In Hula-Hoo the object is to get rid of all of one's cards; or to make all other players drop their hoop. Each player starts with five cards in his hand, plus five cards up in front of him. When it is his turn, he may choose to play one of his up cards or one from his hand. The first player plays any card and asks the next player to play "higher" or "lower". A player may follow this request, or "double down" - play the same card as the player before him. Then everyone must double down (or break the double with a neighboring card or a wild card. A player who cannot play drops his hoop and is eliminated from the round. When only one player remains, or when a player has gotten rid of all of his cards, he receives as many cards as he played during that round. The first player to reach 77 points wins the game.
