Abstract: The present invention entails a card game for simulating the game of bowling. A deck of cards (30) is provided, with each card having a combination of a word(34) a symbol(36) and a number(32) or a word and a number thereon. Further, the game apparatus is provided with tokens(21) and score pad(20). In playing the present game, cards and tokens are dealt to a plurality of players, after which they are permitted by order of seating, to play cards that are held that are most advantageous to the players accumulated score. A player may also make an exchange of a hand for a new hand by the surrender of a token in accordance with the rules. The player with the highest accumulated score after the completion of ten rounds of play is declared the winner.