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  OBJECT OF FINNISH RISTIKLAPPI:  The object of Finnish Ristiklappi is for your team to be the first to earn 7 game points. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  4 players.  MATERIALS:  A standard deck of 52 cards, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Trick-Taking Card Game AUDIENCE:  Adult OVERVIEW OF FINNISH RISTIKLAPPI Finnish Ristiklappi is a trick-taking card game for 4 players. There are two teams of 2 players each, and partners sit opposite of each other. The goal of the game is to earn 7 game points before the other team. You can earn game points by winning rounds, and this is accomplished by earning more points than the other team. points are scored by winning valuable cards during tricks. SETUP The first dealer is chosen at random and passes to the left for each new deal. The dealer will shuffle the deck and deal each player a hand of 6 cards. The remaining cards form a stockpile and are kept face down in the center of the play area. Card Ranking and Value There...

  OBJECTIVE OF LOW HOLE:  The objective of Low Hole is to win the bid. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 to 8 Players MATERIALS:  A standard 52-card deck, chips or money, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME :  Poker Card Game AUDIENCE:  Adult OVERVIEW OF LOW HOLE Low Hole is a poker card game for 3 to 10 players. The object of the game is to make and win bids. Low Hole is also known as Late Show in some parts of the world. This is a Seven Card Stud poker game variation, so a general knowledge of how to play poker and poker hands is needed. SETUP There will be a dealer who may or may not play in the round. This is up to the table and the environment the game is being played in. The dealer will shuffle and deal each player a 3-card hand. the first 2 cards dealt are dealt face down, the third is dealt face up. A round of bidding is performed immediately after hands are dealt. Card and Hand Rankings Cards are ranked traditionally. Ace (high), King, Queen, ...

  TRJÁMANN OBJECTIVE OF TRJÁMANN:  Players want to have the most points at the end of the game. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 players MATERIALS:  One standard 52 card deck (with all the 2s removed), a way to keep score, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Trick-taking Game AUDIENCE:  All Ages OVERVIEW OF TRJÁMANN Trjámann is a trick-taking card game playable by three players. The object of the game is to have the most points at the end. The game is finished once a player reaches 10 or more points. SETUP To set up for Trjámann you must first remove all the twos from a standard 52 card deck. After this, the remaining deck is shuffled and dealt. The twos are kept to the side to signify what suite is trump for the game. To deal hands, the dealer will hand each player 16 cards dealt in sections of 4 cards each. After each player receives their hand the remaining 4 cards are placed face down in the center of all players. These 4 cards are called the Manni and will be used...

  HORNAFJARÐARMANNI OBJECTIVE OF HORNAFJARÐARMANNI:  Players want to have the most points at the end of the game. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 players MATERIALS:  One standard 52 card deck, a way to keep score, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Trick-taking Game AUDIENCE:  All Ages OVERVIEW OF HORNAFJARÐARMANNI Hornafjarðarmanni is a trick-taking card game playable by three players. The object of the game is to have the most points at the end. The game is finished once a player reaches 10 or more points. Points are earned by winning tricks, but a player must win 4 tricks in a round to get points at all. It differs in many ways from traditional trick-taking games but still shares many features. This makes Hornafjarðarmanni a fun and fresh take on a trick-taking game. SETUP To set up for Hornafjarðarmanni the deck is shuffled and dealt. The player to the dealer’s right will cut the deck, and the bottom card of the cut determines the trump suit. If it is ranked 10 o...

  OBJECTIVE OF THE SANDWICH GUY:  Have only one card remaining in hand. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Ace – King (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF THE SANDWICH GUY The Sandwich Guy is a solitaire rummy game designed by Wil Su in 2021.  In this game, you are trying to build special three card melds in which the middle card is exactly the same distance from the outer two cards.  After each meld, you will draw cards to replenish your hand, but not all draws are created equal.  How many cards you get to draw is determined by the quality of the meld you create.  THE CARDS & THE DEAL The Sandwich Guy uses a 52 card deck. Shuffle the deck and place it face down in front of you on the table.  Draw 8 cards from the deck to form your hand. THE PLAY BUILD SANDWICHES During the game, you are trying to create sandwiches (melds) of three cards.  For the ...

  BOON OBJECTIVE OF BOON:  Be the player with the highest number of Victory Cards at the end of the game NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 or 4 players CONTENTS:  32 playing cards, 20 Victory Cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 1 – 6, Trump Color 1 – 14 (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick Taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF BOON Boon is a commercial version of Sheepshead created by Alex Lau and Jess Warren in Austin, Texas.  Sheepshead is a popular German trick taking game in the Northern United States, and when Alex moved south, he found himself surrounded by people who did not know how to play.  He also found the game difficult to teach, so Boon was created to make it easier.  MATERIALS The deck consists of 32 cards.  There are four colored suits: green, red, blue, and gold.  The gold suit is the special trump suit and consists of 14 cards ranked 1 – 14.  The other three suits each have 6 cards ranked 1 – 6.  Each card also has a point va...

  OBJECTIVE OF SHIFTING STONES:  End the game with the highest score NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 – 5 Players CONTENTS:  72 Pattern Cards, 9 Stone Tiles, 5 Reference Cards TYPE OF GAME:  Board Game AUDIENCE:  Kids, Adults INTRODUCTION OF SHIFTING STONES Shifting Stones is a pattern building puzzle game published by Gamewright in 2020.  In this game, players shift and flip tile stones in order to form patterns.  If patterns are formed that match the cards in their hand, the cards can be scored for points.  Play your cards right and score multiple patterns in a single turn. CONTENTS Shifting Stones has 72 unique pattern cards. These cards can be used to shift and flip stones, or they can be used to score points.  Players can potentially earn 1, 2, 3, or 5 points depending on the card. The 9 Stone tiles are the main focal point of the game.  These tiles are flipped and shifted in order to match patterns on the playing cards.  Each tile i...