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Oh No 99! Game

Oh No! 99!
From Marilyn Burns www.marilynburnsmathblog.com/oh-no-99/

2-4 players
1 Regular Deck of Cards - remove the jokers
Paper and Pencil for each Player
Card Values table for beginners

  • One player shuffles the cards and deals four cards to each player.
  • The undealt cards remain in a stack, face down.
  • Players take turns playing one card at a time, adding or subtracting the value of their card to the total group score.
    • Students keep track of the total group score on paper or using a 100 chart.
  • Each time a player plays a card, he or she must replace it with the top card on the face-down stack.
  • Players are out of the game if their cards would force the total group score to go over 99.
  • The last player left in the game wins!

Card Values
A-10: Add their face Value
Jack: Minus 10
Queen: Wild Card! Can represent any other card in the deck
King: Add 0