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scratchisthebest wrote:

Well, not with a 52 card deck, but my friend and I somehow invented a hybrid Zark City / Aquarius game once. I forgot how to play though D:

There's also this wonderful card game called Dvorak where you just need a pile of index cards and a couple pens.

hm! that dvorak game sounds interesting! how do you play?

Blind Trade
Created by ROSMan

Object
This game is constantly ongoing, so you can really come up with any objective you want. The best place to be is the Dictator social status.

What You Need
52 card deck
3-10 players. 5-7 players is recommended.

Set Up
At the start, deal three cards to each player. That is the player's hand. They can look at the cards.

Keep In Mind
The rank of the cards goes like this: A is worth 11, Joker is worth 12, the face cards are worth 10, and all the #s are worth their normal amounts.

Steps
>A TRICK
1. The person who dealt the cards out will announce 'begin'. The trick has started.

2. During a trick, your aim is to get 1st place. This is achieved by getting the highest # value of your 3 cards added up. Do this by trading.

3.To trade, ask someone if they'd like to trade. If they answer yes, you each put a card FACE DOWN and swap them. This is why it's called Blind Trade.

4.You may also want to trade so you can slap. When you slap, you slap your 3 cards face up and yell "SLAP!!!". You instantly rocket to first place for the round! You can only slap if you have 3 of the same suit in your hand. If someone has already slapped, you'll go to 2nd place, and so on.

5. When you're finished trading, show it by gently placing your cards face down. When everyone is finished trading, show your cards to everyone, and the highest value receives the highest slot available.

6. If there is a tie, each player simply takes a card from the deck, higher card wins.


>AFTER A TRICK
1.Social Statuses are now determined. Here is how they are placed:
>First place is Dictator
>Second place is a Champion
>Last place is a Beggar
>Everyone else is a Civilian

The beggar will deal out the cards for the next trick. THE NEXT TRICK HAS NOT YET BEGUN.

Each social status has their own ability:

>Dictator
-Announces a new slapping sound, like instead of saying "SLAP!" you'd say "I'm a little teapot!" If you don't say the slapping sound correctly, then your slap doesn't count and you are forbidden from slapping for the trick. If everyone votes against the slap sound, like if it's a swear word, or it's 2 minutes long, not including the dictator, then the slap is banned.
-For the trick, a Dictator also gets his lowest card doubled in value.

>Champion
-Before the trick starts, you may trade in your lowest value card for a random one from the deck, if you choose.

>Civilian
-Sorry, you get no privileges. Rank up so you do!

>Beggar
-You have a disadvantage: you cannot slap.

Now, a new trick starts with the Dictator saying begin. Repeat.

Variations
Rules Mode
The Dictator can make new rules, for example, Beggars can slap, diamond suits' values are tripled, etc, as long as 2/3 of voters agree. Everyone votes except the beggar.

When a new Dictator arises, he can choose to abolish any rules any previous dictators have made or keep them without any consent whatsoever to voters.

I made this game because all the card games I could find were games that were either long, took a long time to set up, or you couldn't play it while walking, with no table, etc. You can play this game while walking and I keep an ongoing game with my friends as we walk from class to class in school, and after lunch.

Last edited by ROSMan (2013-01-26 12:08:33)

ROSMan wrote:

Blind Trade
Created by ROSMan

Object
This game is constantly ongoing, so you can really come up with any objective you want. The best place to be is the Dictator social status.

What You Need
52 card deck
3-10 players. 5-7 players is recommended.

Set Up
At the start, deal three cards to each player. That is the player's hand. They can look at the cards.

Keep In Mind
The rank of the cards goes like this: A is worth 11, Joker is worth 12, the face cards are worth 10, and all the #s are worth their normal amounts.

Steps
>A TRICK
1. The person who dealt the cards out will announce 'begin'. The trick has started.

2. During a trick, your aim is to get 1st place. This is achieved by getting the highest # value of your 3 cards added up. Do this by trading.

3.To trade, ask someone if they'd like to trade. If they answer yes, you each put a card FACE DOWN and swap them. This is why it's called Blind Trade.

4.You may also want to trade so you can slap. When you slap, you slap your 3 cards face up and yell "SLAP!!!". You instantly rocket to first place for the round! You can only slap if you have 3 of the same suit in your hand. If someone has already slapped, you'll go to 2nd place, and so on.

