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Index of GamesContents

10 dime Rummy............................................................................................................................................................... 310 Phases (Rummy).......................................................................................................................................................... 4Thirty One (Matching Game)............................................................................................................................................ 5500 Rummy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6Arizona Rummy ............................................................................................................................................................... 7Bid Whist ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8Canadian Salad (Whist) .................................................................................................................................................... 9Chase the Ace (Easy betting game)..................................................................................................................................10Court Whist ....................................................................................................................................................................11Court Whist score card....................................................................................................................................................12Desert Rummy................................................................................................................................................................13Euchre ............................................................................................................................................................................14Golf (Easy matching game)..............................................................................................................................................15Hand and Foot Canasta ...................................................................................................................................................16Hand and Foot Canasta (game play)................................................................................................................................17Horseshit Rummy ...........................................................................................................................................................18Norwegian Whist ............................................................................................................................................................19Oh Hell! (Trick taking game)............................................................................................................................................20Push (Sets and Runs game) .............................................................................................................................................21Spades (Trick taking game)..............................................................................................................................................22Table top Cribbage..........................................................................................................................................................23Whist with 10s ................................................................................................................................................................24*Hearts (Trick taking game) ............................................................................................................................................25*Gops (Game of Pure Strategy) .......................................................................................................................................26*President (Very fun game).............................................................................................................................................27*92Q (Trick taking game) ................................................................................................................................................28*3-13 Speed (Rummy).....................................................................................................................................................29Saskatchewan Rummy ....................................................................................................................................................30Sticks (Sets and runs game).............................................................................................................................................3110,000 (Dice game) .........................................................................................................................................................325 in a Row (Board game with cards) ................................................................................................................................33Chicken Foot (Dominoes) ................................................................................................................................................34Jokers Wild (Board game with cards and marbles)...........................................................................................................35Mexican Train (Dominoes) ..............................................................................................................................................36*Guts (Poker)..................................................................................................................................................................37*Texas Hold’em (Poker) ..................................................................................................................................................38*Scorch (Poker)...............................................................................................................................................................39About the Book...............................................................................................................................................................40

Games marked with * are new to this book for 2010. Please advise us if you find errors in their rules.

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10 dime Rummy

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, including jokerso Any number of people can playo 12 cards are dealt to each player and one card is turned up by the stock pile

Object of the Gameo Highest score wins the pot.

Game Playo Jokers and 2’s are wildo When dealing you pick up the amount of cards you are going to deal and if you are correct with

or without the turn up card you get an extra 100 points.o Each player begins the game with ten dimes.o Play begins with the player to the left of the dealer.o Player draws one card at the beginning of each round from the top of the stock pile and

discards at the end of each turno If you want the discard (buy) you throw a dime in the pot and get the discard and two more

cards from the stock pile. If you want another card throw another dime in the pot and take thenext discard and two more cards from the pile. You can continue buying cards until you aresatisfied or out of dimes.

o When you play down your meld you may go out the same round if everybody has had at leastone play.

o Runs are not permittedo You may go out with or without a discard.o You may play on the other players cards. You play in front of yourself so that you can include

these points in your count.o You cannot steal wild cards from melded cardso Count all points played out in front of you less any cards still in your hand.o You have to have at least equal amounts of tame cards to wild cards.

Scoring

Jokers - 50 points2s - 20 pointsAces - 15 pointsK-10 - 10 points9-3 - 5 points

Hands

1st 1 set of 3 - 2nd 2 sets of 33rd 1 set of 4 - 4th 2 sets of 45th 1 set of 5 - 6th 1 set of 57th 1 set of 6 - 8th 2 sets of 6

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10 Phases (Rummy)

Players and Cardso For every 2 players you will need: 2 decks + 4 jokers; so for 4 players you need: 4 decks + 8

jokerso Any number of people can playo 10 cards are dealt to each player, and flip one card face up

Object of the Game - To complete each phase.1. 1 Set of 3 + 1 Run of 32. 1 Set of 3 + 1 Run of 43. 2 Sets of 34. Run of 65. Run of 76. Run of 87. 8 Cards of one Color (Red or Black)8. 2 Four Card Flushes (Example is 4,5,6,9 Hearts & 2,6,10,J Spades)9. 5 Cards of 1 Suit + 3 of Another10. 5 Cards of 1 Suit + 4 of Another

Game Playo A "set" is a collection of cards of the same rank; suits are irrelevant.o A "run" is a set of cards of consecutive ranks. Ace is always low, and in this game, runs can be

of mixed suits.o Everybody starts out on the first phase.o On your turn you can either draw one card from the top of the deck or take the card on the top

of the discard pile. At the end of your turn you discard.o Jokers count as wilds and can be any suit, color, or number. Once you have all the cards

necessary to complete a phase you may set them down.o Once you are "down" you can play your remaining cards onto yours or other player's "down

cards". Remember: The phases are the minimal requirements to go down. On 8 cards of onecolor you may have all 10 of one color.

o Once you go down you can at any time "go out" by getting rid of all the cards in your hand. Thismay be done with a discard or by playing all of your cards on other players. Everybody whowent down that round moves on to the next phase, while anyone who did not go down stays onthe same phase. All the cards remaining in player's hands are accumulated to their point totals(you do not want points).

A thru 9 are 5 Points - 10,J,Q,K are 10 Points - Jokers are 25 PointsThe game is over when one player successfully goes down on the last phase, and they are declared thewinner. BUT if two people both go down on the 10th phase, their score comes into play. The personwith the lowest score wins.

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Thirty One (Matching Game)

Players and Cardso 1 decks of cards, not including jokerso Any number of people can playo 3 cards dealt to each player, turn one face up at the stock pile

Object of the Gameo To be the closest to 31. Last player standing wins the pot.

Game Playo Each player starts with 3 quarters and also ante’s in a quartero Whoever has the lowest total loses a life.o If several players tie for lowest they all lose a life.o You have one round on your faceo Players out of the game can be accidently dealt back into the gameo The dealer deals 3 cards face down to each playero At your turn you may draw a card from the stock pile or the discard pile.o If you have 31 you set your cards down and no one gets another turn.o If you think you are high you knock and everyone else gets one more turn. If you are lowest

you pay double.o Three of the same cards is worth 30 ½. Otherwise only cards of the same suit are counted.

o Aces can be 11 or 1.

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500 Rummy

Players and Cardso 1 deck of cardso 4 players play in partnerso Each player is dealt 12 cards, with 4 to the kitty

Object of the Gameo Each partnership attempts to win the bid and then to take enough tricks to avoid being "set". If

they do not take the number of tricks as declared by their bid, they then must subtract thescore value amount relating to the bid, from their total score or "go in the hole" if there is noscore at that point.

o First team to 500 wins, or the first team to minus 150 loses

Game Playo Bidding begins with the player to the left of the dealer. Each player has a chance to bid, in turn,

either passing or making a bid higher than any preceding bid. The bidding may be repetitiousand continues in a clock-wise direction until three players "pass", leaving the bid to the lasthighest bidder. Once a player passes, they may not bid again for that hand. If all the playerspass, the dealer must take the bid. Minimum bid is 60.

o A no trump bid is higher than a regular bid (Eg.70 no trump is worth more than 70) and is worthan extra 50 points.

o The highest bidder picks up the four cards from the "kitty" and discards four cards face down,out of play. He then starts the play by leading out with a card. You may not discard any countercards.

o A player must follow the suit ledo If the bidder team is "set", (fails to make the bid), the value of the bid is deducted from its total

score. Thus a team could possibly have a minus score.o You must bid out to win at 500.o

