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Lucky Jack
BGG rank
BGG #26,216
BGG rating
5.8

Lucky Jack

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Rules assistance for Lucky Jack

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 20 min
  • 7+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

Rules assistant for Lucky Jack

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Lucky Jack is a board game released in 2021 for 2–6 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by Pascal Thoniel and Richard Brault and its main mechanics are Matching.

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About the game

SCORE AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE WHEN LAYING DOWN 3 IDENTICAL CARDS. The intensity of a “One-Armed Bandit” in a card game for all ages! A card game that subtly blends luck and thought. Object of the game : Quickly discard your cards to become the first to lay down three cards showing the same symbol. 
• 3 lemons 1000 points • 3 cherries 2000 points • 3 grapes 3000 points • 3 clovers 4000 points • 3 bells 5000 points
• 3 diamonds 6000 points • 3 “7s” 7000 points Each player draws one card at random, and the highest scoring symbol indicates the player who will start the first hand. In the event of a tie, the players concerned then draw a new card. For the following hand, the player seated to the left of the player who started the game will begin. And so on. Each player must try to discard all their cards by putting together three of a kind as they are received: 3 cards showing the same symbol. The player who starts the hand turns over the first card on the top of the stock and places it, face up, on the table to represent the first discard. The hand is then played in turn, clockwise.
 In turn, the player looks at the symbol on the card facing up next to the stock and chooses from 3 options:
 The player discards a card with the same symbol as the first discard. The player takes a card from the stock, looks at it, and decides not to keep it and lays it down face up on the discard pile. 
 The player takes a card from the stock, looks at it, and decides to keep it in their hand. 


Mechanics

Publishers

  • Muduko
  • FoxMind
  • Laboludic

Questions and answers

Lucky Jack supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.