Phase 10 phases list

The ten phases in order, each with an example hand you could lay down. Print the list for the middle of the table, or give each player a phase card to tick as they go. Both sheets are an original design called Stilecroft.

Phases: Ten, played in order, at most one a hand
Free PDFs: The phase list and six phase cards, Letter or A4, at actual size
Sheet size: 8 × 10 in, one sheet to a page
Names: Type the players' names once and each prints on its own phase card

The ten phases

A set is cards with the same number and a run is cards in number order, in any colours. A wild card can stand in for any card in either, and for any colour in phase 8.

Phase	What you need	Example
1	Two sets of three	7 7 7 and 11 11 11
2	A set of three and a run of four	4 4 4 and 6 7 8 9
3	A set of four and a run of four	2 2 2 2 and 8 9 10 11
4	A run of seven	3 4 5 wild 7 8 9
5	A run of eight	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
6	A run of nine	4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
7	Two sets of four	5 5 5 5 and 10 10 wild 10
8	Seven cards of one colour	1 3 3 6 8 10 12, all one colour
9	A set of five and a set of two	9 9 9 9 9 and 1 1
10	A set of five and a set of three	6 6 6 wild 6 and 12 12 12

You play the phases in order and can finish at most one a hand. If you don't lay down your phase, you try the same one again next hand.

Print the phases

Two sheets in teal and plum on white: the ten phases with an example hand for each, and six blank phase cards to cut apart. Print them at actual size, as many as you need. No account needed.

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StilecroftPrintable Phase Cards

The ten phases of the rummy game played in phases, to print and keep on the table. The Phase List shows every phase in order, from two sets of three up to a set of five and a set of three, with an example hand drawn as small cards and a key to sets, runs, colours and wild cards. The Phase Cards sheet has six cards to cut apart, one for each player, with the ten phases and a box to tick as each is laid down. Type the names in the sheet and they print on the cards, or leave them out for a blank set. Each sheet is 8 × 10 inches and prints on Letter or A4.

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RungwellCard Game Score Sheet

A printable card game score sheet for the rummy game played in ten phases, from two sets of three up to a set of five and a set of three. The Score Sheet prints the ten phases at the top, then twenty hands for up to six players, each with a box for the phase they are on and their running score. The Phase Cards sheet has six cards to cut apart, one for each player, with the ten phases and a box to tick as each is laid down. Type the names in the sheet and they print on every page, or leave them out for a blank pad. Each sheet is 8 × 10 inches and prints on Letter or A4.

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How to play Phase 10, in short

For two to six players with a deck made for the game: cards numbered 1 to 12, wild cards and skips. Everyone works through the same ten phases.

Deal and take turns
Deal ten cards to each player and turn the next card up to start the discard pile. On your turn, take the top card of the deck or of the discard pile, then discard one.
Lay down your phase
When you hold every card your phase needs, lay them face up in front of you on your turn. You can only lay down the phase you are on, and only one a hand.
Hit
Once your phase is down, you can add cards to any phase on the table, yours or another player's, as long as they fit: a 6 onto a set of 6s, or the next number onto either end of a run.
Skips and wilds
A wild stands in for any number or colour. Discarding a skip makes another player miss their next turn, and a skip can never be part of a phase.
Go out
The hand ends when a player gets rid of their last card. Everyone who laid down their phase moves on to the next one, and the others try the same phase again.
Score and win
The others add up the cards left in their hands: 5 for each 1 to 9, 10 for each 10, 11 or 12, 15 for a skip and 25 for a wild. The first player to finish phase 10 wins, and if two finish it in the same hand, the lower score wins.

Questions about the Phase 10 phases

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Is this an official Phase 10 phases list?

No. ShuffleKit is not affiliated with or endorsed by Mattel. The phases and rules on this page are written in our own words, and the phase list and phase cards are an original design called Stilecroft, with none of Mattel's logo, card colours or card art.

What is the hardest phase?

Phase 6 asks the most of a hand: a run of nine needs nine numbers in a row from ten cards. Phases 9 and 10 are the other slow ones, because a set of five needs five cards of one number and the deck holds only eight of each, so a wild card counts for most there.

What is phase 7?

Two sets of four: four cards of one number and four of another, such as 5 5 5 5 and 10 10 10 10. A wild card can take the place of any of them.

Can you lay down more than one phase in a hand?

No. You finish at most one phase a hand. Once it is down, use the rest of the hand to hit, adding cards to the phases on the table, so you go out sooner and are left holding fewer points.

Can I download the phase list without signing up?

Yes. Each PDF on this page has two pages, the phase list and six blank phase cards, on Letter or on A4, with no account needed. Print them at actual size: each sheet is 8 × 10 inches on either paper.

How do I put our names on the phase cards?

Add the template to a project, which is free, and type the names into Player 1 to Player 6 on a Phase Cards row of the sheet: each name prints on its own card. Exporting the PDF to print is on the Hobby plan.