The rules, in plain English.

Deal 12 cards face down to each player in four columns of three. Each player turns two cards face up. The aim is to finish the whole game with the lowest total score.

On your turn, choose one route:

1. Take the top discard and swap it for one card in your layout. The card you take stays face up.
2. Draw the top card from the face-down pile. Either swap it into your layout, or discard it and reveal one face-down card instead.

When all three cards in one vertical column show the same value, remove that column and discard it.

The first player to reveal every remaining card ends the round. Every other player receives one final turn. Add the cards still in each layout. If the player who ended the round does not have the single lowest score, their positive score for that round is doubled.

Keep playing rounds until a player reaches 100 points or more. The player with the lowest total wins.

• Setup and first player
• Every legal turn
• Replacing hidden and visible cards
• Matching columns
• Ending a round
• Scoring and doubling
• Ties and unusual situations
• Two-player Skyjo

Classic, Action and Junior do not share every rule. Voyage uses the original Classic gameplay in a travel format. Always check the edition selector before applying an answer at the table.

These guides explain the rules in fresh language rather than reproducing the rulebooks. Each page identifies the edition and links to the relevant official source.