Last Updated on November 18, 2025 by The Official Game Rules Team

Pups in a Soup is a fun and fast-paced card game where players must race to match ingredients to create the perfect pup-filled soup! With a playful theme and simple rules, it’s a great game for family and friends to enjoy together. Dive into the soup pot, mix things up, and see who can cook up the most points!

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How to Play Pups In A Soup

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Objective

The goal of the game is to be the first player to collect a set number of points by matching pups with ingredients to create the most delicious soups.

Number of Players: 2-5

Setup

There are five types of soup cards and a center deck labeled “Pups in a Soup!”. Each player chooses a set of soup cards.

• Mushroom Soup
• Spinach Soup
• Pumpkin Soup
• Tomato Soup
• Beetroot Soup

Place the “Pups in a Soup” cards in the center of the table in two piles.

Gameplay

On the count of three, players race to play cards that are higher or lower in the center of the table. When a number card with a spoon on it appears, anyone who has the matching colored pup card slams it down on top and takes the whole pile.

Winning the Game

The player to finish “rescuing” all their pup cards yells “ALL OUT!” and wins the game.