Skip-Bo (Refresh) is an approachable strategic card game from Mattel in which players build ascending sequences and race to empty their personal stockpile first.
This refreshed edition retains the familiar gameplay while introducing updated cards with additional graphic symbols. These symbols make the colours easier to distinguish and improve accessibility for players with colour vision deficiency.
How do you play the game?
Each player receives a personal face-down stockpile. On your turn, draw cards and build shared piles in ascending numerical order from 1 through 12. Cards may be played from your hand, your discard piles or the top of your stockpile. Special Skip-Bo cards act as wild cards and can represent any missing number. Whenever a building pile reaches 12, remove it to create space for a new sequence. Careful planning is essential because your discard piles can either prepare future moves or restrict your options. The first player to use every card in their stockpile wins.
Why is this game recommended?
Skip-Bo combines straightforward rules with tactical timing, making it quick to teach while offering enough strategic decisions for repeated family game nights.
- Classic sequencing gameplay with clear objectives.
- Wild cards create flexible tactical opportunities.
- Suitable for families and groups of friends.
- Updated design with colour-identification symbols.
Box contents
- 168 playing cards
- Instructions
Specifications
- Type: Strategic card game
- Publisher: Mattel
- Product code: JMM20
- Players: 2–6
- Age: 7 years and up
- Playing time: Approximately 15–30 minutes
- EAN: 0194735380763