stripes and solids. Striped Surfboards, Nine ball pool and Race cars with one or two.
Stripes And Solids
Playing Time: Two players. Five rounds. About five minutes.
Deck: Use all 54 cards including both jokers.
Objective: Be the first player without any cards during the fifth round.
Gameplay: Collect four same color cards to make a solid card set. Collect two cards of one color and two cards of the other color to make a stripe card set. The player going first may choose stripes or solids by playing one of the two sets. The second player plays that which first player did not choose. Discard the Aces and Jokers.
Giveaway Cards: Giveaway two cards at the end of each turn, or one card, or none if the player has none, or did not use any giveaway cards. Place the giveaway cards in a vacant giveaway card area, face up and slightly aside so the suit and value can be seen. If other cards remain in the player’s hand, they are kept by the player for use in the next round.
Round One: A Setup round, for rounds two through five. Deal six cards to each player. Three cards dealt twice perhaps. During the first round the players must giveaway two cards that cannot be used by either player until the second round. Play any remaining playable cards.
Round Two Through Four: Continue gameplay and use only one of the two giveaway card sets to continue making a stripe or solid four card set when possible. The player may choose not to, as the giveaway cards and player’s other cards may not combine into a four card set.
Round Five: Continue gameplay. Deal the remaining six cards, three to each player. One player will play all their remaining cards. The other player will be unable to as the game was just won, or the loser does not have the correct cards for a win.
Hint. A player takes one giveaway card as there was only one. The player replaces the one card with two cards when possible. If neither player wins during round five, there may have been a misdeal, a misplay or an Ace was used in a four card set.
Clue: Neither player can win. An end round is played with all cards face up. Make any four card stripe or solid set to win. Retain the set or give the set to the other player.
set to win. The player making the winning set is now without cards and has won.
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