card game: The Mind

In Wolfgang Warsch's card game The Mind, the deck contains cards numbered 1-100 and during the game players try to complete 12, 10, or 8 levels of play with 2, 3, or 4 players. In a level, each player receives a hand of cards equal to the number of the level: one card in level 1, two cards in level 2, etc. Collectively players must play these cards into the center of the table on a single discard pile in ascending order but they cannot communicate with one another in any way as to which cards they hold. They simply stare into one another's eyes, and when they feel the time is right, they play their lowest card. If no one holds a card lower than what was played, great, the game continues! If someone does, all players discard face up all cards lower than what was played, the collective group loses one life.