An original card game by James Barrett

Unearthed

Dig low. Bury the rest.

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About the Game

Keep the lowest
dig you can.

Unearthed is a press-your-luck grid card game in the classic Golf family. Each round you tend a face-down 3×4 excavation of cards and try to keep its total value as low as possible — drawing from the deck or the discard, then choosing to place a card or reveal one already buried.

Line up a full column of three matching cards and it is cleared away to zero — the main way to shed points. The first player to bare their whole grid ends the round, but going out only pays off if you truly held the lowest hand. Cross the target score and the game ends; the lowest total wins.

2–8 Players ~30 Minutes Ages 8+ Press Your Luck Golf Family
150
Cards in deck
3×4
Grid per player
−2
Best card value
50/100/200
Target score options
The Scoring Twist
Go out with the lowest grid and you score it clean. Go out too early and your round score is doubled.
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How to Play

Your turn, one dig.

Step 1
Draw
Take the blind top of the deck, or the face-up top of the discard pile when you can see something worth taking.
Negative and low cards are gold; high numbers are dead weight.
Step 2
Keep or Flip
Keep the drawn card into any grid slot (the old card is discarded), or discard & flip to reveal one of your buried cards and lock in its value.
Three matching cards in a column clear away to zero.
Win Condition
Go Out Low
When a player's whole grid is face up, everyone else takes one last turn and the round is scored. Cross the target total and the game ends — lowest grand total wins.
Ties broken by columns cleared across the game.

The Deck

150 cards, from gold to dead weight.

−2
×5 · the best
−1
×10
0
×15 · filler
1–12
×10 each

Low and negative cards keep your dig light. High numbers are points to shed, bury face-down, or match away in a cleared column.

Get the Game

Play tonight.

Free
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Print & Play
Download the full 150-card kit plus a player grid mat, formatted for cut-out cardstock. Print on white cardstock, sleeve or double-side for opacity, and cut — no special supplies required.
PDF · 20 pages · Poker-size cards, 9 per sheet
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Board Game Arena
An online version is in development for Board Game Arena — play 2–8 players in real-time or turn-based, with full rules enforcement and no setup. Currently in Studio review; check back soon.
boardgamearena.com · Release pending
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