Games like Cambio
Cambio belongs to a family of card games where you're half-blind to your own hand and lowest wins. If you like one, you'll probably like the others — here's how they compare.
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Cambio itself goes by other names too — Cabo, Pablo, Cactus, Dutch. Those are the same game with small differences: see Cambio's other names.
1. Golf (six-card Golf)
The closest classic relative. Six cards face down in two rows of three; flip two to start, then draw and swap to bring your total down. A matching pair in the same column scores nothing. A round ends when someone has every card face up, and a game is usually nine rounds — “holes”.
Like Cambio: hidden cards, swap to go low. Different: cards are turned face up as you go, so there's less to remember, and no snapping or power cards.
2. Four-card Golf
Golf with four cards in a square — the version nearest to Cambio. Look at two of yours at the start, draw and swap, and knock when you think you're lowest; everyone else gets one more turn.
Like Cambio: the 2 × 2 hand, the peek and the knock (that's the ¡Cambio! call). Different: no powers and no snapping.
3. Skyjo
A popular boxed game with its own deck (cards from −2 to 12). Twelve cards in a grid, two turned up to start; swap to go low, and three of a kind in a column are cleared away. Whoever turns up their last card ends the round — and if they're not the lowest, their score doubles.
Like Cambio: lowest wins, and ending the round is a gamble. Different: a bigger hand, all of it turned face up in time, and no powers.
4. Cabo
Cambio in a box: special cards from 0 to 13, four cards each, peek, spy and swap powers, and a “Cabo!” call to end the round. If you know Cabo, you already know Cambio — here's what's different.
5. Rat-a-Tat Cat
A family game: four cards face down, look at the two outer ones, and swap your way to the lowest score. Special cards let you peek, swap, or draw twice, and you knock to end the round.
Like Cambio: almost everything — it's a gentler, kid-friendly cousin. Different: its own deck, and no snapping.
6. Concentration (Pairs, Memory)
Every card face down on the table; turn two over at a time and keep the pairs you find. Pure memory, no strategy about scores.
Like Cambio: it's all about remembering where cards are. Different: you're collecting pairs, not going low.
Where to play Cambio online
¡Cambio! is Cambio as a free browser game: a solo campaign against a road of rivals, online tables with friends, and a daily puzzle. It plays the standard rules — and adds twists of its own, from cursed cards worth double to a tide that changes what you can take.
Questions
What games are similar to Cambio?
Golf (six-card and four-card), Skyjo, Cabo, Rat-a-Tat Cat and Concentration all share something with it — hidden cards, going low, or memory.
Is Cambio the same as Golf?
They're close relatives: both are about hidden cards and getting your total low. Cambio adds power cards, snapping and the ¡Cambio! call; Golf turns cards face up as it goes.