Kitchen Clash

Goal

Play 11 rounds. Highest cumulative score wins. Match columns on your 2×4 Court to smash points—mismatches hurt.

Setup

2–6 players. Each player is dealt 8 face-down cards (2×4 Court). Flip the top deck card to start discard.

Tee-off: Before turns begin, everyone flips exactly 2 court cards face-up.

Your turn

Every turn starts with a draw:

1. Deck — then either:
   • Swap the drawn card onto any court card (replaced card goes face-up on discard), or
   • Pass — discard the draw, then flip one face-down court card
2. Discard — take the top discard; you must swap it (cannot pass)

One face-down left: After a deck draw you may discard without flipping or swapping that last card (pass without flip). You can do this more than once while one face-down remains. Discard draws still require a swap.

Ending a round

When you replace or flip your last face-down card, you’re done. Every other player gets one final turn. Then remaining face-down cards flip up and the round is scored.

Scoring (columns)

Score each of the four vertical columns (top vs bottom), then sum them.

1. Ernie copies its column partner. Two Ernies → both 0. Ernie + ATP → both 5.
2. Face values: numbers 0–10, ATP = 5, Fault = −2.
3. Match (same face value): add their sum (two 7s → +14).
4. ATP + non-match: score +5 − other (ATP + 2 → +3).
5. Mismatch (no ATP): subtract their sum (9 and 3 → −12).
6. Bonus: two or more columns that are identical matches of the same value are doubled (two 10/10 columns → +80).

Cards (quick)

• 0 Net · 1–3 Dink · 4–6 Drive · 7–9 Lob · 10 Smash
• ATP (+5) · Ernie (wild) · Fault (−2)

Turn alerts (iPhone)

Add Pickleplay to your Home Screen, then allow notifications to get an alert when it becomes your turn. Requires server VAPID keys.