In the clever card game Paws Up players try to collect the most paws for their photos and stories. Each player starts with 5 photo cards with only a low number of paws. Each turn they choose a photo card from their hand to swap with a card from the display. The number of paws on the played card determines the order in which cards are swapped.

The aim is to collect photo cards with many paws and to create stories by collecting photos with the same location the same animal or the same number of paws.