Making an Effort: Cards for Children

For many years playing cards was just something oldJohnny 5 is a little more difficult then the first to games
men did, in seedy gamming rooms, but recently cardsbut still is very simple to learn. Each player is dealt 5
have once again become a popular thing to do whencards. The left over cards are placed in the center of
sitting around with friends at home, in the coffee shopthe table face down the player to the dealers left the
or in a casino. Here I have listed some of my favoritemay put down a pair of cards or a r 3 card run of
games. Some of the games are very easy and takecards. If you do not have any the player must take a
only minutes to learn and some can be very difficult tocard. The object of the game is to get rid of all your
learn and may take a lifetime to learn.cards and to have you last one or 2 cards total 5.
Simple Games to Learn4) Throw Down:
1) Go Fish:Here, the object is to get the full set of a particular
Go Fish is the simplest of all games to learn. Eachnumber in your hand and then to throw the cards
player is dealt 5 cards. A player may ask any player ifdown. As soon as this happens, all the players must
they have a certain number. An example would bethrow down their cards too. The loser is the one who
“Do u have any fives?” if the playeris last. The number of cards to play with must match
asked has any fives he must give them all to thethe number of players. If there are six players, remove
player who asked for them. The person asking for aall cards lower than nine so that you will have twenty
card must have at least one in their hand. A personfour cards that make up six sets.
may only ask for a card if they posses one in theirMore Difficult Games
hand. If the person questioned does not have the card1) Steal the Blind Mans Monkey:
the asker must draw a card from the deck. If theyThis game is not hard to play but winning can be
draw the desired card they get to go again, if not theiralmost impossible. The object of the game is to get
turn is up and the next person goes. The object of gothe highest card. In this game a king is best and an ace
fish is to get rid of all your cards first.is lowest. Each player is dealt 4 cards the top card is
2) Spit:the only card a player can look at. Going around the
Spit is a game that has always reminded me of hightable each player gets the chance to switch a card
speed Solitaire. The object is to get rid of all yourtake your card. If your card is taken you may then
cards as fast as you can. They way you do this is totake another card from your pile in the end the player
split a deck of cards in half each player without lookingwith the highest card wins.
at the cards sets up 6 piles the first pile has 5 cards2) Poker:
with the top card turned face up to the last pile thatThe complexity of this game is two-bound. First you
has only 1 card face up.have to learn the different rank of hands and then you
The 6th pile remains face down and u may not look athave to try and pick up the different rules according to
those cards either. Each player using then flips overthe specific variation of poker that you are playing.
the top card on that pile and place it in the middle of3) Baccarat:
the table, and then only using one hand as fast as youJust like in poker, you have to study and memorize the
can u must place the cards in order. So if one of thevalue of certain cards such as that tens and face
cards is a 5 you can place a 4 or a 6 on top. Thecards (Jack to King including Ace) are zero. In addition,
player who puts down all his cards first wins. Whenyou need to learn specific rules such as that if you get
both players can not put down any cards anotheran eight or nine no more cards are dealt. To conclude,
card gets flipped over from both players 6th pile.this game is not for beginners.
3) Johnny 5: