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No Thanks!

No Thanks!

2004·Thorsten Gimmler

Videos
62
Creators
56

Mainly reviews. No Thanks! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 36 reviews, 15 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 3 other videos.

3 - 7 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

No Thanks! is a card game designed to be as simple as it is engaging. The rules are simple. Each turn, players have two options: play one of their chips to avoid picking up the current face-up card pick up the face-up card (along with any chips that have already been played on that card) and turn over the next card However, the choices aren't so easy as players compete to have the lowest score at the end of the game. The deck of cards is numbered from 3 to 35, with each card counting for a number of points equal to its face value. Runs of two or more cards only count as the lowest value in the run - but nine cards are removed from the deck before starting, so be careful looking for connectors. Each chip is worth -1 point, but they can be even more valuable by allowing you to avoid drawing that unwanted card. The first versions of the game supported up to five players, but the German 2011 edition supports up to seven (simply by increasing the number of chips). This game was originally published in Germany in 2004 by Amigo as Geschenkt ...ist noch zu teuer!, meaning Even given as a gift, it is still too expensive!. Amigo's 2006 international edition, titled No Merci! (a delightful multi-lingual pun), had rules in several languages, including English. The game has subsequently been released in other countries under an assortment of names. The German 2024 edition includes additional cards to allow for play with variant rules.

No Thanks!

Watch first

Learn to play

Learn to play No Thanks in under 5 minutes4:56

Learn to play No Thanks in under 5 minutes

BoardGameTutorials

BoardGameTutorials

Review

No Thanks Review - with Tom Vasel5:49

No Thanks Review - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

I regret being the host of this | Tom Scott, Matt Parker, dodie, and Sophie Ward play No Thanks21:42

I regret being the host of this | Tom Scott, Matt Parker, dodie, and Sophie Ward play No Thanks

Tom Scott plus

Tom Scott plus

Which No Thanks! video should I watch?

No Thanks! has 62 videos from 56 creators: 36 reviews, 15 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2010 to April 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Learn to play No Thanks in under 5 minutes" by BoardGameTutorials, which runs 5 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "No Thanks Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 30 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "I regret being the host of this | Tom Scott, Matt Parker, dodie, and Sophie Ward play No Thanks" by Tom Scott plus, one of 6 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Odin's Ravens (Second Edition), Gangster, Odin's Ravens and Aton, also by Thorsten Gimmler.

All videos

Game in a Minute: No Thanks!Review4:01

Game in a Minute: No Thanks!

Gameosity Reviews

Gameosity Reviews

Cracking Open...No Thanks! (2025) @cmykgamesUnboxing4:23

Cracking Open...No Thanks! (2025) @cmykgames

Haphazard Humanity

Haphazard Humanity

How to play NO THANKS! | MagentaHow to play5:53

How to play NO THANKS! | Magenta

CMYK

CMYK

Five or Eight play No ThanksPlaythrough9:02

Five or Eight play No Thanks

Five or Eight

Five or Eight

How to Play No Thanks! | Board game Rules & InstructionsHow to play2:00

How to Play No Thanks! | Board game Rules & Instructions

Boardgaimz

Boardgaimz

No Thanks! with The Beans And Dice PodcastReview7:17

No Thanks! with The Beans And Dice Podcast

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)

Rolling With Reviews: No ThanksReview6:40

Rolling With Reviews: No Thanks

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two: No ThanksReview7:23

Rolling With Two: No Thanks

Rolling With Two

Rolling With Two

Tabletop Gaming Guild Show: No Thanks! playthroughPlaythrough27:05

Tabletop Gaming Guild Show: No Thanks! playthrough

Tabletop Gaming Guild

Tabletop Gaming Guild

20240113 partidas de No Thanks! | #jogodetabuleiro1:33

20240113 partidas de No Thanks! | #jogodetabuleiro

Sputnik nas Estradas

Sputnik nas Estradas

The Ultimate Number Bluffing Game - No Thanks! PlaythroughPlaythrough1:01:20

The Ultimate Number Bluffing Game - No Thanks! Playthrough

Nerds of the West

Nerds of the West

Game in a Minute: No ThanksReview1:44

Game in a Minute: No Thanks

Gameosity Reviews

Gameosity Reviews

Learn to play No Thanks in under 5 minutes4:56

Learn to play No Thanks in under 5 minutes

BoardGameTutorials

BoardGameTutorials

No Gracias / No Thanks! [Juego de Mesa / BoardGame / Fractal Juegos]7:53

No Gracias / No Thanks! [Juego de Mesa / BoardGame / Fractal Juegos]

