House rules for Phase 10

Zaragata has 40 house rules for Phase 10 in 2 rule sets, such as Short Cut, Bounce Back, and Dumpster Dive. Read them here. At the table, a character reads each rule out loud the moment its card is played, usually at a friend's expense.

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Short Cut

This hand, you may lay down your phase one card short, in any one set or run.

Said by The Headmistress

Bounce Back

For the rest of the game, the first Skip played on you each hand skips whoever played it instead.

Said by The Enforcer

Dumpster Dive

For the rest of the game, you may take your draw from any of the top three cards of the discard pile.

Said by The Doorman

Wild Tax

Every other player holding a Wild shows it. Take the one you like best, and give that player any card back.

Said by The Warlord

Coming Down

____ skips their next turn and shows you their hand first.

(the name is filled at the table)

Hostile Takeover

Swap your whole hand with the other player who has completed the most phases. If two are tied, you pick. Laid-down cards stay where they are.

Said by The Boss

Trickle Down

For the rest of the game, whenever a player two or more phases ahead of you lays down their phase, take one card from their hand without looking.

Said by The Sheriff

Double Dip

On your next turn, draw one card from the draw pile and one from the discard pile, and keep both.

Said by The Clerk

Clean Slate

If this hand ends with cards still in your hand, they score nothing.

Said by The Deadpan

Cut for It

Pick a player. You both cut the draw pile and show the card you cut, with a Wild counting as thirteen and a Skip as zero. If yours is not lower, they skip their next turn.

Said by The Arbiter

Groundhog Hand

Whatever happens this hand, you stay on the phase you are on.

Said by The Night Nurse

Overdue

Draw one card for every phase the leader is ahead of you, up to three.

Said by The Auditor

Tall Poppy

If you have completed more phases than everyone else, go back one phase.

Said by The Grandpa

Care Package

Every other player hands you one card of their choice from their hand.

Said by The Enthusiast

Explain Yourself

For the rest of the game, whenever you take the top card of the discard pile, stand up and tell the table why you wanted it.

Said by The Hype Man

Skip Magnet

Until this hand ends, every Skip another player plays must be played on you.

Said by The Comforter

Bad Trade

____ takes two cards from your hand without looking, then gives you any two of theirs.

(the name is filled at the table)

Leg Day

Stand up and do one squat for every phase you have completed, then sit down and draw one card.

Said by The Coach

Tell

For the rest of the game, whenever you pick up a card that fits your phase, say ooh out loud.

Said by The Gossip

Lending Library

For the rest of the game, once per hand, on their own turn before they draw, ____ may name a number, and you hand them one card of that number if you have it.

(the name is filled at the table)

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Phone a Friend

Ask the table for one number you need. The first player who has it hands it to you, and you give them any card back.

Said by The Clerk

Puppet Master

Choose a player. On their next turn, they show you their hand and you pick the card they discard.

Said by The Vamp

Gold Star

For the rest of the game, whenever you lay down your phase, every other player says well done.

Anyone who does not say it draws one card.

Said by The Headmistress

Finders Keepers

Name a number. Until your next turn, any player who discards that number hands it to you instead.

Said by The Sheriff

Spare a Wild

Pick a player. They hand you a Wild if they have one, otherwise a card of their choice.

Said by The Boss

Census

Every other player who has not laid down their phase this hand says out loud which cards they still need.

Said by The Announcer

Hush

____ may not say a word until your next turn.

The first time they speak, they draw two cards.

(the name is filled at the table)

Early Hit

Until this hand ends, you may hit up to two cards onto phases on the table, even if your own phase is not down yet.

Said by The Warlord

Guest List

For the rest of the game, once per hand, you may take a card another player has just discarded, out of turn, and discard one of yours in its place.

Said by The Doorman

Coin Toss

Pick a player and call heads or tails on a coin or a phone. Win, and take one card from their hand without looking. Lose, and nothing happens.

Said by The Arbiter

Fond Farewells

For the rest of the game, give every card you discard a short goodbye, as if it is leaving home for good.

Said by The Storyteller

Dance First

For the rest of the game, you must do a ten second victory dance before you lay down your phase.

No dance, no laying down.

Said by The Hype Man

Told You So

For the rest of the game, whenever anyone lays down a phase, gasp loudly and say I knew it.

Miss one, and draw a card.

Said by The Gossip

Good Manners

For the rest of the game, say thank you every time you draw a card.

Forget, and draw another card.

Said by The Comforter

Top Shelf

Give the player on your left a Wild or a Skip from your hand if you have one, otherwise your highest-numbered card.

Said by The Night Nurse

Glass House

Play with your hand face up on the table until you lay down your phase.

Said by The Optimist

Joined at the Hip

For the rest of the game, whenever you or ____ is skipped, the other one is skipped too.

(the name is filled at the table)

Old Timer

For the rest of the game, start every turn with the words back in my day and one sentence to finish it.

Forget, and draw one extra card.

Said by The Grandpa

Reach for It

Play your next turn with your cards held in one hand, arm straight up in the air.

Said by The Coach

Hoarding Habit

____ picks any card from your hand, tells the table why you were hoarding it, and discards it for you.

(the name is filled at the table)

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