FAQs & Common Questions

Twisted Twenty-One can be played with 2-8 players.

Quick games lasts 3 rounds, Standard games last 6 rounds, and extended rounds last 8 or more rounds. Before the game begins, players can also agree on how many points to start with, such as 6 or 10, and create their own combination of rounds and starting points. These game modes are suggestions, so players are free to customize the length of their games. The last remaining player or the player with the most points at the end of the agreed upon number of rounds wins.

If your hand goes over the Twist target, you are considered busted. However. unlike traditional blackjack, you do not reveal your cards or stop playing. You remain in the round and can use Twist Cards to manipulate your hand, change the Twist target, or manipulate other players' hand.

At the end of the round:

• If one or more players are at or below the Twist Target, all players who are over the Twist Target automatically lose. The player whose hand is closest to or exactly at the Twist target wins.

• If all playes are over the Twist Target, the player whose hand is closest to the Twist Target wins.

This means being over the Twist Target does not automatically eliminate you. You can still manipulate the game and get your hand back at or below the Twist Target.

You may play any number of Twist Cards during your Twist Phase, before your Action Phase begins. During the Action Phase, you can choose to Hit (draw a Playing Card) or Stay (do not draw a Playing Card), then the players turn ends.

Reaction Cards, identified by a shield symbol, are an exception. They may be played immediately in response to another player activating a Twist Card. The reaction Card resolves first, before the original Twist Card's effects are completed.

The Prevent Game Loss Twist Card may only be played during your Twist Phase, and only when losing the round could reduce your points to 0.

If two or more Twist Cards interact, conflict, or are played close together, thier effects are resolved one at a time in the order the cards were played. A Twist Card must finish resolving before the next Twist Card's effect becomes active.

Reaction Cards, identified by a shield symbol, are an exception. When a Reaction Card is played in response to another Twist Card, the Reaction Card resolves first, before the original Twist Card's effect is completed.

If you run out of points or chips, after the round is over and scoring is complete, you are eliminated from the game and can no longer participate in the remaining rounds.