Cambio: Memory Card Game

The card game spreading through hostels and game nights everywhere. Learn it in two minutes, play a round in ten. Also answers to Cabo, Pablo, and Cactus.

Cambio is the card game you learn in a hostel common room and end up teaching everyone you know. Four cards face down in front of you. You saw two of them once. Keep your total low, remember what you have, and call Cambio before someone beats you to it.

Also known as Cabo, Pablo, Cactus, or Golf. Same game, correct rules, nothing to argue about.

HOW IT PLAYS • Start with four face-down cards and peek at two. Then remember them. • Each turn, draw from the deck or take the discard, then swap or discard. • Discard a 7 or 8 to peek at your own card. A 9 or 10 spies on an opponent. Jacks blind-swap. Queens peek, then trade. • When any card hits the discard pile, snap a matching card from your hand to shed it. A wrong snap earns a penalty card. • Black kings are worth zero. Red ones will ruin your night. • Think you have the lowest hand? Call Cambio. Everyone gets one final turn, then all cards flip.

WAYS TO PLAY • Online: 2 to 4 players through Game Center • Nearby: local multiplayer with friends in the same room, no internet needed • Solo: named AI opponents across three difficulty levels, from Rookie Riley to Expert Eve • Bots: build a table of bots and tune how smart they are

THE DETAILS • Peeked cards fade as turns pass, so remembering really is on you • Stats for win rate, streaks, Cabo calls, and snap accuracy • Built-in rules reference and a first-game tutorial • Card themes to switch up your deck

CAMBIO PLUS One optional one-time purchase unlocks up to five AI opponents and bots, the Bot IQ slider, and premium card themes. Everything else is free. No ads.