yeah I used to play this a lot, albeit under different names.
It’s great for family holidays because it’s so simple that kids of any age can play it as well.
yeah I used to play this a lot, albeit under different names.
It’s great for family holidays because it’s so simple that kids of any age can play it as well.
That Donkey sounds like Chase The Ace.
Is the aim of chase the ace to be left with the final ace or avoid it? (Guess it doesn’t really matter).
To avoid it.
Uno
We have a set routine in our family that goes in this order:
Stop the bus: each player has three cards and the aim is to get to 31 with the same suit. You automatically win if you do, or you can ‘stop the bus’ if you think you’ve got the highest hand.
Rummy: each player has seven cards and the aim is to get a three and a four set eg all the 4s or 4,5,6,7 of one suit
Trumps: can’t be bothered explaining this one
Switch: as above
The simple game of Snap.
Haven’t played it for may be over 35 years but great memories and arguments with my sister whilst playing it. Fun childhood game.
Used to play bridge at school - that’s good. Love crib, also like Hearts as long as it is on computer; can’t be arsed with keeping track of all the intricacies when you play it in the real world
Ha ha!
We play a similar game called Racing Demons (also know as Nerts). You can play with as many people as you want, you just each need your own deck of cards (with a unique back)
Not played Crib for many years. My Granddad used to play it all the time and was a bit of a demon at it, knew all the weird sayings (“fifteen two, fifteen four, fifteen six and one for his nob’s seven” etc, “nob” referred to a black Jack I seem to remember). Good game.
My elder sister used to beat me all the time at Spit. I’d forgotten all about it until now!
I’m a big fan of Chris Hoy getting involved in this thread:
LOVE shithead
Favourite for group: Trumps (10 rounds, select a trump suit in each round, guess the number of cards you will win in each round, score points in each round, winner is one with most points). The “gambling” aspect of this one makes it.
Favourite in a pair: Speed. This one, just very silly. How to Play the Card Game Speed (with Pictures) - wikiHow