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Higher or Lower

Next card: higher or lower? Build a streak.

Players
1+ players
Time
2–15 min
Ages
5+
Where
Same room or online
You need
Nothing but this page
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How to play Higher or Lower

  1. 1Tap Deal to shuffle a full deck. Aces are high.
  2. 2Look at the card and guess whether the next one will be higher or lower.
  3. 3Get it right and your streak grows. Get it wrong, or the same rank comes up, and your streak ends.
  4. 4Playing in a group? Pass the phone each time a streak ends. Longest streak wins.

Will the next card be higher or lower?

One shuffled deck, aces high. Build the longest streak you can, or pass the phone and take turns.

Variations

  • Forfeits: whoever ends their streak earliest picks a dare from Truth or Dare.

Tips

  • Middle cards like 7, 8 and 9 are the real gamble. Count which cards have already gone.

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