How to play Fidget

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Goal

Lowest cumulative score after 10 rounds wins. Empty your hand to score 0 for that round.

Basics

• Standard 52-card deck. Suits are ignored — each rank has its own color.
• Play a card that is equal or higher than the discard top (unless free play is active).
• You always hold up to 5 cards face-down. On your turn, valid cards flip up one at a time for 3 seconds each — play the highlighted card (tap or drag to discard) before the timer ends.
• One successful play ends your turn.

Misses and pickups

• If you miss every valid card in the rotation, draw 1.
• If you have no legal plays, pick up the entire discard pile.

Overhand (hand over 5)

If your hand grows past 5 cards, you get a flat 10-second timer to play any valid card (all eligible cards face-up).

Wilds (change each round)

Each round has two wild ranks shown at the top of the board:

• Reset — play anytime; starts free play (any card is legal next).
• Clear — wipes the discard pile when played.

Round 1 uses 2 (reset) and Ace (clear); later rounds rotate through other ranks.

Scoring

• Empty hand → 0 for the round.
• Otherwise score the rank value of cards left in hand (2→2 … A→14).
• Match totals carry across rounds; lowest total after round 10 wins.

Pause & leave

Use Pause during play if you need a break (resume has a short countdown). Leave exits the room and returns to the lobby.