A good card game that mixes a little strategy with a little good luck.
# of players: 2-4 (For more players add another deck of cards)
Materials needed: A deck of face cards
How to Play: The point of this game is to get rid of all of your cards first. To start deal out 3 face down cards in a row to each player, no one is allowed to look at the 3 face down cards. Then deal 3 cards face up to each player, place the 3 face up cards on top of the 3 face down cards. Then deal each player a hand of 5 cards. The players may look at the 5 cards in their hand. After all the cards are dealt but before play starts players may switch out any of the 3 face up cards for cards in their hand. Once play has started trading cards is not allowed. The players will then start play. The first person to go will put any card from their hand they want face up in the center of the table and replace it with one from the center deck so that they have always have 5 cards. The next person will then play a card in the center, but their card must be equal to or higher than the card the previous player played. Each player after that must play a card equal to or higher than the one before. If you have 2, 3 or 4 of the same number you may play multiples, just make sure you draw thee same amount of cards from the draw pile so you always have 5 in your hand. If at any time you don't have a card equal to or higher than the card on top of the discard pile you must pick up the entire discard pile. Once the draw pile is gone you will no longer draw a card after you play. After the draw pile is gone and you have player all the cards in your hand you will play the 3 face up cards in front of you. After all 3 of the face up cards have been played you will blindly play the 3 face down cards in front of you. If a face card down you try to play is lower than the card played before it you must pick up the draw pile and play those cards before continuing onto the rest of the face down cards.
Card Values:
Just like in normal card playing a 4 beats a 3 a queen beats a jack and so forth, but there are a couple of exceptions: 2's can be played at any time and takes the value back down to 0 so that the next player can play any card. 10's can be played at any time and clear the discard pile so those cards are out of the game. If at any time you play the 4th of any one number that also clears the discard pile. Any time you clear the discard pile you get to go again. If you are playing with Jokers, they can be played anytime. They hold the value of the card played right before it and they reverse the direction of play.
Have fun!
Fun Party Games for Adults
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Golf
At Fun Party Games for Adults this is a classic game. Our family plays it all the time, it's a great card game that doesn't take long and it's great for families because both kids and adults have fun with it.
Materials needed: deck of face cards, pen and paper to keep score
# of players: 3-7 (if you play w/ more people you might need to add a 2nd deck of cards)
Goal: The goal of the game is to have the least amount of points showing in your cards at the end. Card values are listed at the bottom.
How to Play: deal 9 cards, face down, to each player. Players are not allowed to look at their cards. Each player will lay their cards out in front of them, face down, in 3 rows of 3, like the picture below.
The rest of the cards go in a stack in the middle.
To start each player turns over 2 cards of their choice. The top card in the middle stack is then turned over. The 1st player can take that turned over card or reject it and take one blindly off the top of the deck in the middle. If they take the top card and like it, they can replace it for one of their own (either turned over or not turned over). If they do not like the card that is turned over from the center stack they can reject it and just turn over a new card of their choice from their own 9 cards. The 2nd player can then either decide to take the discarded card showing in the discard pile or can reject it and take their chances with the top of the center pile. Play continues like this around the table. The someone has all the cards in front of them turned over, all other players have one more turn. Once the game is over everyone turns over all of their cards and points are counted.
If at any time you have 3 cards of the same number in a row either horizontally or vertically (not diagonally), you may remove and discard all 3 cards.
Points:
2-10 are face value
Jacks and Queens are worth 10 points
Kings and Jokers are worth 0 points
Aces are worth 1 point.
Have fun playing Golf!
Fun Party Games for Adults
Materials needed: deck of face cards, pen and paper to keep score
# of players: 3-7 (if you play w/ more people you might need to add a 2nd deck of cards)
Goal: The goal of the game is to have the least amount of points showing in your cards at the end. Card values are listed at the bottom.
How to Play: deal 9 cards, face down, to each player. Players are not allowed to look at their cards. Each player will lay their cards out in front of them, face down, in 3 rows of 3, like the picture below.
