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What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
28 Jul 2019 20:31 #300164
by mc
What Traditional Card Games have you been playing? was created by mc
Putting in "or games inspired by traditional card games" was too clunky, but please include those as well!
Trick-takers, shedding games, climbing games, set collection games.... what games are hitting your kitchen table?
I actually don't play many truly traditional card games any more, but always have my trusty Rage deck on hand to give something a go.
Voodoo Prince, a Knizia trick-taker has been seeing a bit of play recently. There is a set number of tricks which, when you hit, you go out, and score for the tricks collected by everyone else at the table at that point. However, if you're the last player left, you only get the amount of tricks that you scored. So, you want to go out second last, essentially. There are 2 or 3 cards that are special, including 2 that split your winning trick in 2. Very siimple, very engaging.
What have you been playing?
Trick-takers, shedding games, climbing games, set collection games.... what games are hitting your kitchen table?
I actually don't play many truly traditional card games any more, but always have my trusty Rage deck on hand to give something a go.
Voodoo Prince, a Knizia trick-taker has been seeing a bit of play recently. There is a set number of tricks which, when you hit, you go out, and score for the tricks collected by everyone else at the table at that point. However, if you're the last player left, you only get the amount of tricks that you scored. So, you want to go out second last, essentially. There are 2 or 3 cards that are special, including 2 that split your winning trick in 2. Very siimple, very engaging.
What have you been playing?
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28 Jul 2019 20:38 #300165
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I blogged last week that my wife and I enjoy playing Canasta. Definitely my favorite rummy-style game.
We taught Tichu to some friends recently, and now it's all they want to play. Not that I mind you understand.
We taught Tichu to some friends recently, and now it's all they want to play. Not that I mind you understand.
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28 Jul 2019 20:46 #300166
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I'd walk a mile for a game of Double-Deck Pinochle.
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28 Jul 2019 22:16 #300171
by WadeMonnig
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While I remember playing Risk with my parents as a kid, it was ALWAYS Pinochile with my parents when they had friends over every other weekend. Think it was a German heritage thing but everyone was always down to play, it was usually team/ couples if I remember right. Marriages, melds and other terms bounce around in my head recalling it.Sagrilarus wrote: I'd walk a mile for a game of Double-Deck Pinochle.
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28 Jul 2019 22:43 #300173
by mc
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Canasta was a staple growing up, haven't played it for years.
500 was another popular one in the family.
500 was another popular one in the family.
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28 Jul 2019 23:39 #300174
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My dad's family, all from Ohio, play lots of Euchre. I still play when I am at family gatherings, as my sister and her husband play, as do my dad and his sister. I tried to teach my wife when we first started dating, but she bounced off of it pretty hard. It's basically just a holidays-and-reunions game now.
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29 Jul 2019 17:46 #300232
by Space Ghost
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I also grew up playing a lot of Euchre -- still enjoy it.
I played a shit load of Spades in college and my roommate and I won a few tournaments for some cash.
My favorite is still Gin-Rummy -- I would play that at anytime. Our favorite Rummy-variant is probably Wild West -- my cousin is visiting this week, so that will surely get played a few times as it is my wife's favorite card game.
I played a shit load of Spades in college and my roommate and I won a few tournaments for some cash.
My favorite is still Gin-Rummy -- I would play that at anytime. Our favorite Rummy-variant is probably Wild West -- my cousin is visiting this week, so that will surely get played a few times as it is my wife's favorite card game.
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29 Jul 2019 20:38 - 29 Jul 2019 21:49 #300240
by mc
Replied by mc on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
What's the wildwest variant?
A couple of online sites I found have a "cowboy" variant, but I can't find much else (in my brief and probably faulty search so far).
A couple of online sites I found have a "cowboy" variant, but I can't find much else (in my brief and probably faulty search so far).
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29 Jul 2019 23:36 - 29 Jul 2019 23:36 #300247
by Vysetron
Replied by Vysetron on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
Got an article about Chimera coming out pretty soon that answers this question for me. Been playing it consistently with the same group since winter of last year and it's only gotten better. I like Tichu. I love Chimera.
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30 Jul 2019 19:28 #300282
by Jexik
Replied by Jexik on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
My dad's side is super German so I also grew up playing Pinochle. Haven't much in the last decade though. Maybe I should suggest it sometime with him.
Of modern takes, at some point I had Dwarf King, Bruno Faidutti's whimsical take on trick taking. It's silly fun.
Of modern takes, at some point I had Dwarf King, Bruno Faidutti's whimsical take on trick taking. It's silly fun.
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31 Jul 2019 14:12 #300308
by boothwah
Replied by boothwah on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
We just went glamping, so there was a fair amount of skip-bo on picnic benches and some uno.
