FIVE ALIVE CARD GAME

5 Alive is a card game by Hasbro Gaming for 2 to 6 players, from 8 years and up. It's a variant of the classic game of twenty-one: you play numbered cards and keep the running total under 21 to stay in the game.

If the total goes over 21 anyway, you flip over one of your 5 Alive cards. If all five cards are flipped, you're out. That way everyone has a chance to win, until only one player remains. Action cards can save your life or knock out an opponent, and the instructions on the jokers add extra twists.

You can also play the sudden-death version for an even faster game, or play in teams. The game is quick to learn and play, and you can also take it along to play on the go.