The rest of the cards go in a stack in the middle.
To start each player turns over 2 cards of their choice. The top card in the middle stack is then turned over. The 1st player can take that turned over card or reject it and take one blindly off the top of the deck in the middle. If they take the top card and like it, they can replace it for one of their own (either turned over or not turned over). If they do not like the card that is turned over from the center stack they can reject it and just turn over a new card of their choice from their own 9 cards. The 2nd player can then either decide to take the discarded card showing in the discard pile or can reject it and take their chances with the top of the center pile. Play continues like this around the table. The someone has all the cards in front of them turned over, all other players have one more turn. Once the game is over everyone turns over all of their cards and points are counted.
If at any time you have 3 cards of the same number in a row either horizontally or vertically (not diagonally), you may remove and discard all 3 cards.
Points:
2-10 are face value
Jacks and Queens are worth 10 points
Kings and Jokers are worth 0 points
Aces are worth 1 point.
Have fun playing Golf!
Fun Party Games for Adults
Monday, August 1, 2011
Scum!
Welcome again to Fun Party Games for Adults. Today we have a great card game for you to try. It's best with a smallish group.
materials: a deck of face cards or Rook cards
# of players: 3-7
How to play: The first round is played neutrally, meaning everyone starts as equals. Deal out all of the cards (even if some people have one more card than others). Once the cards are dealt choose someone to go first. This can be chosen by rolling a dice to see who gets the highest roll or by something like the person with the next birthday goes first. The person going first plays 1, 2, 3 or 4 cards of the same number, usually playing his lowest cards makes the most sense. Play goes around the table in a clockwise direction. Each player must play a card higher than the person before them. So if player 1 started with a single 2 the next person would have to play a 3 or higher, if player 2 played a single 5 the next person would have to play a 6 or higher. If it gets to a point where a player can't or doesn't want to play then they can pass. Play continues around the table until everyone passes except the person who played the last card. Once a player has passed in a round, they can't play again in that round. The cards are then cleared and discarded and the person who played the last card starts the next round with the card/s of his or her choice (all players who passed at some point during the previous round can now play again).
If the person who starts the round decides they want to play a double or a triple everyone then must play a double or a triple in that round, for example: player 1 plays a double 4, player 2 must play a double of 5 or higher. The goal is to get rid of your cards first.
The first person to get rid of all of his cards is the King for the next round, the second to go out is the Queen, the last person to go out is the Scum and the 2nd to last person to go out is the 2nd Scum. All those to go out between the Queen and the 2nd Scum have no titles. Everyone will rotate seat to sit in the order that they got rid of their cards.
When the next round starts the Scum has to give the King his best 2 cards and the King gives the Scum whatever cards he wants (usually something low). The 2nd Scum gives the Queen his highest card and the Queen gives the Scum whatever 1 card she wants.
The King always goes first from this point forward.
Have fun playing Scum!
Fun Party Games for Adults
materials: a deck of face cards or Rook cards
# of players: 3-7
How to play: The first round is played neutrally, meaning everyone starts as equals. Deal out all of the cards (even if some people have one more card than others). Once the cards are dealt choose someone to go first. This can be chosen by rolling a dice to see who gets the highest roll or by something like the person with the next birthday goes first. The person going first plays 1, 2, 3 or 4 cards of the same number, usually playing his lowest cards makes the most sense. Play goes around the table in a clockwise direction. Each player must play a card higher than the person before them. So if player 1 started with a single 2 the next person would have to play a 3 or higher, if player 2 played a single 5 the next person would have to play a 6 or higher. If it gets to a point where a player can't or doesn't want to play then they can pass. Play continues around the table until everyone passes except the person who played the last card. Once a player has passed in a round, they can't play again in that round. The cards are then cleared and discarded and the person who played the last card starts the next round with the card/s of his or her choice (all players who passed at some point during the previous round can now play again).
If the person who starts the round decides they want to play a double or a triple everyone then must play a double or a triple in that round, for example: player 1 plays a double 4, player 2 must play a double of 5 or higher. The goal is to get rid of your cards first.