Scoring

Aces are 10 points10’s are 10 points5’s are 5 pointsQ is 25 pointsTotal is 125 points

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Arizona Rummy

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, including jokerso Any number of people can play

Object of the Gameo Highest score winso 11 rounds played, 3s to Kings

Game Playo 1st round deal 3 cards and 3s are wild, continue dealing all the way up to Kings in this fashion.o Kings are 13 cards, Queens are 12 cards, Jacks are 11 cards, etc.o Runs and sets are permittedo Discard in front of you (not in one communal pile)o You can pick from the centre pile or any players pileo You must have a discard to go outo You may go out in the first roundo Once you go out you place your discard face down on the pile and give each player one card

face down. Each player now has an opportunity to play as many cards as they can in front ofthem.

o You may only play on your own cards.o You count back any cards remaining in your hand and count forward cards on the tableo You must have at least one natural card in each grouping.o Aces are high or low

ScoringJokers 25 pointsWilds 25 pointsK-10 10 points9-2 Face valueAce 1 point

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Bid Whist

Players and Cardso 1 deck of cards, not including jokerso 4 people can play as individual players or teamso 12 cards dealt to each player, with 4 cards face down for the kitty

Object of the Gameo First player/team to 13 wins

Game Play1 - Pass hand - take as few tricks as possible – you count opposition’s tricks2 - High hand - take as many tricks as possible – after 6 tricks, 1 point for each trick3 - Solo low - no trick can be taken, partner to bidder does not play – counts as 5 tricks up or down4 - Solo high - first 7 tricks, partner does not play – after 6 tricks, 1 point for each trick plus bonus 5Repeat as many times as needed.

Highest bidder calls trumpo High bidder picks up 4 cards from kitty and throws 4 awayo High bidder starts. You must follow suit if possible.o Counting starts after 6 tricks

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Canadian Salad (Whist)

Players and Cardso 3 players: one deck, remove 1 set of all clubs = 13 cards eacho 4 players: one complete decko 5 players: one deck, remove 2 of clubs & 2 of diamonds = 10 cards eacho 6 players: two decks remove 1 set of all clubs & 1 set of all diamonds = 13 cards eacho 7 players: two decks, remove 1 set of all clubs = 13 cards eacho 8 players: two complete decks

Object of the Gameo Low score wins.o You do not want tricks.o Whoever takes the tricks counts the card value below.

Game Playo NO TRUMPS at allo You MUST follow suit lead if possible.o On multiple deck games, when two identical winning cards fall, the last one thrown wins trick.o If someone manages to catch all cards of interest on a round, they score zero but everyone else

scores 100 points. - i.e. All Aces on round 7, or All hearts on round 4, etc. This does NOT applyto single events such as LAST TRICK and single deck KING OF SPADES scoring.

Round 1 Red cards 5 points each

Round 2 Even cards 5 points each 2,4,6,8,10,Q

Round 3 Each trick 10 points each

Round 4 Each heart 10 points each

Round 5 Each face card 10 points each

Round 6 Each seven 30 points each

Round 7 Each Ace 30 points each

Round 8 Each Queen 30 points each

Round 9 Each one eyed face card 40 points each Jack , Jack , King

Round 10 Each king of spades 75 points each

Round 11 Last trick 75 points each

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Chase the Ace (Easy betting game)

Players and Cardso 1 decks of cards, not including jokerso Any number of people can playo 1 card is dealt to each player, you may look at your own card

Object of the Gameo The object is not to be left holding the lowest card.o Suits are irrelevant and the cards rank K (high) and aces are low.

Game Playo Each player starts with 3 quarters and also ante’s in a quartero Each player has one turn, beginning with the player to dealer's left and ending with the dealero At your turn you may either keep your card or try to exchange it with your left hand neighbour,

in the hope of getting a better card.o Your neighbour must accept the exchange unless she has a king, in which case she exposes the

king and you keep your card.o The dealer (whose turn comes last) can try to exchange with a card cut from the undealt stock,

but if the card obtained is a king, the dealer must keep her original card.o After everyone has had a turn, everyone exposes their card and whoever has the lowest card

loses a life and pays one quarter.o If several players tie for lowest they all lose a life and pay one quarter.o Players who have lost all their lives are out of the game, and the last person left in wins.o Players out of the game cannot be accidentally dealt back into the game

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Court WhistPlayers and Cards

o 1decks of cards per table, not including jokerso 4 players per tableo All card are dealt out

Object of the Gameo High score wins

Game Playo Each group of 4 people plays one set of 4 hands as seen on the score sheet.o After each set of 4 hands, the winners move to a new table, men move counter-clockwise and

ladies move clockwise.o One of the losers moves either left or right one chair as the winners are changing tables, so

there are new partners all around.o Deal all cards. Person to the left of the dealer plays the first card.o Trump is decided as instructed on the score sheet. Players must follow suit if possible.o Points are counted up after each hand by partners and recorded on the score sheets.o Each player needs a copy of the score sheet.o Players cut for deal. The player with the highest card is the dealer.o Partners are selected by lot, two ladies and two gentlemen never being partners.o Deal - The cards are shuffled by the Winning Lady from the previous game. Then cut by the

Losing Lady, and then dealt by the Winning Gent.o Conspiracy – the last card dealt is shown to all players to declare trump and then the dealer

puts it in their hand.

ACES HIGH AT ALL TIMES - INCLUDING CUTS.SIT OUTS WILL TAKE A SCORE OF 8 AT EACH HANDScore sheet is on the next page

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Court Whist score card

Name ___________________________ Game 1 - Coronation - partners Score Game 2 - Prosperity - partners Score Total tricks taken Each trick counts double

Trump declared by owner of King trump

Trump declared by owner of King trump

Trump declared by owner of King trump

Trump declared by owner of King trump

Total – possible 13 Total – possible 26

Game 3 - Conspiracy - no partners Score Game 4 - Chivalry - partners Score Each player scores own tricks only 2 extra for each trick taken by lady

Last card is turned up for trump Trump

Last card is turned up for trump Trump

Last card is turned up for trump Trump

Last card is turned up for trump Trump

Total – possible 13 Total – possible 13 to 39

Game 5 - Revolution -partners Score Game 6 - Confiscation - partners Score

Each side scores opponents tricks

Each player speaking after cards dealt forfeits 3 points which are deducted from speakers total

No trump trump

No trump trump

No trump trump

No trump trump

Total – possible 13 Total – possible 13

Game 7 - Restoration - partners Score Game 1 total

Count the 4 honors (AKQJ) in addition tothe tricks Game 2 total

Trump Game 3 total

Trump Game 4 total

Trump Game 5 total

Trump Game 6 total

Total – possible 25 Game 7 total

Grand total

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Desert Rummy

Players and Cardso 2 decks of cards for 4 people including Jokerso 3-4 decks for 6 or more peopleo Any number of people can playo Deal 11 cards to each player

Object of the Gameo High score winso Any cards played on the table count as a positive score and any cards held in your hand are

counted against you.

Game Playo There are 11 handso 1st hand - 2 sets of 3o 2nd hand - 2 runs of 3o 3rd hand - 1 run of 4 and 1 set of 3o 4th hand - 2 sets of 4o 5th hand - 1 run of 5 and 1 set of 3o 6th hand - 3 sets of 3o 7th hand - 1 run of 7o 8th hand - 2 runs of 4 in same suito 9th hand - 1 run of 6 and 1 set of 3o 10th hand - 2 sets of 5o 11th hand - 1 run of 9

Jokers, black jacks and twos are wild. You must have at least an equal amount of tame cards to wilds.

