As if catching Doppelgangers inThat’s Not My Neighbor’sNightmare Mode wasn’t difficult enough, you now have to win the Killer Clown’s card game to escape the Doorman’s Nightmare. While card games are usually all good fun, this one has a catch. Lose the Killer Clown’s card game and you’ll lose your head, too.

The card game itself functions on simple rules, but the catch is that the rules will only be explained once. So, if you forget the rules, or you’re confused, you won’t be given a refresher. Worse, the game is mostly luck of the draw, so if you pull a bad hand, you’re sure to lose.

That’s Not My Neighbor: The Killer Clown asks if you would like to play a game.

How To Start The Game

The good news is that you can play the Killer Clown’s card game at theend of every round of Nightmare Mode. The bad news is that you can only start the game once you havesuccessfully cleared all Doppelgangersand let in the Neighbors.

To meet the Killer Clown, you have towait until you’ve completed the Nightmare. This means that youcannot play the game if you are murderedby a Doppelganger or if you lose or are killed for any other reason.

That’s Not My Neighbor: The Killer Clown offers to explain the rules of the game only once.

At the end of the round, the Killer Clown willcome up to your windowlike any other Neighbor would. He will then ask you if you want to play a game. You can choose eitheryes or no. There isno real penaltyto choosing either answer, but you can only begin the card game byselecting ‘Yes.’

Youwon’t get killedfor selecting’No’and refusing the game. Nor will you be penalized forcalling the D.D.Don the Killer Clown.

That’s Not My Neighbor: The Killer Clown is winning by two rounds

Killer Clown’s Card Game Rules

The rules of the Killer Clown’s card game are fairly simple, but if you aren’t paying attention to his initial explanation, the nuances of these simple rules are easy to miss.

The Killer Clown will only explain the rules of the card gameonce.

That’s Not My Neighbor: The Killer Clown holds up the severed head of a D.D.D. agent.

The goalof the game is to be thefirst oneto completelyrun out of cards, kind of like in the card game, Uno.Bothyou and the Killer Clown start with thesame amount of cards, which, if no one ends up drawing any cards at any point, means thatthe first personto place a card ismost likely to winthe game.

At the beginning of the game, there is asingle cardon the table. This is the card you need tomatch a cardto.

You willalternatewho places the first card each round. You can only play a card that isequal to or higherthan the value of the card on the table, or to the last card played, and you canonly place one card each turn.

You can only playone card gameper Nightmare Mode round. There areno rematches.

So, if the card on the table is a six, you must place asix or higher. You may also choose to play awildcard. A wildcard is theJack (J), Queen (Q), King (K), or Ace (A)card. These cards canalwaysbe played, butany cardcan be played on top of them. Think of them like a ‘choose a new color’ card in Uno.

If you do not have a card of equal or greater value or a wildcard to play, you mustdraw a cardfrom the deck. You must drawuntilyou pull acard that you can use. If you do not draw any cards that are usable, the draw will stop once your hand hasreached six cards total. You canneverhave more than six cards.

There arebonus cardsthat the Killer Clown does not tell you about. These cards can make your opponentdraw extra cardsto increase the size of their hand. Use these strategically! They can also be playedagainst you.

The first player to wintwo rounds winsthe game. Your score will be shown on the right-hand side of the screen in a 0 - 0 format. Theleft sideof the hyphen isyour scoreand the right side is the Killer Clown’s score.

If you lose the game, the Killer Clown will break the glass andmurder you, resulting in the overallloss of the Nightmare Mode game. If youwin, the clown will become upset, butwill not retaliate, as you won fair and square. He’ll sulk for a little bit before running off.

You can choose tocall the D.D.D.on the Killer Clown at any point when thephone is on the table.

Tips For Winning The Killer Clown’s Card Game

Since the Killer Clown’s card game is mostlyluck of the draw, there isn’t much you’re able to do beyond getting a good hand at the beginning of the game. However, as you play, there are a fewstrategic waysthat you can force the Killer Clown toincrease the size of his hand.

The best way to potentially force the Killer Clown to draw more cards is toplay a bonus card. These cards will have aplus signon them, followed by a number. When played, they force the opposite player todraw that number of cards.

For instance, if you playa +1, the Killer Clownmust draw one cardbefore playing one.

Another way to give yourself a chance at forcing the Killer Clown to draw isafter he plays a wildcard. You can do one of two things, depending on your play style, after the Killer Clown plays a Wild Card.

The first thing you can do isplay your lowest card. This is advisable in thebeginning turnsof the game. By playing your lowest card, you give yourself better odds of beating future cards.

The second thing you’re able to do isplay a high-value card. Playing a high card makes itmore difficult for the Killer Clown to counterit and makes it more likely for him to have to draw a card. This method is advisable at thelater stagesof the game.

Neither methodcomes with anyguaranteeof winning, but both do have their benefits.

How To Pass The Killer Clown’s Game Without Playing

If you don’t trust your luck, or youdon’t want to playthe Killer Clown’s game at the end of Nightmare Mode, youcan say ‘no’to the Killer Clown’s offer of a game.

If you say no to the Killer Clown, he will stand dejectedly in the window and not leave. To get him to leave, you caneither open the doorfor him (not advisable) orcall the D.D.D.on him.

You can call the D.D.D. on the Killer Clown so long as youhave a phoneto call them with. If you call the D.D.D. on the Killer Clown, you will get one of the most interesting Doppelganger interactions in the game.

Once the window visor gets pulled up and the cleaning is completed, you’ll see the Killer Clownholding the severed headof a D.D.D. agent. However gruesome the scene before you is, youwon’t get murderedby the clown. He got all his murderous rage out on the D.D.D. agents. The Killer Clownwill then leave,and the game will be over.

Theonlyguaranteed ways to survive the Killer Clown are saying no to him or calling the D.D.D.on him.