JugandoConKetty

JugandoConKetty

Learn How to Play 'No Thanks' in Just One MInute1:24

Learn How to Play 'No Thanks' in Just One MInute

Clever Move

Clever Move

How to Play No Thanks!6:06

How to Play No Thanks!

Game Like A Mother

Game Like A Mother

How to Play No Thanks! - Episode 2 - Demo Game10:57

How to Play No Thanks! - Episode 2 - Demo Game

Another Dungeon

Another Dungeon

NO THANKS Card Game Quick Walkthrough w/ Doron4:43

NO THANKS Card Game Quick Walkthrough w/ Doron

BoardGameReviews

BoardGameReviews

No Thanks - A Dice Cup 'How to play' video by Steve Raine5:52

No Thanks - A Dice Cup 'How to play' video by Steve Raine

Dice Cup

Dice Cup

How to play No Thanks! Card Game2:49

How to play No Thanks! Card Game

JestaThaRogue

JestaThaRogue

No Thanks How To Play2:30

No Thanks How To Play

AMIGOGames

AMIGOGames

How To Play "No Thanks!"7:10

How To Play "No Thanks!"

TheGameLocker

TheGameLocker

No Thanks! 桌遊教學 + 心得7:58

No Thanks! 桌遊教學 + 心得

BoardgameTreats

BoardgameTreats

Schöne Sch#!?e (Amigo) / Essen 20176:04

Schöne Sch#!?e (Amigo) / Essen 2017

cliquenabend

cliquenabend

DGA Reviews: No Thanks! (Ep. 70)4:10

DGA Reviews: No Thanks! (Ep. 70)

Dad's Gaming Addiction

Dad's Gaming Addiction

How to Play No Thanks! | Board game Rules & Instructions2:00

How to Play No Thanks! | Board game Rules & Instructions

Boardgaimz

Boardgaimz

No Thanks Review - with Tom Vasel5:49

No Thanks Review - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

No Thanks Review - with Ryan Metzler6:37

No Thanks Review - with Ryan Metzler

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

No Thanks! review - with Tom Vasel7:07

No Thanks! review - with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

No Thanks Review Game Boy Geek7:36

No Thanks Review Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

Rachel Review Board Games - No Thanks7:26

Rachel Review Board Games - No Thanks

Rachel Poulos

Rachel Poulos

No Thanks - A Card Game For Everyone5:12

No Thanks - A Card Game For Everyone

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

No Thanks! Review - with the Game Boy Geek5:51

No Thanks! Review - with the Game Boy Geek

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

TDG: No Thanks!4:16

TDG: No Thanks!

The Discriminating Gamer

The Discriminating Gamer

No Thanks! Review6:50

No Thanks! Review

mathmanwu

mathmanwu

No Thanks Review5:28

No Thanks Review

BeardsandBoardgames

BeardsandBoardgames

No Thanks Card Game Review5:43

No Thanks Card Game Review

BoardGameBollocks

BoardGameBollocks

Donald Reviews: No Thanks! (Not Safe For Anyone)12:51

Donald Reviews: No Thanks! (Not Safe For Anyone)

TheOneTAR

TheOneTAR

No Thanks! -korttipeli4:08

No Thanks! -korttipeli

Tuomo Pekkanen

Tuomo Pekkanen

No Thanks! review - Board Game Social6:35

No Thanks! review - Board Game Social

Board Game Social

Board Game Social

Game Fondue Reviews: No Thanks!3:20

Game Fondue Reviews: No Thanks!

Game Fondue

Game Fondue

No Thanks!2:20

No Thanks!

