Howl

Shuffle the full deck and deal three cards to each player. Place the remaining cards in the center to form a draw pile, and flip the top card face up to start the discard pile. Keep space clear for discarded cards.

On your turn, draw one card from either the draw pile or the top of the discard pile. You must always end your turn with three cards in hand, discarding one card face up. Play continues clockwise. At any time during your own turn, you may howl if you believe your total is closest to twelve. Once someone howls, every other player takes one final turn, then all players reveal their hands.

The player whose total is closest to twelve without going over wins the round. If the howler wins, they earn 1 point.If another player beats the howler, that player earns 2 points. Any player with over twelve loses 1 point. Play continues until a player reaches an agreed total (for example, 10 points) or after a set number of rounds.

Use Pack Rank values (1–5) as card numbers.