We've been playing custom heroes - it's a trump game with plastic inserts that modify the card numbers (like Gloom) The kids love it.
We've been playing custom heroes - it's a trump game with plastic inserts that modify the card numbers (like Gloom) The kids love it.
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01 Aug 2019 12:12 #300352
by Saul Goodman
Replied by Saul Goodman on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
Took at trip to China with a buddy of mine.Played a lot of Spite and Malice during our downtime. 1 Yuan for every card leftover at the end. That's 14 cents a card. Such a great game.
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27 Aug 2022 14:40 - 27 Aug 2022 14:52 #335260
by mezike
Replied by mezike on topic What Traditional Card Games have you been playing?
My 14yo daughter designed her own game using a standard deck of 52 while we are on summer vacation. By ‘designed’ it’s entirely possible that this game already exists in some closely similar format, but not that we know of so I thought it was pretty awesome going. What was cool was to see both kids then drop into developer mode as the picture cards were proving too powerful but taking them out made the game dull so they worked hard at trying different variations until they landed on a simple to understand rule set that was fun to play.
They’ve decided to call the game ‘Towers’ rules below for anyone keen to see.
one deck works for 2-3 players.
Each player puts two face down cards in front of them. These are your TOWERS. Nobody is allowed to peek at any of the tower cards for any reason. Then each player draws five cards - this is your CAVALRY.
On your turn you play one card from your cavalry FACE UP to any tower belonging to any player, then draw a card. Each tower can hold a maximum of five cards (including the face down one). Keep taking turns until all towers hold five cards, then COMBAT begins.
The first player chooses the direction in which combat will occur, left or right. They choose to attack with either of their TOWERS or with their CAVALRY. Their opponent likewise chooses either of their TOWERS or their CAVALRY to defend.
Reveal all the cards involved in the attack, total up their values (Aces low) and apply effects for picture cards as follows:
The Jacks are lordly knights and must be seen openly protecting your towers to inspire their troops. If they are visible (ie a faceup card on a tower) then they have a value of 10. If they are not visible (ie a facedown card in a tower or part of your cavalry) then they have a value of zero.
Queens inspire courage and valour everywhere they go - although they add zero themselves they double the value of the highest numbered card they are with, regardless of visibility.
Kings need to be protected and must avoid being exposed. A hidden King (either face down in a tower or in your cavalry) has a value of 10, whereas a visible King has a value of zero.
The person with the highest value scores a point, ties score nothing. All cards involved in the attack are discarded. Everyone ATTACKS once and the five cards that you did not use in either attack or defence become your hand for the next round - reshuffle all other cards and deal out two new towers to everyone.
Play for a pre-agreed number of rounds or until you are sick of your kids ganging up on you.
They’ve decided to call the game ‘Towers’ rules below for anyone keen to see.
Warning: Spoiler!
one deck works for 2-3 players.
Each player puts two face down cards in front of them. These are your TOWERS. Nobody is allowed to peek at any of the tower cards for any reason. Then each player draws five cards - this is your CAVALRY.
On your turn you play one card from your cavalry FACE UP to any tower belonging to any player, then draw a card. Each tower can hold a maximum of five cards (including the face down one). Keep taking turns until all towers hold five cards, then COMBAT begins.
The first player chooses the direction in which combat will occur, left or right. They choose to attack with either of their TOWERS or with their CAVALRY. Their opponent likewise chooses either of their TOWERS or their CAVALRY to defend.
Reveal all the cards involved in the attack, total up their values (Aces low) and apply effects for picture cards as follows:
The Jacks are lordly knights and must be seen openly protecting your towers to inspire their troops. If they are visible (ie a faceup card on a tower) then they have a value of 10. If they are not visible (ie a facedown card in a tower or part of your cavalry) then they have a value of zero.
Queens inspire courage and valour everywhere they go - although they add zero themselves they double the value of the highest numbered card they are with, regardless of visibility.
Kings need to be protected and must avoid being exposed. A hidden King (either face down in a tower or in your cavalry) has a value of 10, whereas a visible King has a value of zero.
The person with the highest value scores a point, ties score nothing. All cards involved in the attack are discarded. Everyone ATTACKS once and the five cards that you did not use in either attack or defence become your hand for the next round - reshuffle all other cards and deal out two new towers to everyone.
Play for a pre-agreed number of rounds or until you are sick of your kids ganging up on you.
Last edit: 27 Aug 2022 14:52 by mezike.
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28 Aug 2022 12:02 #335279
by Ah_Pook
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Play for a pre-agreed number of rounds or until you are sick of your kids ganging up on you.
the realest rule
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