Discard in centre pile

Ace can count as high or low

You can only lay down your required meld in your first lay down.

You can only add additional cards onto your own cards (not the other players)

If you don’t make your meld you have to replay that hand in the next round.

If you have in your hand the natural card that is represented by some wild card on the table in a runonly (not from a set), you can substitute the natural card from your hand for the wild card, and thenuse the wild card as part of a set/run you are making. Note that the wild card you replace must be usedimmediately and can not be put in your hand. This can only be done after you have melded.

Play continues each round until one of the players goes out. You MUST have a discard to go out.ScoringJokers 50 ptsBlack jacks & 2s 25 ptsAce 20 ptsK-8 10 pts7-3 5 pts

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Euchre

Players and Cardso 1 decks of cards, remove all but Ace-9o 4 people can play, opposites are partnerso 5 cards are dealt to each player and one card is turned face up on the kitty to indicate trump

Object of the Gameo First team to 10 wins the gameo Scoring is counted using two fives, uncovering spots as points are earned

Game Playo Dealer always allows player to the left to cut the cards, cards are dealt by two or more at a timeo Bowers are the Jack of the trump suit (the 'right' bower) and the Jack of the suit that is the

same color as the trump suit (the 'left' bower). These two cards are the highest and secondhighest cards

o Beginning with the player on the dealer's left, each player gets a chance to accept or declinethat suit as trump. To accept the proposed suit, a player tells the dealer to pick up the face-upcard. The dealer then adds that card to his hand and discards one card face down on top of thekitty. If the partner of the dealer wants this trump they must go alone

o To decline the proposed suit, a player just passes. If the dealer declines the suit, the card isturned over. If every player declines the proposed trump, then each player gets a chance to callany suit except the declined one as trump, beginning with the player to the dealer's left. Assoon as any player calls trump, play begins. If everybody passes a second time, then everybodythrows their cards in and the deal passes to the left.

o The player to the left of the dealer leads, you must follow suit if you cano No Ace-No Face - If a player is dealt a hand with only 9s and 10s everybody's hands are thrown

in and the deal passes to the left.o Going alone - Just order up the proposed trump or call a suit, as usual, then announce you are

going alone. If the person who would have lead the hand is sitting out, the next player in therotation leads, otherwise the hand is played as normal, minus one person. If you take all fivetricks, you get double points! Otherwise it is all the normal amount of points.

ScoringBidding Team takes less than 3 tricks – Euchre! – other team gets 2 pointsBidding Team takes 3 - 4 tricks – bidding team gets 1 pointBidding Team gets 5 tricks – bidding team gets 2 pointsBidding team gets 5 tricks (going alone) – bidding team gets 4 points

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Golf (Easy matching game)

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, including jokerso Any number of people can playo Deal 8 cards to each player, do not look at your cards, place them in two rows of four

Object of the Gameo Lowest score wins the pot.

Game Playo Ante in 25cents and highest score on each round pays 25cents. If two or more people tie with

the highest score they both payo You may look at the two cards located in the bottom row in the outer corners. You may look at

these cards as many times as you want throughout the game.o Play starts with the person to the dealer’s lefto You can either take a card from the stack or the discard pileo If you exchange one of your cards for one of these you must place it face upo You can exchange any of your up cards as many times as you wanto If you do not use the card picked up you still must turn up one of your cards on each turno Play goes until one player has all 8 cards turned up. Each player has one turn after this.o Players can knock whenever they like. Everyone gets one turn after the knock and then must

turn all their cards over after all playing is done. Turning your cards over before all players havefinished playing gives other players an advantage.

o If the person that knocked is the highest they pay double.

ScoringKings FreePair Free (this is two cards of the same value above each other)Red 7s FreeJokers minus 5Q-10 109-2 Face valueAce 1Block of 4 cards Minus10Block of 4 Jokers Minus 50

A block is two identical pair side by side forming a block of four cards anywhere in your hand.

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Hand and Foot Canasta

Players and Cardso Use one more deck of cards than there are people playing, including jokerso 2, 4 or 6 people can play, two teamso Deal 15 cards in the hand and 13 cards in the foot, turn one card up by for the discard pileo If the card turned up is a wild card it should be covered with another card

Object of the Gameo High score wins

Card Count Values:Jokers (wild) - 50 points2s (wild) - 25 pointsAce - 20 pointsK-8 - 10 points4-7 - 5 pointsBlack 3 - 5 pointsRed 3 - 100 points

Minimum Meld:Round 1 - 90Round 2 - 120Round 3 - 150Round 4 - 180

Points and Going OutFor Going Out 100 pointsRed Three 100 points eachEach Red Canasta 500 points 7 natural cardsEach Black Canasta 300 points 7 mixed natural and wildsWild Canasta 2000 points 7 wilds

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Hand and Foot Canasta (game play)

Game Playo A wild card may be discarded to freeze the discard pile.o Black threes freeze the discard pile.o If you are in your foot and you have 6 or more (any number) black threes you may use all your

black three’s at once as a discard.o When a player (in their turn), finds a red three in their hand they should immediately, place it

face up on the table and draw another card from the stock-pile to replace it. If the Red three isnot covered by at least one Canasta, they will count backwards if the other team goes out. Redthrees do not toward the meld

o The melds must comprise of sets only, with a minimum of three cards of the same rank for a"starting" meld. You must have at least as many naturals as wild to start each set

o The player may pick up two cards from the stock-pile, or pick the pile, and discard one card atthe end of their turn.

o A player can pick up the discard pile (if a meld has been established) and they have a pair of thesame rank as the top card. You can include the top card of the pile in your count for your meld.These three cards, the pair and the top card only, must be played onto the table to make or addto a canasta, immediately. Eg. if there is 5 cards in a started canasta out then you must have 4matching cards in your hand, two to close the canasta and 2 to start a new canasta with thepicked card.

o When a player is able to use all the cards in their hand, they then may pick up their foot andcontinue playing. If a discard had to be made the player must wait until the next turn to play.

o If one partnership “goes out” before the opposing partnership gets into their foot, then all thecard count in that foot, including the points for any red three(s), will count against the latter.(100 each)

o The partnership must also have "completed", at least, 1 red, 1 black and 1 wild canasta beforethey can go out. They then must subtract any card count left in the other partner's hand at thistime from the plus count that is down on the table.

o If the stockpile is out of cards the game is over.o After all the meld points are noted and scored, the card count from all the cards on the table,

whether in completed canastas or being made up (with the exception of the red threes), will bescored in favour of the players as well. Any count of the cards that any players have in theirhand or foot at the end of the round, must be subtracted from the plus card count on the table.

o No discard is necessary when going out.

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Horseshit Rummy

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, remove 2s and jokerso Any number of people can play

Object of the Gameo First player to 1500 wins

Game Playo Dealer starts dealing to the player on their left and the first card will be turned up. This card will

indicate how many cards that player will receive, (e.g. if the first card is a 5 they will receivefour more cards face down) that hand. Deal continues similar for each player. Aces are 14 cards,Kings are 13 cards, Queens are 12 cards, Jacks are 11 cards, etc. Dealer flop card is wild foreveryone

o Only sets are permitted. No runso Meld is 3 or more of a kindo You have to wait a round to lay down more cards on yours or someone else’s cards.o To pick the pile you need a natural pair in your hand. You can not use a wild card to pick the

pile.o You do not have to discard to go outo You may go out in the first roundo You can not pick a wild card from the discard pile unless it’s in the pile you pick up with a pair.o You count back any cards remaining in your hand and subtract them from cards already playedo You must have at least one natural card in each grouping.ScoringWilds - 100 pointsAce - 100 pointsK-10 - 10 points9-3 - 5 points

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Norwegian Whist

Players and Cardso 1 deck of cards, not including jokerso 4 people play in teamso 13 cards dealt to each player

Object of the Gameo First team to ? points wins

Game Play1 Pass hand take as few tricks as possible – you count opposition’s tricks2 High hand take as many tricks as possible – after 6 tricks, 1 point for each trick3 Solo low no trick can be taken, partner to bidder does not play – counts as 5 tricks up or down4 Solo high first 7 tricks, partner does not play – after 6 tricks, 1 point for each trick plus bonus 5

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Oh Hell! (Trick taking game)

Players and Cardso 1 deck of cards, not including jokerso 3 to 7 people can play

Object of the Gameo To accurately guess how many tricks you will take and get the highest score.

