# The Unix Pipe Card Game

8 Hacker News commenters recommended The Unix Pipe Card Game and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a cool, well-made card game and a good gift. Critics say it feels like a one-time game with a specific group.

## Why people recommend it

- Well-made physical set, good gift (2 comments): "I would pay triple to not have to worry about how to print and box these all neatly as you did." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46700601)) "I bought several of these and give them as gifts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46694372))

## What people warn about

- Feels like a one-time game (2 comments): "in the current format it feels like a game to bring out exactly once with a very specific group" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46695420)) "it does feel like it is a play once kind of game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46696372))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magic: The Gathering](https://hackerapproved.com/p/magic-the-gathering.md): 27 recommend
- [Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dominion.md): 14 recommend
- [Inscryption](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inscryption.md): 11 recommend
- [Solitaire Alone Together](https://hackerapproved.com/p/solitaire-alone-together.md): 11 recommend
- [Everdeck](https://hackerapproved.com/p/everdeck-a-universal-card-system.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Unix Pipe Card Game", https://hackerapproved.com/p/unix-pipe-card-game/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).