5. When you're finished trading, show it by gently placing your cards face down. When everyone is finished trading, show your cards to everyone, and the highest value receives the highest slot available.

6. If there is a tie, each player simply takes a card from the deck, higher card wins.


>AFTER A TRICK
1.Social Statuses are now determined. Here is how they are placed:
>First place is Dictator
>Second place is a Champion
>Last place is a Beggar
>Everyone else is a Civilian

The beggar will deal out the cards for the next trick. THE NEXT TRICK HAS NOT YET BEGUN.

Each social status has their own ability:

>Dictator
-Announces a new slapping sound, like instead of saying "SLAP!" you'd say "I'm a little teapot!" If you don't say the slapping sound correctly, then your slap doesn't count and you are forbidden from slapping for the trick. If everyone votes against the slap sound, like if it's a swear word, or it's 2 minutes long, not including the dictator, then the slap is banned.
-For the trick, a Dictator also gets his lowest card doubled in value.

>Champion
-Before the trick starts, you may trade in your lowest value card for a random one from the deck, if you choose.

>Civilian
-Sorry, you get no privileges. Rank up so you do!

>Beggar
-You have a disadvantage: you cannot slap.

Now, a new trick starts with the Dictator saying begin. Repeat.

Variations
Rules Mode
The Dictator can make new rules, for example, Beggars can slap, diamond suits' values are tripled, etc, as long as 2/3 of voters agree. Everyone votes except the beggar.

When a new Dictator arises, he can choose to abolish any rules any previous dictators have made or keep them without any consent whatsoever to voters.

I made this game because all the card games I could find were games that were either long, took a long time to set up, or you couldn't play it while walking, with no table, etc. You can play this game while walking and I keep an ongoing game with my friends as we walk from class to class in school, and after lunch.

You say you need a 52 card deck, but include Jokers, bumping it to 54 cards.

Also, the "social status" gets confusing and changes the focus of the game from trading around to get a score to wanting to be a dictator or whatever. If you REALLY want to keep that part of the game, just say "First place gets blah" and "Last place can't blah" instead of having a rank for everyone. Even then your abilities seem like they may unbalance the game. Keeping score and playing to a certain score may be your best option.

Last edited by soupoftomato (2013-01-26 13:58:33)

scratchisthebest wrote:

ROSMan wrote:

scratchisthebest wrote:

Well, not with a 52 card deck, but my friend and I somehow invented a hybrid Zark City / Aquarius game once. I forgot how to play though D:

There's also this wonderful card game called Dvorak where you just need a pile of index cards and a couple pens.

hm! that dvorak game sounds interesting! how do you play?

Well, there's two kinds of cards: things and actions. That's about all I can explain without being extrodinarily confusing. the people on dvorakgame do it a lot better than I ever could ::P

here: http://www.dvorakgame.co.uk/index.php/Rules
edit: urlfail

Sounds like a loose guide for "How to Make Your Own Card Game" more than a specific game in itself. It's interesting how every game is influenced by the personality of the players creating cards, and is almost entirely different everytime.

soupoftomato wrote:

ROSMan wrote:

Blind Trade
Created by ROSMan

Object
This game is constantly ongoing, so you can really come up with any objective you want. The best place to be is the Dictator social status.

What You Need
52 card deck
3-10 players. 5-7 players is recommended.

Set Up
At the start, deal three cards to each player. That is the player's hand. They can look at the cards.

Keep In Mind
The rank of the cards goes like this: A is worth 11, Joker is worth 12, the face cards are worth 10, and all the #s are worth their normal amounts.

Steps
>A TRICK
1. The person who dealt the cards out will announce 'begin'. The trick has started.

2. During a trick, your aim is to get 1st place. This is achieved by getting the highest # value of your 3 cards added up. Do this by trading.

3.To trade, ask someone if they'd like to trade. If they answer yes, you each put a card FACE DOWN and swap them. This is why it's called Blind Trade.

4.You may also want to trade so you can slap. When you slap, you slap your 3 cards face up and yell "SLAP!!!". You instantly rocket to first place for the round! You can only slap if you have 3 of the same suit in your hand. If someone has already slapped, you'll go to 2nd place, and so on.

