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  DUCK SOUP OBJECTIVE OF DUCK SOUP:  Be the first player to earn 250 points NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  Phase 1 (low) Ace – King (high), Phase 2 (low) 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF DUCK SOUP Duck Soup is a two player trick taking game designed by David Parlett.  This game can be broken down into two phases.  The first of which is played with a starting hand of 13 cards and a draw pile.  The second phase begins as soon as the draw pile runs out of cards.  This phase is played with the remaining 13 cards in each player’s hand.  The Ace switches from being the lowest card to the highest in the second phase.  Scoring occurs after each phase, and the points earned are multiplied for a final total round score. THE CARDS & THE DEAL  Duck Soup uses a 52 card deck.  Shuffle and deal 13 cards to each player.  The rest of th...

  FARMER HENRY OBJECTIVE OF FARMER HENRY:   Be the first player to get rid of all the cards in their hand NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  4 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  32 playing cards RANK OF SUITS:  (low) Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, Clubs (high) RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 7 – Ace, J of Diamonds, J of Hearts, J of Spades, J of Clubs (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Hand shedding AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF FARMER HENRY Farmer Henry is a hand shedding game that is typically played in Germany with a Skat deck.  However, it is easily played with a 32 card French deck.  In Farmer Henry, suits are ranked and each player has a different trump suit assigned to them.  All four Jacks are bowers and follow the same ranking structure as the four suits.  During play, each player tries to play as many cards from their hand as possible and be the first to get rid of all their cards. THE CARDS & THE DEAL From a 52 card deck, remove the 2’s – 6’s of each suit...

  PEEP NAP OBJECTIVE OF PEEP NAP:   Be the last player remaining with chips   NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 – 10 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 playing cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF PEEP NAP Peep Nap is a variation of Napoleon in which players are allowed to pay to  peep  at the widow card. Being a gambling game, each player should begin with the same number of chips, and the amount that each hand costs to play should be agreed upon prior to the first deal.  Players pay the winner of the round with chips from their stock.  The buy-in pot continues to grow each round until someone successfully bids for and captures 5 tricks.   THE CARDS & THE DEAL Begin with a 52 card deck.  2’s are low and Aces are high.  Each player antes in for the round.  For example, any player that wants to play must pay one chip to the pot.  Deal 5 card...

  PITS OBJECTIVE OF PITS:  Be the player with the highest score after ten rounds   NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  5 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  54 playing cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 3 – Ace (high), 2’s and Jokers wild TYPE OF GAME:  Hand shedding AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF PITS Pits is a 5 player hand shedding game that, according to Steve Bailey, is often played at regional Go tournaments in between matches.  In this game, players are trying to get rid of all their cards as quickly as possible.  Cards can be played individually, in sets, or in runs.  Players can also play runs made up of sets.  THE CARDS & THE DEAL  To play Pits, a 52 card deck as well as two Jokers are needed.  All of the cards are dealt out with the dealer receiving 10 cards and the other four players receiving 11 cards. Deal will pass left each round. THE PLAY THE FIRST TRICK The dealer leads the first trick with any meld from their hand....

  VIDRASSO OBJECTIVE OF VIDRASSO:  Be the first to earn 300 points or more. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 Players NUMBER OF CARDS:  36 playing cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 9 – A (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF VIDRASSO Vidrasso is a trick taker for two players designed by Sean Ross, the designer behind Haggis.  In this game, each player captures tricks using cards from their hand and their layout.  The cards in the layout are referred to as  strawmen .  Rather than earn points for each trick captured, players earn points based on the rank of the cards that are captured.  This causes low ranking cards to have a higher value and changes the dynamic of typical trick taking gameplay.  THE CARDS & THE DEAL RANK STRUCTURE Vidrasso uses a 36 card deck which incorporates cards A – 9 from each suit.  One thing players should note is that in this game, Aces are high and 9’s are low making the ran...

  SHIESTA OBJECTIVE OF SHIESTA:  Be the first player to get rid of all your cards NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 – 5 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 4,5,6,7,8,9,J,Q,K,A (high), 2’s wild, 3’s & 10’s special TYPE OF GAME:  Hand shedding AUDIENCE:  Kids, Adults INTRODUCTION OF SHIESTA Shiesta is a hand shedding game for 3 – 5 players.  In this game, players are dealt a hand and two rows of cards.  The first row is face down, and the second row is face up on top of the first.  Players will have to successfully play the cards in their hand before the face up cards can be played, and the face up cards before the face down cards can be played.  The final three cards are the most exciting to play because they cannot be looked at until they are played to the pile.  The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game. THE CARDS & THE DEAL  Shiesta uses a 52 card deck.  Shuffle and deal three car...

  RED NINES OBJECTIVE OF RED NINES:  Be the player with the lowest score when the game ends NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  4 or more NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 or more playing cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Hand Shedding AUDIENCE:  Kids, Adults INTRODUCTION OF RED NINES Red Nines is a quick hand shedding game that is played with four or more players.  Players play the most amount of cards from their hand as possible each turn.  They do this by building on the discard pile with sequences of cards. THE CARDS & THE DEAL  For a four player game, use a 52 card deck.  For each player past four, add one more suit’s worth of cards.  If there are an even amount of players, their should be an equal amount of red and black suits.  If there are an odd amount of players, their should be one more red suit than black suits.  For example, in a five player game, there are three red suits and two black suits. Deal out ...

  POOL NAP OBJECTIVE OF POOL NAP:  Be the player with the most chips at the end of the game NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 – 10 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF POOL NAP Pool Nap is a variant of Napoleon in the same vein as Peek Nap.  In this game, there is no widow, and only the dealer contributes to the pot each round.  All other rules are similar to Peek.  Players will bid on how many tricks they think they can capture, and the player that bids highest and wins their bid is paid by the rest of the table.  This game is a nice alternative to Booray because it allows for more players to participate.  As it is a gambling game, each player will need to begin the game with the same number of chips. THE CARDS & THE DEAL  This game requires a 52 card deck in which 2’s are low and Aces are high.  The game begins with each player ...

  THE CREW (FOR TWO) OBJECTIVE OF THE CREW:  Complete missions as a team by play cards to the trick NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 players TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking, cooperative AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF THE CREW The Crew is an award winning trick taking card game that is typically played with 3 or 4 players.  This game is incredibly popular and has seen its lion’s share of coverage by the gaming media.  This instruction set is going to focus on the seldom talked about 2 player rule variant for the game.  In the Crew, players work together to complete 50 missions.  Each mission has its own requirements, usually requiring players to complete a predetermined number of tasks.  In this game, communication is extremely limited, and players are not allowed to talk about their hand or discuss decisions. MATERIALS 40 PLAYING CARDS   The deck includes 36 color cards and 4 rocket cards.  There are five colored suits, and the rocket card...