CARDS AND DICE

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🎲 DICE-ONLY GAMES (Using Standard 6-Sided Dice)

1. Pig (1 die)

Players: 2+
Goal: Reach 100 points.
How to Play:

On your turn, roll the die.
If it’s 2–6, add it to your turn total and choose to roll again or “hold” (keep points).
If you roll a 1, you lose all points from this turn and end your turn.
First to 100 wins.

2. Beat That! (2 dice)

Players: 2+
Goal: Make the highest number.
How to Play:

Roll 2 dice. Form the biggest 2-digit number (e.g., roll 3 and 6 → 63).
Highest number wins the round.

3. Cee-Lo (3 dice)

Players: 2+
Goal: Roll better than your opponents.
How to Play:

Aim for:
- 4-5-6 = automatic win
- 1-2-3 = automatic loss
- Triples = higher triple wins (e.g., 3-3-3 beats 2-2-2)
- Pair + another = single counts (5-5-2 → 2)
Highest single wins if no one gets better.

4. Ship, Captain, and Crew (5 dice)

Players: 2+
Goal: Roll a 6 (ship), 5 (captain), 4 (crew) in order, then highest cargo (remaining 2 dice).
How to Play:

Roll up to 3 times.
You must roll and “keep” 6 first, then 5, then 4.
Remaining 2 dice = cargo.
Highest cargo wins.

5. Liar’s Dice (1 die + cup per player)

Players: 2+
Goal: Bluff or catch a bluff.
How to Play:

Everyone rolls and hides their die.
Take turns guessing how many total of a face (e.g., “three 4s”).
Next player must raise or call “liar.”
Reveal and check. Loser loses a die (if playing with more dice).

6. Farkle (6 dice)

Players: 2+
Goal: Reach 10,000 points.
How to Play:

On your turn, roll 6 dice.
Score combos: 1 = 100 pts, 5 = 50 pts, 3 of a kind = 100×face value (except 1s = 1000), etc.
Keep scoring dice and reroll rest.
If you score nothing, it’s a Farkle — lose turn.
Hold or risk rerolling.

7. Yahtzee (5 dice)

Players: 1+
Goal: Score best combinations.
How to Play:

Roll 3 times per turn, choosing which dice to keep.
Score in categories: three-of-a-kind, full house, small straight, Yahtzee (5 of a kind), etc.
One entry per category.
Highest total score wins.

🃏 CARD-ONLY GAMES (Standard 52-card Deck)

1. War

Players: 2
Goal: Win all the cards.
How to Play:

Split deck evenly.
Each player flips top card. Higher card wins both.
Tie = “war”: place 3 down, 1 up. Winner takes all.

2. Snap

Players: 2+
Goal: Win all the cards.
How to Play:

Take turns flipping top card into a pile.
If two consecutive cards match, yell “Snap!” first to win pile.

3. Go Fish

Players: 2–5
Goal: Collect sets of 4.
How to Play:

Ask others for cards (“Do you have any 7s?”)
If yes, they give them to you; if no, you “go fish” (draw).
Form sets of 4 cards.
Most sets wins.

4. Old Maid

Players: 2–6
Goal: Avoid the unmatched card.
How to Play:

Remove one queen.
Deal all cards.
Discard pairs.
Take turns drawing from the next player’s hand.
Person left with odd card (Old Maid) loses.

5. Cheat / I Doubt It

Players: 3+
Goal: Get rid of all cards.
How to Play:

Play face-down cards and say the rank (e.g., “two 7s”).
Others can challenge by saying “cheat!”
If you lied, pick up pile; if not, challenger does.

6. Crazy Eights

Players: 2–4
Goal: Get rid of all cards.
How to Play:

Match top card of discard pile by number or suit.
Play an 8 to change suit.
Draw if you can’t play.

7. Blackjack

Players: 2+
Goal: Get as close to 21 without going over.
How to Play:

Face cards = 10, Ace = 1 or 11.
Each player vs dealer.
“Hit” (draw) or “stand” (stay).
Over 21 = bust. Closest to 21 wins.

8. Memory / Concentration

Players: 1+
Goal: Match pairs.
How to Play:

Lay cards face down.
Flip two per turn. Match = keep them.
Most matches wins.

9. Speed / Spit

Players: 2
Goal: Get rid of cards fast.
How to Play:

Both play simultaneously onto center piles.
Play cards that are 1 higher or lower.
Draw from personal pile when needed.

10. President / Asshole

Players: 4–7
Goal: Get rid of all cards.
How to Play:

Play cards equal or higher than last played.
Clear pile if no one can play.
Next round: ranks determine seating and card passing.

11. Rummy

Players: 2–4
Goal: Form sets and runs.
How to Play:

Draw, discard each turn.
Meld 3+ cards of a kind or in sequence.
First to discard all wins.

12. Gin Rummy

Players: 2
Goal: Form melds and go “gin.”
How to Play:

Same as Rummy but only 2 players.
Knock (end round) if deadwood (non-meld cards) ≤ 10.

13. Hearts

Players: 4
Goal: Avoid hearts and Queen of Spades.
How to Play:

Trick-taking game.
Most hearts/Queen = penalty points.
First to 100 loses; lowest wins.

14. Spades

Players: 4 (teams)
Goal: Win tricks based on bids.
How to Play:

Bid how many tricks you’ll win.
Spades trump all suits.
Score based on success/failure.

15. Bridge

Players: 4 (teams)
Goal: Win tricks based on contract.
How to Play:

Complex bidding and play.
Trick-taking with partnership and deep strategy.

🎲 DICE-ONLY GAMES (using standard 6-sided dice)

Yahtzee
- 5 dice
- Make combinations like full house, straights, etc.
Farkle
- 6 dice
- Push-your-luck game based on scoring certain combinations.
Pig
- 1 die
- Simple race to 100 points; press your luck or hold.
Ship, Captain, and Crew
- 5 dice
- Get a 6 (ship), 5 (captain), and 4 (crew) in order, then roll for cargo.
Liar’s Dice
- 1 or more dice per player and cups
- Bluffing game, trying to guess how many of a certain number were rolled.
Beat That!
- 2 dice
- Players roll and form highest 2-digit number possible.
Cee-Lo
- 3 dice
- Gambling/street dice game with fixed win/loss conditions.
Ten Thousand / Greed
- Like Farkle, scoring to reach 10,000.

🃏 CARD-ONLY GAMES (using standard 52-card deck)

Poker (many types: Texas Hold’em, Five Card Draw, etc.)
Rummy / Gin Rummy
Hearts
Spades
Bridge
Euchre
Pinochle (needs modified deck)
Blackjack
Crazy Eights (Uno-like with regular cards)
War
Solitaire (many variations)
Go Fish
Old Maid (with one odd card)
Snap
Speed / Spit
President / Asshole
Cheat / I Doubt It
Memory / Concentration

🎯 BONUS: Mixed or Improvised (Cards + Dice)

If you want to create your own or hybrid games, you can use:

Cards as “missions” or random events.
Dice as damage, movement, or modifiers in a homebrew RPG/card battle game.

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