ROBOTS!

ROBOTS! is a casual strategy card game where players try to collect robots—consisting of runs like 2,3,4 or sets like "three of a kind" in poker—while defending collections from the onslaught of robot violence. It's a race to collect as many points as possible while dodging freakin' laser beams and avoiding short circuits. It can be played with 2-5 players ages 12+ with a single game consisting of multiple hands, lasting about 60-120 minutes total.

Gameplay

ROBOTS! is a take on Rummy meaning it's a "draw and discard" card game, but with a Take That mechanic.

The "Constructed Robot" cards are removed from the deck and each player is given an "Attack Card" to help remember the rules. The most technically inclined player is selected to deal first (this is ROBOTS! after all). The dealer shuffles the deck and deals each player seven cards, clockwise starting to the dealer's left. The remaining cards are placed face-down in the center of play and the top card is turned face-up. The face-down cards become the "Robot Factory" and the face-up cards form the "Scrap Heap" (also known as the discard pile). The first player is the person to the dealer's left.