GO GO GO!!!--The Hottest New Tyrannian Game!

by shining_star_bright

Yes, it's the totally new craze! Me, being one of the first when it first opened, got one of the first tastes! And here I am to tell you bout the tricks and secrets to this cool Tyrannian version of the popular card game Cheat!!!

OK, OK, enough with the intro. I personally think Cheat! gets you more NPs, plus it's easier. This is a plain ol' card game, not much variation…and it needs luck plus strategy, much more luck than is needed for Cheat!, BUT this guide will (hopefully) get you on the right track of Go Go Go!!!

First off, a lil extra note—aces can be played over ANYTHING, it’s the only card that can be played over a king (except a 2, of course), and the only card that can be played over it is another ace or a two. The point? SAVE YOUR ACES!!!

Also, though they say 2 is a wild card, it can't be played over a 3. And an ace can't be played over a 3 or 4. Weird? I think so! :) So it's a good idea to hang on to a J, Q, K, or other big even/odd cards.

CARDS IN YOUR HAND
1) Don’t use your aces, 2s, or kings unless you absolutely have to. If I had to list the cards from least valuable to most valuable, they would be: 5s, 4s, 3s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, Js, 10s, Qs, Ks, 2s, and Aces. So use up your cards in approximately that order. 4s might be less valuable than 5s, I dunno, because only even numbers can be played on top of 4s, same with 3s. And Ks might be more valuable than 2s because it can be played over any card but As and 4s, while the only card that can be played over it is an ace or 2. Anyway, that's just one way of looking at it! :)

2) Play as less valuable a card as possible, according to that scale I mentioned above.

3) Try VERY hard to not pick up the stack, especially if the stack contains many cards. You just might miss a good card. In my second game I picked up the stack because I forgot aces had total control. :( Fortunately the stack only had 2 cards. :)

4) Try to ALWAYS have an ace, two, and king on hand. Don’t use these cards (especially ace) unless there's no other alternative.

5) With the exception of 2s and Aces (maybe kings too), if you have more than one card of the same value, play both of them. (With the exception if all you have left in your hand is, say, 3 aces.)

6) If you have 3 cards of the same value, and are sure someone else has the other one, or KNOW for sure that the person at the right or left has the card, SAVE IT! Take a pad and pencil, record which cards are in the stack, and whoever picks up the stack has those cards. Then, as the person plays it off, erase those cards and add it to the stack pile. (Note, suit is not important, only the value). If the card which you have 3 of is gone, because someone cleared the pile, or the middle guy has it, go ahead and play it. If the person at the left has it, wait till they play it before playing (so they can't complete the set and get an extra turn), and same goes with the person at the right, in which case you can complete the set and get an extra turn! :) However, if you only know that 1 o' them has it but not sure which, try to wait it off unless there's no other alternative. Or, if the card value is 7 or under, don't wait too long, since you might end up not being able to even play that card! There's also one exception to this rule. (e.g. If someone put down a 3. I have an Ace, a 2, and 3 5s. Go ahead and put down 3 5s!) Who cares if the person after you has the other five? You might not get another chance to play your 5s (since it's a relatively small number), and remember to always save your 2s and Aces till the last moment!

7) Always complete a set when possible! Come on, its an extra turn! :)

8) Save tens till the stack is reasonably big (6 or more). Don't use it when there's only 2 cards! It's a fairly big number but if someone else plays a 3, J, Q, K, or Ace then you're basically outta there! Remember that 2s and Aces are still more valuable!

9) There's one exception to always saving aces. If the person after you is about to win, and the chance of them having a 2 or Ace is slim/impossible, the stack is over 2 cards, play the Ace. You might knock 'em out! :)

FACE UP CARDS
1) Basically the rules are the same as the cards in your hand except you can only play one card at a time. :( All other rules apply, and remember ACES AND 2S RULE!!!

FACE DOWN CARDS
1) These care EXTREMELY tricky cards. Once I was very close to winning but my face down card was not legal and I got the whole stack of 15 cards! :( Talk about rotten luck! I did get 170 NPs though, because I managed to scrape in after Myncha.

2) There's no use in even contemplating which cards are in, because even if u know, u wont be able to tell which of those three cards are which. Its a lucky guess. This can be crucial in the outcome of your game, but there's no way at all to guess! That can be extremely frustrating. Well, just go by your instincts!

OTHER TIPS
First off, remember to use the list of values. Then take a pad of paper and pencil to keep track. It pays off. Also, HAVE FUN, and GO GO GO for it! :) -^.^-

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