Skip-Bo Card in Discard Pile should not be transformed ☝️

[georgiee]

I never discarded a Skip-Bo card but will it be handled as a transformed real value or does it stay a Skip-Bo card?

[georgiee]

I just talked to a fellow "expert" playing that game a lot and she has rule for this: It's forbidden to discard a Skip-Bo card. That would also mean if you hold a last hand card with the value Skip-Bo and you don't want to play it you are forced to play/build it and you are not allowed to discard it too.

Makes sense. My implemented rule - to transform the value of a wildcard to existing top card + 1 in the discarded pile - would fulfil the underlying expectation:

You can't collect Skip-Bo cards in your discard pile.

The official rules don't mention the case so we are stuck with our own interpretation. I think the disallow rule is more transparent and intuitive then silently converting cards that you can grab later again — in difference to the building pile where the card will never be touched again so a transformation is fine.

[lwojo55]

I don’t agreed with your, or the expert’s assessment of playing a SkipBo on a discard pile. The rules don’t say you can or can’t but if you follow the flow and logic of the game, the playing of a SkipBo can be laid as any other card. If your opponent has a two on their pile and you have a one in your hand, or discard pile, you are not obligated to play the one on an open play pile. You may discard the one and end your turn without changing the value of the one card. So why treat a SkipBo any different. The strategy of discarding the SkipBo may, or may not, aid in drawing down your play pile on your next or fire turns. It’s a risk. Just like discarding a one when there is an open space on the playing field. Just my thoughts and as I said, the rules are silent to this particular point.