TWENTY – ONE
Requirements
- Four to seven players.
- A standard 52-card deck.
The Deal. The cards are dealt to each player, one at a time, as far as they will go evenly. Any remaining cards are laid aside face up and not used in that deal. The player on the dealer’s left begins by playing one card face up in the center, announcing its value. Aces and face cards count one each other spit card variants count their index value. Each player in rotation places a card to the center and announces the total it makes with the preceding cards. if, for instance, the first player began with a six and the next player added a queen, the latter announces “Seven.”
No player may exceed a total count of 21. Each must play if he can, but if unable to add a card without going over 21, a player says “Stop.” The player on his right then wins all the center cards. the one who called stop begins a new series plays, starting the count again from zero. Play continues in this way until all the cards have been won.
It is sometimes agreed that each deal is a game, and the player who captures the most cards wins. But it is better to keep score on paper, crediting each player with the number of cards he wins, and the first to reach a total of 50 wins the game.
TWENTY – NINE
Requirements
- Four online poker players, playing as partners, two against two.
- A standard 52-card deck.
The Deal and Play.
Thirteen cards are dealt to each player from a standard deck. Aces and face cards count one each, other cards their index value. The player at the dealer’s left plays a card and announces its value, and announces the new total, until 29 is reached. The player who makes the total 29 takes the trick, and the player at his left starts the count again at zero. There are eight possible tricks, and the object is to win more cards in tricks than one’s opponents.
Whenever a player is unable to play poker without exceeding a total of 29, the play ends and the cards won in tricks are counted to determine the winner of the deal. The deal passes in a clockwise rotation. In addition to card games in this chapter, many of those mentioned in the earlier chapters are suitable for play by children and beginners.