My family and I used to play a card game,Hi Kelly,
it used two decks, and you were dealt 12 cards.
In each round you had different orders to
make, for example
Round 1 - two sets of three
Round 2 - two runs of three
Round 3 - one set of three and one run of three
etc., I think there were 12 rounds total.
I don't remember the name, the specific rounds,
or the score keeping.
We got together one night and tried to remember,
but couldn't.... I would greatly appreciate anyone
who could refresh my memory.
-The Stubborn Wench
On Thursday, April 27, 1995 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Stubborn Wench wrote:
My family and I used to play a card game,Hi Kelly,
it used two decks, and you were dealt 12 cards.
In each round you had different orders to
make, for example
Round 1 - two sets of three
Round 2 - two runs of three
Round 3 - one set of three and one run of three
etc., I think there were 12 rounds total.
I don't remember the name, the specific rounds,
or the score keeping.
We got together one night and tried to remember,
but couldn't.... I would greatly appreciate anyone
who could refresh my memory.
-The Stubborn Wench
Hoping this post is still alive somewhere....what was the name of the game? We used to play one just like it...but I looked for an actual name or even the sequence, but don't see it in this thread. Please help!
In article 270495093753@128.253.219.173, kss1@cornell.edu (Stubborn Wench) writes:
My family and I used to play a card game,
it used two decks, and you were dealt 12 cards.
In each round you had different orders to
make, for example
Round 1 - two sets of three
Round 2 - two runs of three
Round 3 - one set of three and one run of three
etc., I think there were 12 rounds total.
I don't remember the name, the specific rounds,
or the score keeping.
We got together one night and tried to remember,
but couldn't.... I would greatly appreciate anyone
who could refresh my memory.
-The Stubborn Wench
We play a game similar to that called Shanghai Rummy. It may just be a derivative
of the game that you are talking about.
The game is played with two decks, and Each player is given 10 cards, I think, and you basically play rummy and when you
have the required sets or runs to go down than you can, jokers being wild. Once
you are down, you may play off your remaining cards on any of the other players
runs and sets. The first person to get rid of their cards wins.
The jokers can be shanghaied by replacing them in another players set or run with
the missing card, and then may be used to get down, but they must be played that
turn. First person out wins, and the other people get penalized for their cards.
Putting down a set is always three cards and a run must always consist of at least 4.
So the rounds go
1: Two Sets. (8 Cards total)
2: One Set, One Run (9 Cards)
3. Two Runs. (10 Cards)
4. Three Sets. (11 Cards)
5. Two Sets and a Run (12 Cards)
up to how many cards you have, which I don't remember.
One more thing I forgot, if an opponent discards a card, and you are not
the next player in line, then you may say I want that card, and if the next player in line does not want it, then you may take it and the next two cards off
the stack and play continues as usual. This is a great way to get extra cards sometimes
which are necessary in the later rounds, but are sometimes hard to get rid of.
I think these are all the rules, I don't know if this answers you question, or
if this is a derivative of the game you are thinking of.
This game works great with three players by the way.
Stephen Mast
smast@eng.clemson.edu
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