Buzz To Win
User Guide
Everything you need to play — from your first hand to the leaderboards.
Quick Start
Each player starts with five cards. The dealer draws from the remaining deck; all other players draw from cards passed to them. Tap the face-down pile to draw a sixth card. Replace a card in your hand by dragging the new card onto it, or drag a card to the discard pile to get rid of it — the discard passes to the next player. Build the strongest hand you can, then race to buzz before anyone else.
Draw and Pass
- 1The dealer draws from the remaining deck at the start of each round.
- 2All other players draw from cards that have been passed to them.
- 3Tap the face-down pile to draw a sixth card into your hand.
- 4Drag the new card onto a hand card to replace it, or drag it to the discard pile.
- 5The discard pile passes to the next player — watch what your opponents are building.
Buzz and Score
When you have a valid hand, hit the buzzer. After a valid buzz, the other players keep playing and must notice the yellow buzzer themselves — it is not announced. The last player to buzz gets a letter. The player who completes the selected word loses the match. Players with the fewest letters place first; ties share the same place.
Four letters — the player who completes this word loses the match.
Six letters — the player who completes this word loses the match.
Target Hands
A valid buzz requires one of the following hands:
Four of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank.
Flush
Five cards of the same suit.
Straight
Five cards in sequential rank, any suit.
Straight Flush
Five cards in sequential rank, all the same suit.
Royal Flush
Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten — all the same suit.
Play Online
- 1Tap Play Online from the main menu.
- 2Sign in to Game Center when prompted.
- 3Choose Quick Connect to join an open game, Invite Players to bring in friends, or start a FaceTime SharePlay session.
- 4Tap Start Game when everyone is ready. Any open seats are filled by AI players.
Tokens and Rewards
Your first-ever match grants one Steal the Deal token and one Remove a Letter token. Unused tokens carry over between games. In Strategy mode you can use tokens between rounds: Steal the Deal lets you claim the next deal after a round; Remove a Letter removes one letter from your score. Classic mode disables token use — tokens are not spent, just unavailable for that session.
Steal the Deal
Claim the next deal after a round.
Remove a Letter
Remove one letter from your score between rounds.
Leaderboards
Compare your stats with players around the world through Game Center.
- 1Open Buzz To Win on your iPhone or iPad.
- 2Tap Stats.
- 3Tap Game Center Leaderboards.
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Get Help
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