ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Miss Koi Koi

Miss Koi Koi is a fun card game that people in some parts of Africa like to play. It is kind of like the game of UNO that you might have played.

So, Imagine that you and your friends are sitting in a circle and each of you has a pile of cards. In Miss Koi Koi, each card has a special picture or number on it.

The goal of the game is to use up all the cards in your pile by getting rid of them one by one. The first person to finish their pile is the winner!

To play the game, the first player lays down a card on a big pile in the middle of the circle. Then, the next person has to lay down a card that matches the picture or number on the first card. They can only lay down one card at a time.

For example, if the first player lays down a card with a picture of a fish on it, the second player has to lay down a card that also has a picture of a fish or a number that matches the first card.

If a player can't lay down a card that matches, they have to pick up all the cards in the pile. This is called "collecting" or "picking". Then, the game starts over and the person who picked up the cards starts laying the first card down.

There are also special cards that can change the game. For example, there is a "stop" card that means the next person can't lay down a card. There is also a "clear" card that means the pile in the middle is cleared and the person who laid down the "clear" card gets to start again with a new card.

The game goes on until one person has used up all their cards and wins the game! So, now you know how to play Miss Koi Koi!