When should I freeze my card in Card Sharks?

[AARPTeri]

In Card Sharks, after answering the survey question, you’ll head to the card table. If your opponent won the survey round, they control the cards, but you control them if you won the survey round. You’ll have seven face-down cards in front of you. One will flip over. Then, you get to choose if the next one is higher or lower.

What do you choose?

There are some straightforward strategies. If the card is very obviously on the low or high end, you can feel safe going in the other direction. For instance, it’s safe to guess higher if you’re looking at a 2, 3, or 4. However, things get more complicated in the middle. If you have a card between 6 and 9 – but especially 7 and 8 – it’s important to take stock of the overall situation. Keep in mind that if you guess wrong, you’ll lose all the cards you’ve guessed correctly in this run. So if you’ve guessed several cards correctly, it’s probably better to freeze a 7 or 8, end the turn, and come back next round when you have less to lose. However, if your opponent has successfully turned over most of their cards, it might be wise to take the risk!