# Color Matching Card Game: Points and Rules Explained

> Color matching card game rules from Cardatlas: number cards score their digit, action cards 20, wild cards 50, and 250 points win the match.

- Source: https://yesthisgame.com/blog/card-game-rules-guide/
- Published: 2026-11-09, updated: 2026-11-09
- Author: Yes This Game (the team that makes the games on the site)

## Key takeaways

- Everyone starts with seven cards; you match the top card by color or number.
- Number cards score their digit; Draw Two, Skip and Reverse score 20; Wild and Wild Draw Three score 50.
- A match is won at 250 points, and forgetting the 1 button with one card left costs two penalty cards.
- In one two-player test round the computer finished first and scored 84 points from our cards.

**The most useful color matching card game tip is to know what each card costs you: in [Cardatlas](https://yesthisgame.com/cardatlas/) number cards are worth their digit, Draw Two, Skip and Reverse are worth 20 points each, and Wild cards are worth 50.** When someone empties their hand, they score the value of everything left in the other hands.

## How a round works

You pick a table of two, three or four players and everyone gets seven cards. On your turn you play a card that matches the top card by color or by number, or you draw from the pile when you cannot. The player who plays out their hand wins the round. A match is won at 250 points.

## What each card is worth

The tutorial screens of the game list the values. We stepped through all of them.

*Points per card type, from the tutorial screens*

| Card | What it does | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number card | Matches by color or number | its digit (0 to 9) |
| Draw Two | The next player picks two cards and loses the turn | 20 |
| Skip | Stops the next player | 20 |
| Reverse | Switches the direction of play | 20 |
| Wild | Goes on any card; you choose the color | 50 |
| Wild Draw Three | You choose the color and the next player picks three cards; only when you have no other card to play | 50 |

![Bar chart of the points each card type adds to the winner: number cards 0 to 9, Draw Two 20, Skip 20, Reverse 20, Wild 50 and Wild Draw Three 50](https://yesthisgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/cardatlas-card-points.png)
*Points each card type adds to the winner's score.*

## One test round

In a two-player round we played cards with a simple script that tried the cards in our hand and the draw pile. The computer played out its hand first, and the summary screen showed Player 2 at 84 of 250 (+84) and Player 1 at 0 of 250. That +84 is the value of the cards still in our hand when the round ended, one round from one test browser.

## Do not forget the 1 button

When only one card is left in your hand, press the 1 button on the table. The tutorial says that if you forget, you pick up 2 penalty cards.

## 4 tips that follow from the numbers

- **Play high cards early.** Action cards are worth 20 and wild cards 50 if you are caught holding them.
- **Save a Wild for a bad hand.** It goes on any card and lets you choose the color.
- **Watch the draw rules.** Wild Draw Three can only be used when you have no other card to play.
- **Press 1 in time.** Two penalty cards can turn a round around.

## Where to try it

Try it yourself in [Cardatlas](https://yesthisgame.com/cardatlas/). For a different kind of matching, [Cubeclear](https://yesthisgame.com/cubeclear/) is a block puzzle game.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many cards do you start with in Cardatlas?

Seven each. Our hand showed seven face-up cards and the computer's hand seven face-down cards.

### How many points does a Skip card score?

20 points, the same as Draw Two and Reverse, according to the tutorial screens.

### What is a Wild card worth?

50 points. The Wild Draw Three is worth 50 as well and makes the next player pick 3 cards.

### How do you win the match?

By reaching 250 points over several rounds; each round winner scores the value of the cards in the other hands.

### What does the 1 button do?

You press it when only one card is left in your hand; if you forget, you pick up two penalty cards.

### Does Cardatlas work on a phone?

See the game page: we only claim what we tested on a phone-sized screen.

## Games in this guide

- [Cardatlas](https://yesthisgame.com/cardatlas.md): Play Cardatlas online: match cards by color or number against the computer, use Skip, Reverse and Wild cards, and reach 250 points to win.
- [Cubeclear](https://yesthisgame.com/cubeclear.md): Play Cubeclear online: drag colourful blocks onto an 8 by 8 board, fill rows and columns to clear them and chain lines for a combo. Mouse or touch.
- [Gemlane](https://yesthisgame.com/gemlane.md): Play Gemlane online: move falling columns of three gems, change their colors and line up three of a kind before the board fills up.