Double Down (1993)

About this game

Double Down, first released as Lobo 77, is a simple game of playing cards to add to (or subtract from) a running total. Players must try to avoid creating a total which is a multiple of 11, or taking the total over 77. Chips, given out at the start of the game, are lost as players fail to keep to these rules. The last player with chips remaining wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 8.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.