Game Playo Play to 10 if there are 3 to 5 peopleo Play to 7 if there are 6 or 7 peopleo Deal cards and turn one card up to determine trumpo Player after the dealer leadso Round one – one card dealt to each player. All players place their hands in the middle of the

table and knock 2 times and on the third knock either stick out one finger to indicate they willtake one trick or keep their hands closed to indicate 0 tricks.

o Tricks bid are marked under each players nameo If the player is successful in getting their exact bid they get a 1 in front of their bid. Eg. 1

becomes an 11. If not successful then they get a scratch and no points for that round.o Round 2 – two cards are dealt to each player. Player after the dealer announces their bid.

Bidding continues around the table and the dealer must bid either higher or lower but the totaltricks called for cannot equal the number of cards dealt.

o Successive rounds – cards are dealt up to 7 and then game play continues back down to 1.

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Push (Sets and Runs game)

Players and Cardso 2 decks of cards, including jokerso 4 player game, in partnership

Object of the Gameo To get rid of as many cards as possible from your hand. When one player gets rid of all their

cards, the cards remaining in the other team's hands score penalty points. Low score wins.Game Play

o There are 5 deals:1st deal 6 cards dealt 2 sets of three2nd deal 7 cards dealt 1 set of 3, 1 run of 43rd deal 8 cards dealt 2 runs of 44th deal 9 cards dealt 3 sets of 35th deal 10 cards dealt 2 runs of 5o The next card is placed face up to start the discard pile, and the remaining cards are the stock. The first

face-up card is not allowed to be a wild card; if the card turned up is a two or joker, the dealer must buryit in the stock and turn up a new card to start the discard pile.

o The melds are sets of equal cards and runs of consecutive cards in the same suit.o Jokers and twos are wild. Wild cards can be used for any number of cards in a set or run.o A set cannot contain two cards of the same suit. Therefore a set cannot contain more than four cards.

However, a player can meld two separate sets of the same rank.o Ace can count as high or low but once melded, runs cannot be split up or joined together, only

extended.o If a meld consists entirely of wild cards or has just one natural card and the remainder wild, the player

must specify whether it is meant to be a set or a run. In the case of a run, the player must specify exactlywhat any wild card represents; in the case of a set it is only necessary to specify the rank of the set.

o The player to dealer's left begins. A turn consists of drawing, melding and discardingo If you want the top card of the discard pile, take it and add it to your hand, oro If you do not want the top card of the discard pile, take a face-down card off the top of the stock cards,

put it on top of the card from the discard pile, and push these two cards to the opponent on your left.You then draw the next card from the stock and add it to your own hand.

o If your partner has already melded, this does not entitle you to meld.o After melding you can, in the same or subsequent turns, put down any further melds you wish to, or add

cards onto any melds that are already on the table.o If you have in your hand the natural card that is represented by some wild card on the table, you can

substitute the natural card from your hand for the wild card, and then use the wild card as part of aset/run you are making. Note that the wild card you replace must be used immediately in a meld.

o Play continues until one of the players goes out. It is possible to go out in the melding part of a turn, bymelding all of your cards, or to meld all but one of your cards, and go out by discarding your last card.

o As soon as a player goes out, the hand is scored. The team of the player who went out counts nothingfor this hand (the cards belonging to the partner of the player who went out do not count). The twoopponents count the total value of cards remaining in their hands.

Scoring Wild cards are 20 points - Aces are 15 points - K-10 are 10 points - 3-9 are 5 points

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Spades (Trick taking game)Players and Cards

o 1 deck of cards, not including jokerso 4 players in two teamso 13 cards are dealt to each player

Object of the Gameo The game ends when one team goes up to 500 or down to -500. (250 for a quicker game).

Game Playo Aces are high. Spades are trump.o The Bidding - All four players must bid a number of tricks they may be able to take. Each team

adds together the bids of the two partners, and the total is the number of tricks that team musttry to win. The bidding begins with the player to dealer's left and continues clockwise aroundthe table. Players are not allowed to pass. There is no second round of bidding. A 0 bid isconsidered a Nil Bid.

o The Nil Bid - This is a declaration that that the player who bid Nil will not win any tricks duringthe play. If a bid of nil is successful, the nil bidders' side receives 50 points. This is in addition tothe score won (or lost) by the partner of the nil bidder for tricks made. If a bid of nil fails, thebidder's side loses 50 points, but still receives any amount scored for the partner's bid. Theusual rule is that when a nil fails, the tricks won by the nil bidder do not count towards makingthe partner's bid, but do count as bags for the team.

o The partnership also has the objective of winning the number of tricks bid by the Nil's partner.If you don't want to go for the Nil bonus or penalty you must bid at least 1.

o Blind Nil - This is a nil bid declared before a player looks at his cards. The bidder may exchangetwo cards with partner - the bidder discards two cards face down; partner picks them up andgives back two cards face-down in return. Blind Nil may only be bid by a player whose side islosing by at least 100 points. It wins 100 points if successful and loses 100 points if it fails(double a Nil Bid).

o The player to the dealer's left may lead any card except a spade.o Spades cannot be lead until:

Any player has played a spade on a trick (obviously on another suit lead)

A player has nothing but spades left in their hand.

Scoring - A side that takes at least as many tricks as its bid receive a score equal to 10 times its bid.Additional tricks (overtricks) are worth an extra one point each.

Sandbagging rule: Overtricks are known as bags. A side which (over several deals) accumulates ten ormore bags has 100 points deducted from its score. Any bags beyond ten are carried over to the nextcycle of ten overtricks - that is if they reached twenty overtricks they would lose another 100 pointsand so on. (Note: it is not necessary to keep track of overtricks separately as the cumulative number ofovertricks taken appears as the final digit of the team's score, if positive).

Example: Suppose a team whose score is 337 bids 5 tricks. If they win 7 tricks they score 52, takingtheir score to 389. If they win 8 tricks they score 53, but lose 100 because they now have 10 bags, andtheir score becomes 290 (337 + 53 - 100). If they win 9 tricks they score 54 and lose 100, bringing theirscore to 291. If a side does not make its bid, they lose 10 points for each trick they bid.

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Table top Cribbage

Players and Cardso One deck of cards, not including jokerso 2 or 4 people can play, with four players opposites are partnerso For four players deal six cards to each playero For two players deal 12 cards to each player

Object of the Gameo Based on cribbage scoring. Cards are played to a 5 by 5 layout. One player or team tries to

form rows which score as highly as possible as cribbage hands. The other does the same withthe columns.

