Wickwise by tavernly.io

Everyone plays a candle at once. Place the fifth on a shelf and you take the wax.

A free browser card game for 2 to 6 players. Everyone plays a candle at once. Place the fifth candle on a shelf and you take the wax. A 6 nimmt! alternative.

Play now: tavernly.io/wickwise

Play modes

• Vs bots: Play against bots at 3 levels: easy, medium and hard. A game has 2 to 6 seats.
• With friends: Start a private game and send the invite link. Bots fill any empty seat.
• Learn by playing: A short guided lesson called Your first turn teaches you the first moves.

How to play

1. Each player holds 6 candles. The table has 4 shelves, each with one candle.
2. Each turn, every player picks one candle in secret. All players pick at the same time.
3. Then the table places the picked candles, lowest number first.
4. Your candle goes on the shelf whose last candle is the highest number below yours.
5. A shelf holds 5 candles. If your candle lands on a full shelf, you take the wax of those 5 candles.
6. After 6 turns, the game ends. The player with the least wax wins.

Good to know

• Free to play. It runs in the browser on phone, tablet and desktop. No download.
• 2 to 6 players. A game takes about 5 minutes.
• If your candle is lower than every shelf, you choose one shelf and take its wax.
• Candles that are multiples of 5, 10 or 11 are worth more wax, and candle 55 is worth 7.