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Card Games

Up and down the River

A trick based game that requires players to bid for exactly the number of tricks the player is going to win. Highest score wins.

Players: two or more, best played with three to six players
Cards: One 52 card pack, no jokers, aces high
Setup: The entire pack of cards is used excluding the jokers. The card after the last one dealt is turned upwards to signify tramps, or no-trumps if it is an Ace.
If there is no remaining card the last card dealt is placed face up on the table until it is played.
Dealing:
Up the river: Starting at three, and sequentially increasing until there are insufficient cards to deal to everyone, or to an arbitrary limit, deal a hand clockwise one card at a time.
Down the river: Starting with the same number of cards as the maximum sized hand, and sequentially decreasing to three, deal a hand clockwise one card at a time.
Bidding: It is helpful to score using a pen and paper.
Before each round of play commences the scorer asks each player, starting with the player to the left of the dealer, how many tricks they estimate they will win, from zero to the number of cards in the hand.
The dealer is the last player to estimate, and cannot estimate a number where the sum of all tricks bid for is the same as the number of cards in the hand for the round.
Play: The player to left of the dealer starts the round, and play continues clockwise. Each player must play a card of the suit lead if they have a card of that suit. If not players can trump, or discard and card.
The winner of the trick leads the next trick.
Scoring: each player advised the scorer of the number of tricks that the won. Scoring is as follows:
Zero bid: 5 points plus a point for each card in the round
Non-zero bid: 10 points play 1 point for each trick won by the player
Winner: Player with the highest score at the end of the game

Dutch (Cambio/Cabo)

Objective: Finish the round with the lowest total points.

Setup

  • Deal 4 cards face down to each player.
  • Each player may look at exactly two of their cards, then place them back face down.
  • You may not look again unless a special card allows it.

Turn Structure

Draw the top card of the deck or the discard pile.
Either:

  1. Swap it with one of your face-down cards (without looking), or
  2. Discard it.

Matching Rule

If the face-up discard card matches the rank of one of your face-down cards:

  • You may flip your card to prove the match.
  • Correct → discard your card.
  • Incorrect → draw a penalty card and keep the revealed card.

Special Cards

CardPower
Queen (Q)Look at one of your own face-down cards
Jack (J)Swap one of your cards with one from another player (no peeking)

Penalties

  • Looking at your own card without a Queen → draw a penalty card.
  • Incorrect match claim → draw a penalty card.

Penalty cards stay face down and count toward your score.

Ending the Round

  • A player may knock when they believe they have a low score.
  • All other players take one final turn.
  • Reveal all cards and score.

Scoring

  • Number cards = face value
  • J, Q, K = 10 points
  • Ace = 1 point

Lowest score wins the round.

Dutch

A Patience style game that requires players to discard their dealt hand.

Players: two or more
Cards: one 52 card pack, no jokers, aces high

Hearts

Regicide

Regicide (Badgers From Mars)

Players: 1 to 4
Time: 5 to 20 minutes
Ages: 10+
Cards: one 52 card pack and two Jokers

Its free and can be played with a regular pack of cards Download the rules.

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