Skrap

A game by Craig Bednar

Materials: standard 54-card deck, including 2 jokers.

Players: 2-5

Object: to be the first player to collect 10 heads.

Card values: A = 1, 2-10 face value, J= 11, Q= 12, K= 13 (Jokers= 15)

Setup: In Skrap it doesn’t matter who deals.

• Each player is dealt 10 cards.
• Each player chooses a surge card and places it face down.
• All surge cards are flipped simultaneously.
• The person with the highest surge card must play first.
• In the case of a tie, the lowest surge card plays first.
• In the case of a double tie, players can play rock, paper, scissors to determine who plays first, the loser playing first.

Game play: The player who plays first must play a bot.

• A bot consists of 1 black card (weapon) and 1 red card (armour).
• The player to the left may destroy the bot or pass.
• Once all players pass, the current bot in play is named champion.
• When a round is finished, all cards are reshuffled and a new round starts.

Destroying bot: Another bot can only be played if it destroys the current bot in play.

• A bot's black card must be equal to, or higher than, the currents bot's red card to destroy it.
• Cards making up bots get plus 1 (surge bonus) if their suit matches the player's surge card.
• Jokers (15) may only be played as weapons, the only card able to beat a red king as armour with a surge bonus.
• Destroyed bots are flipped face down and kept in play.

Collecting heads: The player who played the last bot when all others pass collects heads.

• One head is counted for each destroyed bot on the field.
• The first player to collect 10 heads wins the game.

Scavengers: After the champion bot is named, players may play scavengers.

• Scavengers are a pair of cards with the same value (ex. a pair of 2s).
• Scavengers must be played from the player's remaining cards.
• If a player played scavengers, that player is dealt 11 cards next round.
• The player that collected heads may not play scavengers.