Game Playo Cards are placed face down in a stack and are not looked at before each turn.o The top card of the deck is placed face up in the centre of the table with a coin on it to locate

centre.o At your turn place your top card face up on the table. This card must be played on an empty

space and must touch at least one card already on the table. It can touch any way includingdiagonally.

o In partner play the partners may confer on where to play the card.o Nibs is not taken by either team

The game is played to 121 or more points (a crib board is usually used to keep score). The player withthe most points at the end is the winner of the game.The five hands are scored simultaneously (not one after the other).

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Whist with 10s

Players and Cardso One deck of cards, no jokerso Four people can play

Object of the Gameo High score after all 6 rounds wins

Game Playo Deal all cards, person left of dealer starts.o Take as many tricks as you can – you count tricks after you take 6o You must follow suit if possibleo You want to take the 10s home as they count 10 points (eg. If you take 3 tens home and 2 tricks

after your 6th trick you score 32 points) if you get 1 ten home and 5 tricks after your sixth trickcount 15 points.

RoundsHearts trumpSpades trumpDiamonds trumpClubs trumpHi no-trumpLow no-trump (you do not want to take any tricks – what you take the other team counts)

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*Hearts (Trick taking game)

Players and Cardso Aces are high down to 2’s which are low.o In a 4-player game of Hearts, each player gets 12 cards and 4 are dealt into the center.o If a different number of people are playing then deal the cards until they are distributed with the

remainder going into the middle. There must always be at least 2 cards in the middle.

Goalo At the end of the game, the player with the lowest score wins.o Your goal in each hand is to, (A) Avoid winning any tricks including a heart or the queen of spades (aka

the Black Maria), or (B) Win all 13 hearts and the Black Maria.

Passing Cardso After looking at his or her hand, each player chooses three cards and passes them face down to another

player. All players must pass their own cards before looking at the cards received from an opponent.o The passing rotation in a 4-player game is: (1st hand) to the player on your left, (2nd hand) to the player

on your right, (3rd hand) to the player across the table, (4th hand) no passing. The rotation then repeatsuntil the game ends. When other than four players are involved, the passing rotation is: (1) to the playeron your left, (2) to the player on your right, (3) keep, then repeat.

Trickso The player holding the 2 of clubs after the pass plays that card to start the first trick. If nobody has the 2

of clubs it must be in the center cards and then the 3 of clubs will lead, etc.o Each player must follow suit if possible. If a player has no cards in the suit led, a card of any other suit

may be discarded. The winner of the first trick gets the cards in the middle of the table. They do not getto play them but if there are points they must count them at the end of the round.

o The highest card of the suit led wins a trick. The winner of the trick keeps all cards won in a single stackin front of himself or herself, face down. The winner of a trick starts the next trick.

o Hearts may not be led until a heart or the Black Maria has been played. The Black Maria can be led atany time.

o There is no trump suit in Hearts.

Scoringo Use a score sheet with a column for each player. At the end of each hand, count the number of hearts

each player has taken, as well as the Black Maria. Hearts are 1 point each; the Black Maria is 13 points.o If one player has won all 13 hearts and the Black Maria then 26 points is added to every other player's

score.o Hearts is generally played to 100 points. When one player reaches or passes the agreed-upon score, the

game ends. The player with the lowest score wins.

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*Gops (Game of Pure Strategy)

Players and Cardso The basic game is for two players, using three suits from a standard 52-card pack. Cards rank Ace (low),

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K (high). As a prize, the Ace is worth 1 point, cards 2-10 face value, Jack 11,Queen 12 and King 13.

o Gops can be adapted for three or more players see variations, adding an extra complete suit for eachextra player - so 3 players use a whole 52-card pack and 4-7 players would use cards from two packs

o The cards are sorted into suits. One suit (traditionally diamonds) is shuffled and stacked face down as aprize pile. Each of the other players takes one complete suit. In the two player game the players fightwith spades and clubs and the heart suit is not used.

Game Playo The top card of the prize pile is turned face up. Then each player selects a card from their hand with

which to bid for it and places it face down. When both players are ready, the bid cards are revealedsimultaneously, and the higher bid wins the prize card. The bid cards are then discarded and the prizecard is placed beside the player who won it. The next card of the prize pile is turned face up and playersbid for it in the same way.

o If the bids of the two players are equal, the bid cards are discarded but the prize card remains on offer.A new prize card is turned face up and the next bid is for the two prize cards together, then for threeprize cards if there is another tie, and so on. If the player's last bid cards are equal, the last prize card(and any others remaining from immediately preceding tied bids) are not won by either player.

o When both players run out of bid cards the play ends. Each player totals the value of the diamonds theyhave won in bids (ace=1, 2-10 face value, J=11, Q=12, K=13) and the greater total wins the game.

o Since you lose your card when you bid it, you will want to conserve your higher cards for bidding onhigher prize cards. Ideally, you wish to beat your opponent's bid by exactly one point, thus causing himto lose the most and concerving your bidding power. Thus, you should carefully judge exactly what thecard from the bid pile is worth: if you do not have the card you wish to bid for it, it is better to bid higherthan lower. If you must bid lower, then bid very low, using a 2, 3, or 4, thus losing as little bid power aspossible in the turn.

o Some play that if the bids are tied, the prize card is discarded as well as the bid cards, and the next bid isfor the next prize card only.

o Some count the ace as the highest card (worth 14 points as a prize) rather than the lowest.

Gops for 3 or more playerso The play is essentially the same. Each player starts with a complete suit of 13 cards. Each time a prize

card is trurned, all players place their bid face down and simultaneously reveal their cards, the highestwinning the prize.

o There are several possible ways of dealing with ties for highest card, which become more frequent themore people play.

Method 1. All tied cards are disqualified, and the prize is won by the highest unique card played.If all cards are tied (for example Q-Q-Q in a three-player game or 9-9-5-5 in a four-player game),the prize card is discarded.Method 2. Another card is turned from the prize pile and the players bid again. It needs to beagreed whether players not involved in the original tie for highest are eligible to win in thesecond round of bidding

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*President (Very fun game)

Objectiveo The aim is to get rid of all your cards as soon as possible. The last player left with cards is called the scum, asshole,

or whatever term of derision is locally used.Players and Cards

o About 4 to 7 people using a standard 54 card pack including the Jokers. The Jokers must be marked somehow todifferentiate the High Joker from the Low Joker. The suits are irrelevant and the cards rank, from high to low, HighJoker, Low Joker, Deuce, A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3.

Deal he game is played clockwise. All the cards are dealt out. Some players may have one more than others. ThePresident always gets the first 2 cards dealt.

Playo The player to dealer's left starts by leading (face up) any single card or any set of cards of equal rank (for example

three fives). Each player in turn must then either pass, or play face up a card or set of cards which beats theprevious play.

o A single card is beaten by any higher single card. A set of cards can only be beaten by a higher set containing thesame number of cards. So for example if the previous player played two sixes you can beat this with two kings, ortwo sevens, but not with a single king, and not with three sevens (though you could play two of them and hangonto the third). The exception are the Jokers, Either single joker will beat any other card or set of cards beingplayed. The exception is that the Low Joker does not beat the High Joker

o It is not necessary to beat the previous play just because you can - passing is always allowed. Also passing does notprevent you from playing the next time your turn comes round.

o The play continues as many times around the table as necessary until someone makes a play which everyone elsepasses. All the cards played are then turned face down and put to one side, and the player who played last (andhighest) to the previous "trick" starts again by leading any card or set of equal cards.

