| For many years playing cards was just | | | | first to games but still is very simple to |
| something old men did, in seedy gamming | | | | learn. Each player is dealt 5 cards. The left |
| rooms, but recently cards have once again | | | | over cards are placed in the center of the |
| become a popular thing to do when sitting | | | | table face down the player to the dealers |
| around with friends at home, in the coffee | | | | left the may put down a pair of cards or a r |
| shop or in a casino. Here I have listed some | | | | 3 card run of cards. If you do not have any |
| of my favorite games. Some of the games are | | | | the player must take a card. The object of |
| very easy and take only minutes to learn and | | | | the game is to get rid of all your cards and |
| some can be very difficult to learn and may | | | | to have you last one or 2 cards total 5. |
| take a lifetime to learn. | | | | |
| | | | 4) Throw Down: |
| Simple Games to Learn | | | | |
| | | | Here, the object is to get the full set of a |
| 1) Go Fish: | | | | particular number in your hand and then to |
| | | | throw the cards down. As soon as this |
| Go Fish is the simplest of all games to | | | | happens, all the players must throw down |
| learn. Each player is dealt 5 cards. A player | | | | their cards too. The loser is the one who is |
| may ask any player if they have a certain | | | | last. The number of cards to play with must |
| number. An example would be “Do u have | | | | match the number of players. If there are six |
| any fives?” if the player asked has any | | | | players, remove all cards lower than nine so |
| fives he must give them all to the player who | | | | that you will have twenty four cards that |
| asked for them. The person asking for a card | | | | make up six sets. |
| must have at least one in their hand. A | | | | |
| person may only ask for a card if they posses | | | | More Difficult Games |
| one in their hand. If the person questioned | | | | |
| does not have the card the asker must draw a | | | | 1) Steal the Blind Mans Monkey: |
| card from the deck. If they draw the desired | | | | |
| card they get to go again, if not their turn | | | | This game is not hard to play but winning can |
| is up and the next person goes. The object of | | | | be almost impossible. The object of the game |
| go fish is to get rid of all your cards | | | | is to get the highest card. In this game a |
| first. | | | | king is best and an ace is lowest. Each |
| | | | player is dealt 4 cards the top card is the |
| 2) Spit: | | | | only card a player can look at. Going around |
| | | | the table each player gets the chance to |
| Spit is a game that has always reminded me of | | | | switch a card take your card. If your card is |
| high speed Solitaire. The object is to get | | | | taken you may then take another card from |
| rid of all your cards as fast as you can. | | | | your pile in the end the player with the |
| They way you do this is to split a deck of | | | | highest card wins. |
| cards in half each player without looking at | | | | |
| the cards sets up 6 piles the first pile has | | | | 2) Poker: |
| 5 cards with the top card turned face up to | | | | |
| the last pile that has only 1 card face up. | | | | The complexity of this game is two-bound. |
| | | | First you have to learn the different rank of |
| The 6th pile remains face down and u may not | | | | hands and then you have to try and pick up |
| look at those cards either. Each player using | | | | the different rules according to the specific |
| then flips over the top card on that pile and | | | | variation of poker that you are playing. |
| place it in the middle of the table, and then | | | | |
| only using one hand as fast as you can u must | | | | 3) Baccarat: |
| place the cards in order. So if one of the | | | | |
| cards is a 5 you can place a 4 or a 6 on top. | | | | Just like in poker, you have to study and |
| The player who puts down all his cards first | | | | memorize the value of certain cards such as |
| wins. When both players can not put down any | | | | that tens and face cards (Jack to King |
| cards another card gets flipped over from | | | | including Ace) are zero. In addition, you |
| both players 6th pile. | | | | need to learn specific rules such as that if |
| | | | you get an eight or nine no more cards are |
| 3) Johnny 5: | | | | dealt. To conclude, this game is not for |
| | | | beginners. |
| Johnny 5 is a little more difficult then the | | | | |