Mau-Mau rules: an explicit tabletop ruleset
Suit or rank, wild jacks, sevens and eights: an explicit study agreement rather than supposedly universal rules.
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Mau-Mau: rules, strategy and related games
Mau-Mau with an explicit rule agreement: jacks, sevens, eights, tactics and related shedding games.
Position as text
Top: hearts 9. Hand from left: diamonds king, clubs 9, hearts ace, spades jack. Legal: 2, 3, 4.
Choose rules, strategy, exercises and variants. Related games are linked directly at comparisons and at the end of each page.
Rules
Strategy & tactics
Mau-Mau strategy: preserve connections and useful suits
Plan suits, transitions and your last card using original examples under our declared Mau-Mau rules.
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Mau-Mau exercises: suits, jacks and turn order
Four original exercises with expandable answers and an explicit rule agreement.
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Compare Mau-Mau, Crazy Eights, Switch and UNO
A shared shedding principle with different wild cards and drawing rules, plus direct links to each related game.
Read guideMau-Mau house rules: choose a clear agreement
Sevens draw two, eights or tens skip: house rules for stacking, jack-on-jack, multiple discards, drawing and finishing, with clear examples.
Read guideMau-Mau: comparing published rule variants
Compare specific Mau-Mau versions: Schmidt Spiele, LITE Games, 101, Pesten, Tschau Sepp and Mau-Mau to 100, with sources and important differences.
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Fair Mau-Mau play: declarations, rounds and comparisons
A rule card, clear declarations and comparable results for a private games evening, without inventing a tournament standard.
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