Mau Mau variants
Other ways to play Mau Mau, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
32-card deck
Play with the traditional German pack of 32 cards, Seven to Ace: the same hands and card roles, but half of the pack is now action cards.
Nine reverses
The Nine reverses the direction of play instead of the Ace, which becomes an ordinary card.
Ace skips
The Ace skips the next player instead of the Eight, which becomes an ordinary card; without Nine reverses, no card reverses play.
Penalty points
Play several rounds: when someone goes out, everyone else scores the points of the cards left in hand, and the fewest points win when someone reaches the limit.
No Mau penalty
No call is needed when you go down to one card, so nobody draws penalty cards for forgetting; your last card still needs a Mau Mau call to win.