No Thanks! is a card game designed to be as simple as it is engaging.

The rules are simple. Each turn, players have two options:
play one of their chips to avoid picking up the current face-up card
pick up the face-up card (along with any chips that have already been played on that card) and turn over the next card
However, the choices aren’t so easy as players compete to have the lowest score at the end of the game. The deck of cards is numbered from 3 to 35, with each card counting for a number of points equal to its face value. Runs of two or more cards only count as the lowest value in the run – but nine cards are removed from the deck before starting, so be careful looking for connectors. Each chip is worth -1 point, but they can be even more valuable by allowing you to avoid drawing that unwanted card.

The first versions of the game supported up to five players, but a 2011 edition supports up to seven.

AWARDS & HONORS
2006 Golden Geek Best Light / Party Game Nominee
2006 As d’Or – Jeu de l’Année Nominee
2005 Tric Trac Nominee
2005 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
2005 Kinderspielexperten “8-to-13-year-olds” Nominee
2005 Fairplay À la carte Runner-up