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diff --git a/src/card-games/shithead.md b/src/card-games/shithead.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9771592 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/card-games/shithead.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Shithead + +Taught to me by Maya and Lily in Prague June 2024. + +More players more cards. + +Deal three cards face down to each player. +Deal three cards face up to each player, one on top of each of the face down cards. +Deal three cards into each player's hand. + +All players may rearrange their hand cards with their up cards so as to make a strong set of up cards for later in the game. + +Eldest hand is determined by the first player to be dealt a 3 as an up card. +If no player has an up 3 then the player who declares a 3 in their hand goes. +If this fails the process repeats with 4s and so on. + +Eldest hand leads with one or more cards of a given rank. +The next player must place a set of cards (one or more) equal to or higher in rank, +or according to the special rules below. +If a player cannot follow the lead they must pick up the stack. + +Initially players must maintain three cards in their hand at all times. +If playing cards reduces the count in the hand to less than three the player must draw from the deck until they once again have three cards. + +When the deck is exhausted players are allowed to, through the course of normal play, empty their hands and, ultimately, play their up cards and then their down cards. +Of course, the down cards are unknown and played blind. +If they fail to follow the lead they must pick up the stack and play through those cards before continuing. + +## Special Rules + +- 2s may be played on any card. +- 7s may be played on any card and are invisible to the next player. +- 10s may be played on any card and clear the stack. The player who plays the 10 may lead with any card. +- quartets, henever four cards of the same rank are played in a row the stack is cleared and the player who played the fourth card may lead with any card.