5. When you're finished trading, show it by gently placing your cards face down. When everyone is finished trading, show your cards to everyone, and the highest value receives the highest slot available.

6. If there is a tie, each player simply takes a card from the deck, higher card wins.


>AFTER A TRICK
1.Social Statuses are now determined. Here is how they are placed:
>First place is Dictator
>Second place is a Champion
>Last place is a Beggar
>Everyone else is a Civilian

The beggar will deal out the cards for the next trick. THE NEXT TRICK HAS NOT YET BEGUN.

Each social status has their own ability:

>Dictator
-Announces a new slapping sound, like instead of saying "SLAP!" you'd say "I'm a little teapot!" If you don't say the slapping sound correctly, then your slap doesn't count and you are forbidden from slapping for the trick. If everyone votes against the slap sound, like if it's a swear word, or it's 2 minutes long, not including the dictator, then the slap is banned.
-For the trick, a Dictator also gets his lowest card doubled in value.

>Champion
-Before the trick starts, you may trade in your lowest value card for a random one from the deck, if you choose.

>Civilian
-Sorry, you get no privileges. Rank up so you do!

>Beggar
-You have a disadvantage: you cannot slap.

Now, a new trick starts with the Dictator saying begin. Repeat.

Variations
Rules Mode
The Dictator can make new rules, for example, Beggars can slap, diamond suits' values are tripled, etc, as long as 2/3 of voters agree. Everyone votes except the beggar.

When a new Dictator arises, he can choose to abolish any rules any previous dictators have made or keep them without any consent whatsoever to voters.

I made this game because all the card games I could find were games that were either long, took a long time to set up, or you couldn't play it while walking, with no table, etc. You can play this game while walking and I keep an ongoing game with my friends as we walk from class to class in school, and after lunch.

You say you need a 52 card deck, but include Jokers, bumping it to 54 cards.

Also, the "social status" gets confusing and changes the focus of the game from trading around to get a score to wanting to be a dictator or whatever. If you REALLY want to keep that part of the game, just say "First place gets blah" and "Last place can't blah" instead of having a rank for everyone. Even then your abilities seem like they may unbalance the game. Keeping score and playing to a certain score may be your best option.

you NEED 52 cards. I'm not saying you have to have Jokers, they're just... if you have them.

I actually at first had just the trick part as the whole game and first place got however many points there are players, then 2nd place would get that many points -1, etc. but it proved to get old fast. the social status part of it makes it more strategic and fun (especially the whole choosing a new slap sound bit). I added the names for each social status just because it's more fun that way. If you think it derives from the fun though, you can take it out while playing...

EDIT: keeping score is optional, although you can't pick up where you left off as easily.

Last edited by ROSMan (2013-01-26 14:17:53)

soupoftomato wrote:

ROSMan wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

You say you need a 52 card deck, but include Jokers, bumping it to 54 cards.

Also, the "social status" gets confusing and changes the focus of the game from trading around to get a score to wanting to be a dictator or whatever. If you REALLY want to keep that part of the game, just say "First place gets blah" and "Last place can't blah" instead of having a rank for everyone. Even then your abilities seem like they may unbalance the game. Keeping score and playing to a certain score may be your best option.

you NEED 52 cards. I'm not saying you have to have Jokers, they're just... if you have them.

I actually at first had just the trick part as the whole game and first place got however many points there are players, then 2nd place would get that many points -1, etc. but it proved to get old fast. the social status part of it makes it more strategic and fun (especially the whole choosing a new slap sound bit). I added the names for each social status just because it's more fun that way. If you think it derives from the fun though, you can take it out while playing...

EDIT: keeping score is optional, although you can't pick up where you left off as easily.

I see a card game as needing some sort of "definite end".
I would quit playing if I saw no way to truly win, and therefore, prove my superiority.

This is why a point system (based on how much you score that trick) allows the best possible game. Keep you silly changing the slap, but make that the ONLY thing and don't add in trivial class names. (changing the slap sound does not effectively change how hard or easy the game is)

In my book, all a game needs is fun. If you played a game that was the best ever fun wise hands-down, but had no real end, you're saying you wouldn't play it?

And like I said, you can play with points, be my guest. That's simply not how I play.

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