The first person to get rid of all of his cards is the King for the next round, the second to go out is the Queen, the last person to go out is the Scum and the 2nd to last person to go out is the 2nd Scum. All those to go out between the Queen and the 2nd Scum have no titles. Everyone will rotate seat to sit in the order that they got rid of their cards.
When the next round starts the Scum has to give the King his best 2 cards and the King gives the Scum whatever cards he wants (usually something low). The 2nd Scum gives the Queen his highest card and the Queen gives the Scum whatever 1 card she wants.
The King always goes first from this point forward.
Have fun playing Scum!
Fun Party Games for Adults
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Spoons
Fun Party Games for Adults is sure you will love this game! You will need to be quick and possibly even sneaky. This is a great card game for small intimate parties and groups.
Materials: deck of cards and spoons
# of people: 3-8 players
In spoons, the goal is to get a 4 of a kind and make sure you aren't the last to try and grab a spoon.
Everyone sits in a circle either at a table or on the floor. You should have enough spoons for all but one player (kind of like musical chairs). Put the spoons in the middle of the circle. Shuffle the cards and deal 4 cards to each player.
To start the game the first person to deal will grab a card off the top of the remaining deck. He will either keep that card and pass one from his hand to the left or pass the card he draws to his left. Each person in the circle will get a card from the person on their right and decide which card they want to pass to their left. The person at the end will put the card he doesn't want in a discard pile. The goal is to get a set of 4 cards of the same number. If you get a set of 4 you grab a spoon from the center. Once the first person grabs a spoon everyone races to grab the rest of the spoons. Because there is one less spoon than there are people, one person will be spoonless. That person gets an S, starting to spell the word SPOONS. If that person loses again they get a P and so on until they spell the word SPOONS. Whoever spells SPOONS first is out. Play continues until only one person has not lost enough times to spell SPOONS, that person is the winner.
Variations:
Water Spoons: With each round whoever loses has to drink a large glass of water, and no one can go to the bathroom until they are out of the game. If they give in and go then they are automatically out.
Extreme Spoons: Instead of putting the spoons in the middle of the circle, put them on the other side of the room or even in another room. You can even add to the extremeness of it by putting obsticals in the way like pillows, chairs, other furniture, etc. This way when the first person takes off to get a spoon the group is racing, tackling and wrestling for spoons! Be careful!
Have fun!
Fun Party Games for Adults
Materials: deck of cards and spoons
# of people: 3-8 players
In spoons, the goal is to get a 4 of a kind and make sure you aren't the last to try and grab a spoon.
Everyone sits in a circle either at a table or on the floor. You should have enough spoons for all but one player (kind of like musical chairs). Put the spoons in the middle of the circle. Shuffle the cards and deal 4 cards to each player.
To start the game the first person to deal will grab a card off the top of the remaining deck. He will either keep that card and pass one from his hand to the left or pass the card he draws to his left. Each person in the circle will get a card from the person on their right and decide which card they want to pass to their left. The person at the end will put the card he doesn't want in a discard pile. The goal is to get a set of 4 cards of the same number. If you get a set of 4 you grab a spoon from the center. Once the first person grabs a spoon everyone races to grab the rest of the spoons. Because there is one less spoon than there are people, one person will be spoonless. That person gets an S, starting to spell the word SPOONS. If that person loses again they get a P and so on until they spell the word SPOONS. Whoever spells SPOONS first is out. Play continues until only one person has not lost enough times to spell SPOONS, that person is the winner.
Variations:
Water Spoons: With each round whoever loses has to drink a large glass of water, and no one can go to the bathroom until they are out of the game. If they give in and go then they are automatically out.
Extreme Spoons: Instead of putting the spoons in the middle of the circle, put them on the other side of the room or even in another room. You can even add to the extremeness of it by putting obsticals in the way like pillows, chairs, other furniture, etc. This way when the first person takes off to get a spoon the group is racing, tackling and wrestling for spoons! Be careful!
Have fun!
Fun Party Games for Adults
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