Play Skip Bo Online!
by Amanda Nettgen
(USA)
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Game:
Skip Bo Castaway Caper
Download from:
GameHouse (FULL FREE version when you open a FREE trial Fun Tickets account!
Number of players:
1
Quick verdict
Skip Bo Castaway Caper is a very addictive one-player version of the card game Skip Bo. It may seem like a game of chance at first glance, but there’s actually a significant amount of skill involved.
The game and gameplay
After a cute Skip Bo card loading screen, you’ll divert to customizing a character. You’ll first play Mr. Tiki Man in a tutorial game; Castaway Skip Bo plays just like regular Skip Bo, and you should whoop him pretty fast. At the end of the tutorial you will unlock Classic, Speed and Team Skip Bo.
The modes outside of Adventure are all pretty easy to describe. With Classic, you can select up to three computer players and three difficulties to play the regular game for fun. Team will have you paired with an AI; cards are shared and can be used freely by both contenders (you both have to go out to win).
Speed is just a diet version of Classic Skip Bo, providing ten cards in your stock pile instead of the usual thirty (the number of cards in the stock pile is continuously displayed). Your turn is always up first in Castaway Caper.
Play Skip Bo online, or download this PC game FREE and LEGALLY from GameHouse! Click here for info.Adventure is the place to earn achievements and play different types of Skip Bo throughout your quest. You partake in a series of Tribal Challenges (Skip Bo games) in this mode. The computer players move at a good pace, sometimes causing you to forget that you need to be staying on top of what’s in their hand too so you can block.
You score combo multipliers for laying down a bunch of the pastel cards at once.
Your hand is automatically refreshed to five at each new turn, and discard piles are similarly created automatically as soon as you store an unneeded card. You can have up to four discard piles.
Each game ends with a statistics screen. Halfway through a set of matches, a new Skip Bo deck will be awarded if you are successful at a mini-game. There are ten to unlock in all from a Pineapple deck to Bamboo, so happy playing!
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Pros and cons
Skip Bo Castaway Caper is pure fun for those who aren’t afraid of card games. It features relaxing and catchy music in addition to its island settings. It’s excellent for playing Skip Bo games by yourself.
In terms of defects, Skip Bo PC has few. It has a constant Windows-like status bar at the top of the screen, which is odd and slightly annoying.
The graphics remind me of construction paper, but they aren’t horrible.
You also have to be careful not to put the card you want to play in one of your store heaps by accident, as they are positioned very close to the main playing area. The computer personas are too easy in Adventure mode.
Download this game FREE and LEGALLY from GameHouse!
Click here for info.The verdict
Skip Bo Castaway Caper is a must for those familiar with the traditional card game. Even if you’re new to Skip Bo, it’s likely you’ll fall in love with its “Stock” market.
Download Skip Bo FREE and LEGALLY from GameHouse when you open a FREE Fun Tickets account! Click here for info.
