Join me for a somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at the latest printing of the classic card game Rack-O, a game I grew up playing that I recently rediscovered due to a local brewery having a copy on hand.
This is a lightweight game that’s been around for over six decades that I still enjoy playing to this day. I can’t think of many other games this old that I still find fun, skipping traditional card games and things like chess.
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Unboxing Rack-O, the classic card sorting board game from 1956
From the Publisher:
Players randomly slot ten cards on their rack. The race then begins to draw and discard until one player positions ten cards in numerical sequence. Sound simple? It is but you will need skillful play, concentration and just a little luck to win.
Some thoughts on Rack-O
The Classic Rack’em & Score card game. The race begins to draw and discard until one player positions 10 cards in numerical sequence.
One night while Deanna and I were having a date night at the Banded Goose Brewery, I saw Rack-O on a shelf, grabbed it, and brought it back to our table. I was then shocked to learn Deanna had never played this true classic. This is a game I used to play for many hours, with my Grandmother, with the kids across the street, at school, and with my parents.
Rack-O was very much a part of my childhood. It was a game that was always there and got played regularly. What surprised me is how much Deanna actually enjoyed it. We both found it to be a perfect light game to play while you are hanging out, when you don’t want to think too much but where your decisions still actually matter.
This is a dead simple card game. At the start of each round of Rack-O, you get a random set of ten numbered cards which are placed into a plastic rack. Each round you draw a card from the deck or the top of the discard pile and use this card to replace one of the cards in your rack or discard it. The round ends when someone gets all their cards in order, which is called a Rack-O! Points are awarded for how full everyone’s rack is with a bonus for the player who got the Rack-O.
There are also some rule variants for two players, and advanced rules (that we strongly recommend using) that give you bonus points for runs which you can read about in our Rack-O review.
- FAMILY BONDING: Whether it’s a quiet family night, a walk down memory lane for the grandparents, or a chance to make new memories with the kids, Rack-O is timeless fun
- A FUN FILLED CARD GAME: Rack-O was originally released in 1956. This new retro edition, featuring fine quality cards with bold numbers, will delight players young and old