For example the play might go:A B C D E44 Pass Pass 66 99JJ Pass Pass Pass KKPass Pass AA Pass PassPass PassC then starts again by leading any card or set.

o When a player whose turn it is to play has no more cards left, the turn passes to the next player in rotation.Therefore in the example, if the two aces were C's last two cards, it would then be D's turn to play anything.

o Social Status - The first player who is out of cards is the President - the next is Vice-President, then Secretarythen Asshole. If more than 4 players are playing the middle ones do not get titles. If keeping score, the playersget points depending on their position - for example 2 for the President, 1 for the Vice President and nothingfor the others. More importantly, the players of higher status are entitled to enjoy and generally abuse theirpower over the lower ranking players. For the next hand the players move seats. The President selects themost comfortable chair, the Vice President sits to the President's left, and so on around to the Asshole whosits to the President's right, probably on a crate or packing case. The Asshole is responsible for shuffling,dealing and clearing away the cards when necessary. As the players are now seated clockwise in order of rank,the first two cards are dealt to the President, the second to the Vice President, and so on down. When thedeal is complete, the Asshole must give his highest 2 cards to the President, and the President gives back inexchange his lowest 2 cards regardless of if it breaks up a pair in his hand. The Vice-president and Secretaryexchange 1 card in the same manner. The President then leads any card or set of cards and the gamecontinues as before.

End of Game - If scoring, set a target and the game ends when someone reaches (say) 11 points

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*92Q (Trick taking game)

Players and cards:o Standard 52 card decko 4, 6, or 8

Bidding:o All cards are dealt out evenly around the table (if more then 4 people are playing there will be 4 cards

left over, they are to be discarded and shuffled back in at the beginning of the next hand); the dealerchanges every hand moving clockwise around the table.

o The bidding begins with the player left of the dealer. The player bids which suit will be trump and thecombined number of tricks the teammates will get if the suit is to be selected. The players bid aroundthe table clockwise until all of them will not go over the previous players bid.

o When you bid you do not have to pick the same suit as the person before you. You may bid higher thenhim/her in another suit.

o If you do not wish to bid any more you pass and the bidding goes to the player next to you. Once youhave decided to pass you many not take any further part in the bidding. If everyone passes, the cardsare passed to the next dealer shuffled and dealt again.

o Ex: If Player A decides to bid 5 tricks with diamonds, Player B many overbid him/her with 6 tricks ofSpades. Player A can over bid again with 7 tricks with diamonds.

Teams:o After the bidding is done the player who won the bid gets to select his/her teammate(s) for play, so if 4

people are playing he/she selects 1 other person and if 6 are playing he/she selects 2 others and if 8 playhe/she picks 3 others. He many select any player but the other players are not to indicate whether theycould help or not help the player. The selecting of teams is done each hand. All the players that are notselected to be in the bidding team form a team of their own.

Card order:o Lowest to Greatest valueo Non-Trump suit- 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,Ao Trump Suit- 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,J,K,A,9,Qo Note: Twos can also be the Greatest card (explained later)

Game Play:o The player left of the dealer goes no matter who won the bid. During the game you must follow suit if

you have it, if you do not then you may throw whatever card you want.o The suit that is the same color as the trump suit is known as the Left suit (it still has the same card order

as a non-trump suit). The Left suit when led acts as normal but when thrown off it becomes whateversuit was led for that trick. If 2 of the same card are played this way the card played first wins.

o If a suit is led that you have none of you do not have to play the Left suit if you have it. You may notthrow off the left suit unless you have none of the led suit. Ex: If Player A leads with the 4 of clubs (andclubs are trump). Player B may play the Q of spades and it would be the highest card you could play(becoming a club).

o The twos in this game become the highest card when played, if everyone follows suit that trick,otherwise it is the lowest. (This goes for all suits no matter what is trump) (Playing the Left suit counts asfollowing suit).

Scoring:o After all the cards are played, each player counts up how many tricks they took individually. If the

bidding team wins each player on the team get however many tricks they got, multiplied by 3. The non-bidding team gets nothing. If the non-bidding team wins each player on the team get however manytricks they got, multiplied by 3. The bidding team gets nothing. If either team gets all of the cards in onehand each player on the team gets what they would normally get multiplied by 3. The first individualperson to 92 points wins.

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*3-13 Speed (Rummy)

Cards and Playerso 2 or more players. Excellent for a large group (12 people). Goes fast.o 4 standard 52-card decks without jokers.o Shuffle the decks then spread them out in the middle of the table. Determine the "caller" by drawing the

highest card. Select a scorekeeper.Object:

o Players collect sets of 3 or more cards in a sequence or of the same value. Play each hand by drawingand discarding cards until one player’s cards form one or more clean or wild sets. A wild set has one ormore wild cards. A wild card is the card that matches the numbers of cards dealt to each player in thathand. Card values in a set do not count against the player whereas unmatched cards score against theplayer. Score each hand. Play 11 hands from 3 to 13 cards. Low score wins.

Scoring:o A set is a minimum of 3 cards of the same value (rank) such as 5’s, 9’s or Q’s, or a sequence for 3

consecutive cards in the same suit such as 7, 8, 9 of diamonds or J, Q, K of clubs. Aces are only low: Q, KA is not a sequence. A wild card or cards can be used to complete any set. A wild card cannot be used inmore than one set at the same time. Any valid set of 3 or more cards is safe - no penalty points arecounted against a player’s sets. The discard cannot be kept to make a set - players must always discard acard on every turn. If at the end of the play a player has cards that are not part of a set they are totaledand scored against him. Number cards count their face value (aces 1). Face cards count 10 points.

Play:o The first hand starts with each player drawing 3 cards at random from the middle. Each player then

draws one card and places it face up to the left to start their discard pile. Players look in their hands for amatch or sequence of 3 cards.

o The first hand of 3 cards can be won with 3 matching or 3 sequenced cards or by 2 matching or 2sequenced cards and a wild card or two wild cards and any other card. If during the setup a player findstheir hand is matched the player calls "match" before the caller yells "draw" and everyone has onedraw. A late call allows the play to go another round.

o If no one has a set the caller says, "draw" and each player draws a card from either the face downmiddle pile or his right hand neighbor’s discard pile. Players attempt to make sets or reduce their score.After the draw each player determines which card they want to discard. They then hold it face down onthe table. When the caller sees all players with their discard on the table he calls "discard" and theplayers place the card face up on the discard pile to their left. The caller continues to call "draw" and"discard" until someone has a hand of sets without any orphan cards. When a player has complete setsthey say "match" immediately after the caller calls "discard". The player with the match lays down hissets face up so that everyone can verify them. The caller then calls "draw" and "discard" once more. Theplayer who was first to collect a complete hand of set(s) and call "match" goes out with zero points.Other players at the same time on the last draw may also have zero points. Players that have orphancards separate and total their points. The scorekeeper records the values. Scores from each hand areadded together for a total score to determine a winner.

o Increase the cards in each round by one card. So for the second hand each player will draw 4 cardsinstead of 3, and place one card face up to their left. In the third hand they will draw a 5 card hand andplace one face up, and so on up to 13. The second hand of 4 cards requires a match or sequence of 4cards. Likewise the third hand of 5 cards requires a match or sequence of 5 cards. The fourth hand (6cards) can be won with two sets of 3 cards, matched or sequenced. The 9 card hand can be won with 3sets of 3 cards matched or sequenced or a set of 4 and a set of 5. The final, 13-card hand can be won by3 sets of 3 matched or sequenced cards plus 1 set of 4 matched or sequenced cards, or various oithercombinations.

Strategy: The more players the more likely it is that matches will be made early. Therefore with more playersthe attempt should be to discard high cards in favor of low count cards. Conversely since everyone is discardinghigh cards it is sometimes strategic to save high cards because there is a stronger likelihood of their beingdiscarded by others.

