Card game · Lychee Games
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Lychee Rush is a card game of matching colour or number. On your turn you play a card that matches the top of the pile, and the first player to get rid of every card wins. Action cards skip, reverse or make the next player draw. I built it for fast rounds with up to six players, and computer players when you are short.
- Players: 1 to 6
- Modes: Solo, Same phone, Online room
- Price: free, no sign-up
Play Lychee Rush nowOpens in your browser. Nothing to install.
How to play Lychee Rush
Goal: Be the first to play every card in your hand.
- Play a card that matches the top card’s colour, number or action. The suits have symbols too: rose ♥, leaf ♣, sun ◆, sky ●.
- If you cannot or do not want to play, draw a card. Drawing ends your turn.
- Skip misses the next player. Reverse changes direction (with two players it skips). Draw Two and Draw Four make the next player draw and miss their turn.
- Wilds let you choose the colour. Draw Four is only legal when you hold no card of the active colour.
- Call “Last Lychee!” as you play down to one card. Anyone may catch a missed call before the next play or draw; the caught player draws two.
Scoring and winning
- Empty your hand to win. If play stalls (1,000 moves, or an empty stock after a full round of passes), fewest cards wins, then lowest penalty points.
Controls
- Keyboard
- Tab to a card, Enter or Space plays it
- D draw, L call Last Lychee, C catch a missed call
- Touch
- Tap a card to play it
- Tick “Call Last Lychee!” before playing your second-last card
Modes
- House rules
- Optional: stack matching draw cards, jump in with an identical card, 7 swaps hands and 0 rotates hands.
- Solo
- Two to six seats with computer players.
- Same phone
- Pass the phone; a cover screen keeps each hand private.
- Online
- Two to six players; the host picks the house rules. Create a room and send the code or invite link, or join with a friend’s code. One code from the hub’s Play together panel works for every game.
Tips
- Tick “Call Last Lychee!” before you play your second-last card so nobody can catch you.
- Keep an eye on other players. You may catch a missed call before the next play or draw, and the caught player takes two cards.
- Each suit has a symbol as well as a colour (rose ♥, leaf ♣, sun ◆, sky ●), so the cards read without relying on colour alone.
Lychee Rush is free in your browser, with no sign-ups and no ads. Online rooms need an internet connection; one room code from the Lychee Games hub works for every game, so you can switch games without sending a new invite.
Questions
Is Lychee Rush free to play?
Yes. Lychee Rush is free in your browser, with no sign-up, no download and no ads.
Do I have to say Last Lychee in Lychee Rush?
Yes. Call as you play down to one card. If you miss it, another player can catch you before the next play or draw, and you take two cards.
How many people can play Lychee Rush?
Up to 6 players can play Lychee Rush online in one room.
Can I play Lychee Rush on my own or on one phone?
Yes. Solo mode: Two to six seats with computer players. Same-phone mode: Pass the phone; a cover screen keeps each hand private.