The game contains a deck of 66 cards (and that is WITHOUT the sinister planned expansions). Each player gets 3 "Whacking Cards" which are used to win the illustrated point cards that are turned up one after the other in rapid fashion... but only if you hit the "Whack Board" FIRST, after you decide that the cards in the visible batch are in your favour. The different cards in the deck give you bonuses or penalty points, according to a devious system. But you have to be QUICK – and once your first Whacking Card is used, that is that and you now only have two left! After each round your points are summed up, and the next round is played in the same way... but perhaps THIS time you will react faster than your opponents, and get your hands on those desirable high-value cards! —description from the designer