Card Games

[Booney]

Warlords and Scumbags
Switch ( REB to thread )

[mighty_tiger_79]

look forward to playing some of these that i havent played

[Iron Fist]

Even though Im not italian.
My favourite card game would have to be Briscola.

[RustyCage]

Poker and blackjack.

I have no idea what most of the games people are talking about are! I've heard of them but wouldn't recognise them if the cards slapped me in the face

[mighty_tiger_79]

Been a long time since I played real cards.

"May I".

This game probably has many names. The game consists of 7 hands.

1. 2 Sets
2. 1 Set , 1 Run
3. 2 Runs
4. 3 Sets
5. 2 Sets , 1 Run
6. 2 Runs , 1 Set
7. 3 Runs

A set consists of 3 cards or more of the same number any suit. A run consists of 4 cards or more of the same suit in numeric order.

The game requires a minimum of 3 players. No maximum. Each hand is dealt in order to the right from who ever dealt the first hand. 1 Deck of cards is used for every 3 players. Each player is dealt 11 cards. The rest of the cards are placed in the middle of the table. Once everyone is ready 1 card is placed faced up next to the pile of face down cards. The person to the right of the dealer goes first. Any player except who's turn it is may call May I to claim the card faced up. Each player gets 3 May I's. The player who's turn it is may claim the card or allow the player who called May I first to claim the card. A penalty card must be taken for every May I called. The player who's turn it is must either take the card that is facing upward that the previous player next to them tossed out or take the top card on the downward facing pile. Once a card in the upward facing pile is covered with another card that card may never be claimed. Once you take a card you must toss out 1 card onto the up pile. No cards are tossed out when May I is called.

Once the requirements of the hand are obtained you may lay then down on the table. You may wish to lay the cards down with the minimum or hold on to all cards until all can be played. Once down, all remaining cards can be played on other players that are down or on your own cards. The object of the game is to catch your opponents with as many cards as possible in thier hands.

Cards are counted as followed.
2-9 are 5 points
10 - King are ten points
Aces are 25 points.

Game is over when all 7 hands have been played. The player with the lowest score wins.

sounds like a version of frustration

[FlyingHigh]

MT, think I have played frustation once. Is is similar to he above, but Twos and Aces or Jokers (can't remember which) are wild, can only pick up from the previous players discard ie no May-I, and if you don't go down* you have to try that set again whilst others move on to the next? Also, are there more hands?

[mighty_tiger_79]

yes correct Flying High

Frustration has about 19-20 hands

2's and jokers are wild - aces are high

and if you dont go down you must play that hand again whilst those that have can move on to the next level

[FlyingHigh]

Thanks MT
Too bloody frustrating for me, though has a couple of good rules that could be incorporated into May-I, such as the having to put down before going on to the next level.

[Psyber]

Canfield (US version) has been the most interesting for me.
My mother was fond of Conquian in its US manifestation as "Coon Can" in the "Knock Rummy" style.
My wife's parents were keen players of the Canasta variant - we cleaned them up the first time I ever played it.

[JK]

My mother was fond of Conquian in its US manifestation as "Coon Can" in the "Knock Rummy" style.

Grew up on this game .. Of a weekend my Pop and I would play it for hours on end.

[mighty_tiger_79]

My mother was fond of Conquian in its US manifestation as "Coon Can" in the "Knock Rummy" style.

Grew up on this game .. Of a weekend my Pop and I would play it for hours on end.

coon can - played this a lot growing up as well

may have to relive some childhood memories over the weekend

[mighty_tiger_79]

got the old rummy board out for a run yesty arvo with a few beers

good fun

[Alaska]

The only one I have played for a couple of years is:
MUINAS-EESTI SEIKLUSMANG
MEES, KES TEGADIS USSISONU

[Amaretti]

Eucha by far the best game especially when played as doubles, followed by poker.

[Footy Chick]

Eucha by far the best game especially when played as doubles, followed by poker.

Eucha is the one game I could never get the hang of, no matter how many times or how many people tried to teach it to me.

That and chess

Even the guy who used to write the chess stuff in the Sunday Mail couldnt get me to get the hang of it (My uncle knew him)

[Jim05]

Spent many hours playing Coon can and Cribbage with my pop when I was a kid.
Learnt to play Scopa and Briscola when I used to catch the bus to go and watch Adelaide City play interstate.

[Squids]

Go Fish easily the best card game.

[Lightning McQueen]

Eucha by far the best game especially when played as doubles, followed by poker.

Love Euchre, used to always play doubles for pints at our club.