Cinquillo

How to play

• Whoever holds the five of coins starts, and must play it.
• Each suit forms a ladder starting at its five, growing down to the ace and up to the king.
• On your turn you place ONE card that continues a ladder or opens one with a five. Its place is unique.
• If you have none playable, you pass. Passing when you can play is not allowed.
• Whoever runs out scores 5 plus one per card left in the others' hands; the others subtract theirs.
• The game is won by reaching 30 points while winning a hand.
• In pairs (0 and 2 against 1 and 3): the side wins the hand as soon as either partner runs out, scoring 5 plus the cards left in the opposing side.

By number of players

• Always 4 players, free for all: everyone adds up their own points and the first to reach 30 by winning a hand wins.
• Always 4 players in pairs: you play with the person opposite. The side wins the hand as soon as either of you runs out of cards, and the points belong to the pair.

Modes and prizes

• Against the computer: you play bots, offline and as often as you like. It pays no coins and no experience, so it is there to practise and try out settings without risking anything.
• Against friends: you open a room and invite them by username. Here only the winner is paid, and at half rate, because you pick who you sit with.
• Online: we sit you with people from all over the world. Every place is paid, most to least, and it is the only mode that counts towards the weekly League. If the room is slow to fill, simulated players complete it; in that case the League counts half.
• Buy-in tables: online you can sit at a 100, 250, 500 or 1000 coin table. Every player puts in that amount on sitting down and the whole pot goes to the winners, with no commission. These tables only fill with real people: if they do not fill in time the table is cancelled and your buy-in is returned. Neither the gold booster nor the VIP pass multiplies the pot.