How To Play 5 Alive

Learn how to play 5 Alive from Habro! This video features a quick concise how to play explanation along with how to set up the game + Explain the alternate game modes!

From The Publisher: FUN CARD GAME FOR THE FAMILY: Get ready for a super-fun, fast-paced, and unpredictable card game. In this wild twist on the game of 21, players have to keep the running total under 21 to stay in the game
THINK FAST, TAKE RISKS: Do what it takes to survive 5 Alive! Players need to strategize, take chances, sabotage opponents, and press their luck as they and try to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible
WILD CARDS: The twist is in the wild cards! Players can play them to save their life, or zap their opponents' life
BE THE LAST PLAYER STANDING: If a player goes over 21 they flip over one of their 5 Alive cards. With 5 chances to win…it's anyone's game! The last player with an Alive card still face-up wins
FUN FAMILY GAME: The game is easy to learn and it's a fun indoor activity for 2-6 players. It's also a fun travel game for kids ages 8 and up. Break out the game at parties or game night with the family
Specifications
Suggested Age: 8 Years and Up
Type of Game: Classic Games
Playing Time: 15 Minutes or More
Number of Players: 1 or More Players
Includes: Cards
Package type: Full Game
Material: Paper
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 83549489
UPC: 195166164267
Item Number (DPCI): 087-10-9136
Origin: Imported
Description
Get ready for an unpredictable, fast-paced, family-friendly card game! The 5 Alive game is a wild twist on the classic game of "21" in which players get numbered cards, each with a face value, and must stay under 21 to stay alive. Do what it takes to survive! Take risks, engage a strategy, and sabotage opponents forcing them to lose lives! If someone goes over 21 they flip an Alive card. Once they flip all 5 cards they're out. Players get eliminated until there's only one winner! Follow instructions on Wild Cards to either knock out an opponent, or to stay alive. Change things up with the alternate sudden death version for an even faster game, or play in teams. The game is easy to learn and quick to play, making it a great game for a family game night, or an impromptu party. Take it along for on-the-go play. It's a fun game for kids' car rides and it's a good indoor activity for 2-6 players, ages 8 and up.

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• Includes 108 cards and game rules.
• Ages 8 and up
• 2 to 6 players
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[mrsloveandsushi]

Thanks for the explanation! I always check YouTube for game play or directions before purchasing to know whether my kids can play too.

[tdanielle]

Thank you!!! This game was so fun once we got the hang of it.

[furkangaming]

In the 5 Alive card game, the "Wild Cards" card is included in 108 cards? Or does it have to be 109 cards in total?

[AsDerouxWoofWolf]

Thanks for the video~! I got a deck of cards just now, but I didn't check the details long enough to see that I was given the ones with the instructions (and the box itself) written in German. So, yeah. This has been quite helpful 😊

[giegie]

If I have any wild card as a last card on my hand, do I win automatically after placing it? Or it's just a new round will begin?
Another question is if I get redeal as the last card on my hand, do I win automatically after placing it or just a new round began?

[SodaQuasar]

This is exactly like Boom O card game i played in the 90s when i was small

[BlackJade]

What happen if i put a =21 card, does the discrad
pile go to zero or i lose heart, what happen?

[xsp]

I have a question! So if u know you will go over you don't put the CARD DOWN?
or do you put the card to show you have gone over 21?

[rajanmaheshwari]

I have 1 question which is not covered anywhere. Suppose a player played the last card as a BOMB card. What do you think should happen?

1. Do other players first have to throw 0s and the ones who don't have 0 card will have to flip over the alive card. And then they must flip another alive card as the round is over? So in total, a player who doesn't have 0 has to flip 2 alive cards to dead.
2. Or if one of the players played the last card as a BOMB card, we will consider the round as over and all other players will only flip 1 alive card to dead without considering the BOMB card requirements of throwing 0s and flipping alive cards to dead.

[jehanguiday]

Could u pls explain the pass me by card?

[kingjvilla]

If the last card that someone drops is a wild card do we still have to do that action or does it automatically go back to the beginning to getting 10 cards ?

[melissapryor]

Hello, hoping you can help as Hasbro can’t seem to answer my questions and directed me to your video 🙃
When playing a +2 card in the game, is the picking up of cards considered the opponents turn? Or do they then get to put down a card once they have picked up?
Example, player A puts down a +2 card. Player B and C pick up two cards each. Whose turn is next?
Likewise, when playing a bomb card, is the playing of a ‘0’ card or turning over a life considered the opponents turn?
For example, Player A puts down a bomb. Player B puts down a ‘0’ card and player C turns over a life. Whose turn is next?

Please help settle this so I don’t have to divorce my husband 😆

[yashcanfly]

When we use the reshuffle card, do we reshuffle and distribute equally or how? Help!
And if its distributed one by one and there is an odd number of cards. Does the other person get an extra card?

[satoshigurung]

So if the value is 21, can I use the skip to avoid losing a heart?

[andrewayotte]

What do you do with the pile of the card do you pick.up.or they are just there for looks

[ThePeterDislikeShow]

What happens if a bomb is played and it results in multiple people playing their last card? Maybe the player playing the bomb as well as a few playing 0's?

[charlottetambuyser]

If you put a =21 and the next player has a 0 can he put the 0 on it?

[alisynguest]

So when you are playing in teams, and one person goes out. Do they sit out or do they pick up 10 cards again?

[nuarneo]

i want to know how many copy wild cards in the Deck for each card, e.g DRAW 1, Draw 2, REVERSE, SKIP & others. Thanks.

[ttmsoma]

The re deal card thats what I dont understand. Lets say I have 2 card other have 3 4 and if I deal them then the number of the card in your hand wont be same. U get it sorry my english is not the Best. So I need the shuffle and give player X the same amuont of card that he had and player Y the same amount and ect. Right? Please help