Description

A fast and competitive card game in which players try to get a set or run of cards before the other players, while also trying not to get caught hogging too many kernels if someone else beats them to a set.

Each player is dealt a hand of five cards, and then once the dealer says go, players discard down to no less than three of their cards and takes up to two cards from the middle bowl. Players may also trade cards between each other until someone has a run or set of cards. Either 5 cards in sequential order, or 5 cards of the same kernels, or 5 cards of sequential kernels. Once the qualifications have been met the player to do so yells "Popcorn!" at which point all other players cease discarding.

Players then see which cards they have in hand that do not belong in their hand, and the Popcorn! player gets the sum of kernels on the combined cards. Cards are shuffled and redealt by the next dealer, and play continues until everyone has dealt, whoever has the most kernels is the winner.

—description from the designer