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Memory. Misdirection. Lowest score wins. · Learn Kivo

Learn Kivo

Remember your cards. Improve your board.
Call Kivo when you think you’re lowest.

The whole game

01
Remember two
↓
02
Draw one
+
↓
03
Improve
↓
04
Call Kivo
↓
05
Lowest wins
0
lowest

Setup & objective

Remember — then face-down again
Start with four.
Peek at two.
Lowest score wins
Kamikaze
12 · 12 · 13 · 13 wins the round and scores 0.

Your turn

1. Choose a source
Draw from deck
or
Take discard
Swap / 11–12 cannot be taken from the discard pile.
2. Choose what to do
Replace
↕
Swap the drawn card with one of yours.
Discard
Throw it away — use or skip its power when applicable.
Match
→
Same value — remove card(s).
Match
Top card: 5
Your board
→
Success
0
0
Cards removed — empty slots score 0.
Miss
Wrong selection fails the whole attempt; selected board cards are replaced blind and your turn ends.

Power cards

Peek
Look at one of your own cards privately.
Spy
Look at one opponent card privately.
Swap
Exchange any two face-down cards.
Cannot be taken from the discard pile.
Values 0–6 and 13 have no ability.
Call Kivo & score
Call Kivo
0
0
At the untouched start of your turn — before drawing or taking discard.
• Everyone else gets one final turn, then hands reveal.
• Lowest hand wins the round — unless someone hits Kamikaze.
• Incorrect caller: +10 on that round’s score.
Round score
Remaining card values + + Call Kivo penalty (if any)

Ways to play

Real Life
Playable now
Phones become private hands.
Live
Coming soon
Ranked
Coming soon
Turn-Based
Coming soon
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