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Saskatchewan Rummy

Players and Cardso 1 deck of cards, no jokerso Any number of people can playo All cards are dealt out to make equal numbered hands.o If some cards need to be removed, remove the 2s and/or 3s.

Object of the Gameo Pay as little as possible in the 1st 5 hands and go out as quickly as possible in the 6th hand.

Game Playo Aces are higho No trumpo Game play begins with the person to the left of the dealero Hands

1st Each trick you take pay 5cents2nd Each heart you take pay 5cents3rd Each queen you take pay 10 cents4th King of clubs pays 25cents5th Last trick pays 50cents6th Game play begins with 7s played out in the centre of the table. The game thenplays out with 8s in one direction and the 6s in the other direction in matching suits. Ifyou cannot play you pay 5 cents and pass your turn. Remember some 2s or 3s may bemissing and Aces are played on top of the Kings.

Winnings (round 6)o 1st out Takes ½ the poto 2nd and 3rd place divide the remaining pot

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Sticks (Sets and runs game)

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, jokers includedo Any number of people can playo Each player is dealt 15 cards

Object of the Gameo The first person to collect 7 sticks is the winner.

Game Playo 2s and Jokers are wildo A set is a minimum of three cards of the same face valueo A run is a minimum of three cards of the same suit in chronological sequenceo Each player draws a stick from the pot and puts it face downo At the beginning of each turn you draw a card from the deck or the discard pile.o Each play ends with a discard (you must have a discard).o Once you meet the requirements of your stick you turn the stick face up and play the cards in

front of you. No extra cards beyond the stick requirement can be played at this time.o The player tries to get rid of remaining cards in subsequent hands. When one player has played

all of their cards the play stops and the cards are dealt again.o Each sequence of cards must have at least one natural card (the rest can be wilds)o Once you have played your stick you may replace wild cards from other players SETS with

natural cards in your hand. You may not take wild cards from RUNS. If you take a wild card youmust play it in that turn, you may not keep it in your hand for the next turn.

o You are allowed to lay down cards that correspond with other players cards on the tablewhether they be Runs or Sets once you have played your stick. You may add on directly to thecards in front of the other players.

o If you draw a free stick, draw another. If a free stick is drawn on the 7th round it does not countas the winning stick and another must be drawn.

o Any card that corresponds with those already laid down by other players may not be used asdiscards. Eg. If you had your stick played and you could add these cards onto cards already onthe table you may not discard it. This includes wild cards.

o New sticks for appropriate players are drawn at the beginning of each round.

Optional Game Playo Each player can trade only one stick per gameo You can trade sticks as many times as you want but you must hold each stick for one hando A stick can be traded in after you have held it for one hand and have viewed your cards for your

next hand

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10,000 (Dice game)

Players and Cardso 5 diceo Any number of people can play

Object of the Gameo First player to get 10,000 or higher wins

Game Playo A total of 1,000 is required to meld. Your score does not count until you have melded.o You must keep at least one dice each time you re-roll in order to qualify to continue rolling.

You may not at any time re-roll dice that have been held.o If during a turn, all the dice count, the player may roll them all again.o A player may stop at any time during a turn and score all that was rolled to that point.o If a player does decide to save and score a "held" count and not roll again, and you, being the

next player, wish to attempt to better the saved count, may take over at that point, and roll thebalance of the dice in an attempt to save it and/or increase the count. If you save it, by rollingat least a single five or a one, you then score the saved count, plus whatever you rolled. If youdo not save it with at least a five or a one, you then, “Blew It" for that turn.

Scoring

Sets and runs must be made on one roll to count5 501 1003 of a kind 1’s 1,0003 of a kind x00 (eg 3 2’s is 200, 3 4,s is 400)4 of a kind x00 times 2 (eg 4 2’s is 400, 4 3’s is 600)5 of a kind x00 times 4 (eg 5 2’s is 800, 5 3’s is 1200)Straight 1,000

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5 in a Row (Board game with cards)

Players and Cardso 2 decks of cards, no jokerso 2 or 4 people can play, with four players opposites are partnerso Five cards are dealt to each player.

Object of the gameo To get three rows of five discs. They may be in any direction as long as they are all in a row.

One disc may be part of another row if the rows cross each other.

Game Playo Players choose color of disc.o The first player places a card face up on the table and places a disc on the matching card on the

table. He then draws a card from the table. If you forget to draw a card you miss your nextturn to play.

o There are no jacks on the board. If you have a one-eyed jack you may take one of theoppositions discs off the board. If you have a two-eyed jack you may place one of your discs onany unoccupied space on the board when its your turn to play.

o When it is your turn to play if you have a card in your hand for which both spaces are occupiedyou may discard it and replace it with a card from the deck.

o If the draw pile is finished before the end of the game the discard pile is shuffled and becomesthe draw pile.

o When a line of five is completed place a double disc on the discs so that they are easilyrecognized. Once a row of five discs is completed no player may remove a disc from it.

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Chicken Foot (Dominoes)

Players and Cardso 7 tiles eacho Any number of people can play

Object of the Gameo Low score wins.

Game Playo First round starts with 0-0 and continues up to the next double each round.o Players continue to draw from the chicken yard if nobody was dealt the initial double for this

round.o The initial double must have tiles played on all four arms before any arm is extended by a

second tile.o A player unable to make a play on the table must draw a tile from the chicken yard. If this tile

can be played, the player may do so at once.o Doubles are placed crosswise. When a double is played, the player must declare "chicken foot"

to warn the other players that special rules are in effect. The toes of the chicken foot must befilled with three more dominoes before tiles can be played elsewhere in the barnyard.

the previous endof the arm

Three tiles thatmatch the double

o After the chicken foot is completed, the game may proceed with plays on any open arms. A playerwith one tile left in his hand may announce this fact as a courtesy, but it is not required.

o The hand ends when one player dominoes or the hand blocks. Each player gets the total number ofpips left in his hand. The [0-0] is worth 50 points.

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Jokers Wild (Board game with cards and marbles)

Players and Cardso 3-4 decks of cards, jokers includedo 2 or 4 people can play, with four players opposites are partnerso Deal 5 cards to each player

Object of the Gameo The team getting all their marbles into their “Castle” first is the winner.

Game Playo At each turn play a card and then draw a card from the centre pile at the end of your turno An Ace or Face card is needed to move a marble from out of “Home” to the starting placeo At your turn, you move according to the card you choose to play. Place the card which matches

your move face up on the discard pile.o If you cannot play, you must discard a card anyway. Only five cards can remain in your hand.

You cannot pass if you have a play in your hand – even if it hurts.o You may NOT jump (pass) your own marble or your partners marble.o When all of your marbles have been moved from “Home” to your “Castle” you then assist your

partner.

Card values

o Ace Moves 1 place or moves marble from “Home” to the starting pointo Face Moves 10 places or moves marble from “Home” to the starting pointo Two thru Ten Moves face valueo Seven May move 7 places OR may be split in any way between TWO of your marbles.

You may also use part of a 7 to move your last marble into your castle and the remainder tomove a marble of your partners. The only time you can waste the extra part of a 7 is on yourvery last marble into the castle.

o Eight ONLY moves backwards 8 places

o Joker The use of the Joker must always involve the use of two marbles (one must be yourown)

May be used by taking your marble (already out of home) and taking the place of anymarble on the board.If it is an opponents marble you send them back to “Home”If it is your partners marble you send them to the entrance to their “Castle”If your partners entrance to their “Castle” has an opponent on it you will also send thatmarble “Home”

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Mexican Train (Dominoes)

Players and Cardso 2 to 4 players - 15 dominoeso 5 to 6 players - 11 dominoeso 7 to 8 players - 8 dominoes

Object of the Gameo The player with the lowest total score after all rounds is the winner.

