The Skip-Bo Game

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Over the Summer, I stayed with my best friend in Missouri. We had an exciting time on their boat. I learned how to play skip-bo, which can be very competitive. It was the first time I’d been so far from home without my parents. Spending time on the boat, playing cards and getting over my malady, in the hot Missouri sun, was one of the best times of my life.
We went on the boat whenever it didn’t rain. One day, we decided to go tubing. Overall, it was great until the inner tube exploded, and suddenly deflated! That was almost as exciting as a Kwiatkowski skip-bo match.
Skip-bo is a game that involves stacking numbered cards in numerical order. Throughout the game, you need to use strategy. On a side note, if you don’t make a move that is beneficial

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