Gamer Life

Gamer Life

No Thanks! Review - with André Nordstrand3:54

No Thanks! Review - with André Nordstrand

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

No Thanks Review - w/ Game Vine7:31

No Thanks Review - w/ Game Vine

Game Vine

Game Vine

Prezencik | recenzja | Wakacyjny ekspres #74:10

Prezencik | recenzja | Wakacyjny ekspres #7

MelanżowniaTV

MelanżowniaTV

Game in a Minute: No Thanks1:44

Game in a Minute: No Thanks

Gameosity Reviews

Gameosity Reviews

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of No Thanks!10:22

Jason's Board Game Diagnostics of No Thanks!

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

No Thanks!6:49

No Thanks!

Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

Lanlalen EP18: No Thanks! (ไม่หล่ะ..ขอบใจนะ!)12:41

Lanlalen EP18: No Thanks! (ไม่หล่ะ..ขอบใจนะ!)

Lanlalen ลานละเล่น

Lanlalen ลานละเล่น

Schöne Sch#!?e / Anleitung & Rezension / SpieLama8:49

Schöne Sch#!?e / Anleitung & Rezension / SpieLama

Spielama

Spielama

No Thanks Unbox, Play through, Review| The Missing Geek24:56

No Thanks Unbox, Play through, Review| The Missing Geek

Missing Geek

Missing Geek

Unboxing: Schöne Sch#!?e2:26

Unboxing: Schöne Sch#!?e

Spiel mal wieder - Brettspieltests

Spiel mal wieder - Brettspieltests

Cyrils Brettspiele - Table Talk Edition (eng.) - No Thanks! - TK0114:13

Cyrils Brettspiele - Table Talk Edition (eng.) - No Thanks! - TK01

Nils “Cyril`s Brettspiele” Herzmann

Nils “Cyril`s Brettspiele” Herzmann

No Thanks1:48

No Thanks

Across the Board Game Café

Across the Board Game Café

Why I Like No Thanks7:26

Why I Like No Thanks

Win Some Loosemore

Win Some Loosemore

Jay's Takeaways: No Thanks2:18

Jay's Takeaways: No Thanks

Meeple Mentor

Meeple Mentor

I regret being the host of this | Tom Scott, Matt Parker, dodie, and Sophie Ward play No Thanks21:42

I regret being the host of this | Tom Scott, Matt Parker, dodie, and Sophie Ward play No Thanks

Tom Scott plus

Tom Scott plus

No Thanks!1:00

No Thanks!

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Let's Play NO THANKS | Board Game Club57:39

Let's Play NO THANKS | Board Game Club

No Rolls Barred

No Rolls Barred

The Ultimate Number Bluffing Game - No Thanks! Playthrough1:01:20

The Ultimate Number Bluffing Game - No Thanks! Playthrough

Nerds of the West

Nerds of the West

Schöne Sch#!?e — game overview at SPIEL '173:07

Schöne Sch#!?e — game overview at SPIEL '17

BoardGameGeek

BoardGameGeek

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About No Thanks!

From BoardGameGeek:

No Thanks! is a card game designed to be as simple as it is engaging. The rules are simple. Each turn, players have two options: play one of their chips to avoid picking up the current face-up card pick up the face-up card (along with any chips that have already been played on that card) and turn over the next card However, the choices aren't so easy as players compete to have the lowest score at the end of the game. The deck of cards is numbered from 3 to 35, with each card counting for a number of points equal to its face value. Runs of two or more cards only count as the lowest value in the run - but nine cards are removed from the deck before starting, so be careful looking for connectors. Each chip is worth -1 point, but they can be even more valuable by allowing you to avoid drawing that unwanted card. The first versions of the game supported up to five players, but the German 2011 edition supports up to seven (simply by increasing the number of chips). This game was originally published in Germany in 2004 by Amigo as Geschenkt ...ist noch zu teuer!, meaning Even given as a gift, it is still too expensive!. Amigo's 2006 international edition, titled No Merci! (a delightful multi-lingual pun), had rules in several languages, including English. The game has subsequently been released in other countries under an assortment of names. The German 2024 edition includes additional cards to allow for play with variant rules.

Designer

Thorsten Gimmler

Artists

Oliver Freudenreich, Dennis Lohausen, Atelier Löwentor, SMLXL, Zongoh

Publisher

AMIGO

Categories

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Mechanics

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