the top card of their stockpile and place it right on the top of the pile.
The 162 cards could be three regular decks of playing cards including jokers with an ace to queen corresponding to 1 to 12 and the kings and jokers corresponding to skip Bo cards. The deck in skip Bo consists of a total of sixteen cards, 12 each of the numbers, and eighteen SKIP-BO wild cards that come in green, blue, and red color and can be played as any number. The first player to play all the cards in the stockpile is the winner! Card and Deck Styles in Skip-Bo There can be four building piles started with 1 and are built up to 12. The cards from the stockpile are played onto the middle building piles. The goal of the game is to play all your cards in numerical order of 1-12 before the other players.