Camp Out is a family-friendly, camping-themed, card game for ages 8 and over. Camp Out consists of 84 playing cards. The object of the game is to collect 3 sets of non-identical camping item & activity cards, from the same category, in order to “Camp Out.” The camping items and activities span six categories, which include the campsite itself, food & drink, wildlife, hiking & fishing, things at the beach, and play and relaxation. As you play Camp Out, Match Cards help your hand, and a set of six ‘game-changer’ cards called “Trail Mix.” Trail Mix cards can help or hinder your game play, depending who plays them, and how and when they are played. For instance, the “Avalanche” Trail Mix card can be used to make all players shift three of their cards to their left, or the player holding the card can choose to not enforce it. With another Trail Mix card called “Cherry Picking,” a player gets to dig into the discard pile for the right card, which will help their hand. With another Trail Mix card, “Leap Frog” makes the players to either side of the one holding the card exchange two cards simultaneously. The way in which this “pickup & discard” game plays out, includes a playing feature both near the end, and at the end of a round, which gives Camp Out its name. When a player is one turn from possibly going out, they signal the other players by announcing their status with the word “Camp.” They do this not only to alert others, but also in order to garner 3 “Camp” points, which they would not get if they go out, or “Camp Out,” on their following turn. The final playing feature, which can actually give the remaining players an edge over the winner of the round, is the choice of a final card draw, which they are not allowed to discard. Final card hands are scored in various ways, depending on their makeup. —description from the designer