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You've Got Crabs + Expansion

Players (even amount) need to use a video chat of some sort for best results.

"You've Got Crabs" is a game of Deception, Intrigue, Friendship, Tartar Sauce, and Secrecy. From Artist and Creator Matthew Inman, rights reserved by The Oatmeal.

Based on "Kemps" that can be played with a standard poker deck.

https://youvegotcrabs.com/how-to-play/

INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose the cards you want to play with. Play with less sets if you want quicker matching of cards (i.e. 8 sets instead of the total 13).

Also choose if you want to use the Imitation Crab as a wild. If a player gets it, they must move the crab claw in front of them.

Form teams of two players each (max of 5 teams). Each team meets privately to come up with a non vocal signal to indicate when either teammate collects 4 of the same Crab Card.

Each player will get a hand of 4 cards.
One side plays at a time. On a side’s turn, all players on that side can simultaneously swap any card from their hand with a card from the middle of the table (The Ocean).

When you have 4 of the same Crab Card, you can't say anything out loud. Instead, when you’re ready, give your secret signal to your teammate. When they notice, they will point at you and shout, 'YOU’VE GOT CRABS!'

If they’re right, your team gets a point. If they’re wrong, your team loses a point.

However if a player on another team suspects you’re passing a signal, they can point and shout, 'YOU’VE GOT CRABS!'
If they are correct, they steal one of your points. If they are incorrect, steal a Crab Token from the accusing player.

The game is over when the last Crab Token has been taken from the Crab Pot. At that point, all teams should count up their combined Crab Tokens. The team with the most Crab Tokens wins.

EXPANSION CARD:
Create an advantage for your team, look like a crab doing it

How the Imitation Crab works:
- Use the new Imitation Crab card as a wild card in You've Got Crabs
- Any player holding the card must also move the Crab Claw in front of them to designate they have the wild.