Game Playo The game begins with the double 12 and each hand thereafter uses the next lowest numbero If no one has the Double 12, each player draws a domino from the “pile”. If the Double 12 is not drawn

by any player in the first round of drawing, a second round of drawing occurs.o Radiating from the center Double, each player has their own space on which to play their train. No

other player may play on another player’s train until a player has been unable to play and has placed amarker on their last played domino or their assigned spot, if they have not yet played any dominoes.

o The separate Mexican train runs around the table and may be played on by any player. It must beginwith the same number as is on the center double (eg: double 12 in the center, the train begins with a12).

o The player who played the double in the center starts the play, continuing clockwise around the table.The first player may play on the center double or start the Mexican train. If the first player does notbegin the Mexican train, the train may be begun by any of the ensuing players when their turn arrives.

o The following players may then play on the Mexican train. Each player has the option of playing on theirown train or the Mexican train, using the Mexican train to “slough off” the dominoes that do not fit intotheir personal train.

o When a player cannot play on their own train, the Mexican train or a “marked” train of another player,then they draw a domino from the boneyard. If they cannot play that domino on the board, then theyplace a marker on the last domino of their train. All players may then play on this player’s train as theirturn arrives. If this player can play anywhere on the board at their next turn, the marker is thenremoved and no other player may play on that train.

o If a player plays a double during play, they must then play another domino somewhere on the board -their train, the Mexican train, or a marked train. If a play is able, they may play doubles in more thanone spot. Even though two or more doubles have been played, only one additional domino must beplaced somewhere on the board. If a player cannot follow-up the double with another domino, theydraw. EXCEPTION: A player may go out with a double without having to play another domino.

o As play proceeds, any player who is down to one domino must give notice to the other players.o When one player has played all their dominoes, the other players must add up the total of their

remaining dominoes and give that total to the scorekeeper. Double blank count 0.

Variationso To speed up the game, before turning the dominoes over to “shuffle”, the double to be used to begin

the next hand may be held out and placed in the center after the players have drawn their hands. Withthis method, the player who “went out” on the preceding hand, begins the play.

In scoring, the Double blank counts 50.

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*Guts (Poker)Players:

o 4-10Initial deal:

o Two or three cards face down to each player and the same amount into the “Pot” hand.Play:

o Each player determines whether or not they are holding (playing) their hand. Players who holdreveal their hands. The winner takes the pot and the losers have to match the pot. If only oneplayer stays in then they must play the “Pot” hand. If they lose they must pay the pot and itdoubles. If they win then they take all the money in the pot and the deal moves to the nextplayer. If the pot is not taken then new hands are then dealt.

o In three card Guts a players lowest card is wild, giving everybody at least one pair.o If two players tie they must both pay the poto If a player ties the pot hand they must pay double the pot amount

Winner:o High hand. Straights and flushes do not count.

Standard variations:o Weenie rule: If nobody stays in, everyone reveals their hand and whoever has the best hand

(and thus would have won) must match the pot.o Drop: Instead of declaring with chips, dealer counts out "one-two-three-drop" while all players

hold their cards above the table. On "drop" all players who are dropping out drop their cards.This is faster, but can lead to arguments if one player is slower to drop than the others.

o Progressive Guts:Start with 2 cards. Any players that stay in pass their cards to each other (making surethat nobody else sees them) to determine the winner. The winner takes the pot and theloser(s) pay the pot and cards are returned to their original owners. If only one playerstays in and loses to the pot hand, then the pot cards are replaced. If only one playerstays in and wins the pot, then the round is over.Then another card is dealt and the players again say whether they are in or out andagain exchange cards to determine the winner. Play repeats in the same way. If nobodystays in, everyone gets dealt another card. Repeat until all players have 5 cards.Straights and flushes become legal at 5 cards.

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*Texas Hold’em (Poker)Cards and players

o One standard 52 card deck with the Jokers removedo Any amount of players, 4 to 10 is preferableo Each player starts with an equal amount of chips

The Shuffle, The Deal and The Blindso The dealer shuffles a standard 52-card deck.o The player to the left of the dealer puts in the “Small blind” and the next player puts in the “Big

blind” which is double the small blind. Blinds are determined at the start of the gameo Each player is dealt two cards, face down.

Betting Beginso A round of betting takes place, beginning with the player to the left of the two who posted the

blinds. Players can call, raise, or fold when it's their turn to bet. Minimum bet must be equal tothe Big Blind

The Flopo After the first betting round, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. The dealer then flips

the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the "flop."o After the flop, another round of betting takes place, beginning with the player to the left of the

dealer. During this and all future rounds of betting, players can check, call, raise, or fold whenit's their turn to bet.

o After the betting is done another card is burned and then a fourth card (the turn) is revealedand there is another round of betting starting with the first remaining player to the dealer’s left

o After that round of betting a final card (the river) is turned over followed by one final round ofbetting.

The Winnero Players can now use any combination of seven cards - the five community cards and the two

hole cards known only to them - to form the best possible five-card Poker hand.o After the final betting round, all players who remain in the game reveal their hands. The player

who made the initial bet or the player who made the last raise shows their hand first.o The player with the best hand wins.

*Scorch (Poker)Cards and players

o One standard 52 card deck with the Jokers removedo 3 to 8 players

Object of the gameo To beat the other cards played on each round in order to take a portion of the poto Any player that stays in to play a round and does not take any of the tricks must replenish the

pot with an amount equal to what was in it before the round started. If two or more players failto take a trick then they must each pay that amount, doubling the pot.

Play and anteso Each player puts an ante into the pot (usually $.25)o Each player is dealt three cards face down. The top card in the deck after dealing is done is

flipped to reveal what trump will be for that round.o The player to the left of the dealer calls “In or Out” to let other players know whether he is

going to play the round. Players continue to call their intentions around the table back to thedealer. If only one player has stayed in before the dealer then the dealer usually stays in toprotect the pot, even if he has to take three cards. It is an advantage to be the dealer as theyare the last to call “In or Out” and also the last to play on the first round of play

o Any player that stays in can discard any or all of their three cards and get replacements fromthe deck.

o The first remaining player to the dealer’s left leads a card. Other plays must follow suit if theycan. If they do not have a matching suit they can “Trump” or “Sluff”. The person that played thehighest card (or the highest Trump) wins the hand and takes half of the pot, the second tricktakes half of what is left and the third trick takes the remainder (rounded to the nearest easyamount. EG; if the pot was $1.25 then the first trick would take $.75 and the other two trickswould get $.025 each)

o Any player that stayed in and did not take at least one of the three tricks must put into the potthe amount that was in it before the play started.

The next dealo The original dealer continues to deal until the pot is split up (all the players that stayed in took

at least one trick)o Once the pot is gone the deal moves one player to the left of the previous dealer.

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About the BookAfter many concerns and questions about the rules to particular card games (and many late night

phone calls), it was decided to compile a book that listed the rules for most of the common games that weplay. Along with help from many family members, Brent Metzker and Barb Chernoff decided to print a book tomake everybody’s life easier. A lot of the rules were just typed up but as the book was expanded, some ruleswere taken off of the internet. We do not claim any of these rules to be “The official rules” for the rest of theworld but that is what they are to us.

If you wish to make comments about errors, add notes to rules, or forward new games, please feel freeto send them to brent@superbee.ca.

No phone calls about errors or discrepancies tothe rules will be accepted at any time.

From our familys to yours,Enjoy