Skull the Game

At the beginning of the game, each player has four discs. Three discs feature flowers, and the fourth disc shows the grinning visage of a skull. To begin a round, all of the players simultaneously choose one of their discs and place it face down in front of them.

On your turn, you have a choice to make: you can either add a new disc to your stack or bet how many flowers you can reveal without revealing a skull.

If you decide to add a disc, you choose one of your remaining discs and place it on top of the first. Then, the turn passes to the next player.

Alternatively, if you choose to bet, the next player can either raise your bet or pass and step out of the round. As soon as one player bets, no more discs can be added to the stacks—each player must either raise the bet or pass.

If everybody else has passed, you must attempt to fulfil your bet by turning over a number of discs equal to your bet. The catch, however, is that you must reveal all of your own discs before you reveal anyone else’s. If you reveal a single skull—your own or another player’s—you fail your bet, and you lose one of your four discs. If you lose all of your discs, you’re out of the game!