How to Play Video

How to Play Instructions

Printable Instructions ➝

Each player has 8 cards. Each card shows one half of a compound word and a picture.

On Your Turn

  • Pick a card from the draw pile (face down) or the discard pile (face up).

  • Then place one card on the face up discard pile to end your turn.

Trading

Before the next player takes their turn, any other player can ask the player before they draw a card if they can trade one of their cards for the card on the face-up discard pile.

Before the player draws a card they can yes or no.

Pairloopa reference cards. One card shows compound connections.

Be the first player during your turn to find 4 full compound words using the cards in your hand to win the round!

Use your reference card as a guide to help you find the correct pairs faster.

Keeping score of each round

Pairloopa scoring examples.

The first player, during their turn to have 4 correct compound words from their 8 cards wins the round and scores 0 points for that round.

All other players add up their remaining cards:

  • 5 points for each matched pair (including wild cards)
  • 10 points for each unmatched card

After recording the scores, shuffle the cards and play another round!

Winning the game:

The game ends when any player reaches 200 points. At that time all players add up their scores from each round. The player with the lowest score Wins the Game!!

Enjoy playing Pairloopa again and again!