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New Card Game
Jun. 13th, 2010 12:05 amLearned a new card game in the game room tonight called Palace. I'm recording the rules as I remember them here so that I can play this again in the future.
Palace: Combine two standard decks of cards. Deal out 3 cards to each player that THEY MAY NOT LOOK AT and have each player place them in front of them face down. Then deal out 6 more cards to each player. Players should look at these cards and chose 3 cards and place them face UP on the three cards already face down. (Hint: Try to play the wild cards as face up.) The remaining portion of the deck is placed in the middle of the table and the top card is turned face up to one side to start the game.
Rules: Each player must play one card on the pile next to the deck during their turn. This card must be HIGHER than the face value of the card currently showing. If they cannot play a card, they must take all of the cards next to the deck, and the next player gets to start the new stack. If the player has fewer then 3 cards, they must draw from the deck to return their cards to 3 or higher. If a player has more than one card of a certain denomination, they can play a maximum of 4 of that card in their turn. Certain cards are wild and/or have special rules as follows:
Ace: A wild card. Can be played at any time. When played, the player gets another turn.
Two: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Simply resets back to the lowest denomination.
Seven: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Like "glass," meaning that the next player has to play as if the seven weren't there (so has to play higher than the card under it).
Ten: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Removes all of the cards in the stack next to the deck from play completely. Player gets to go again.
Eight: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Skips the player next in order.
Nine: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Next player must play something lower than a nine.
Queen: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Reverses the order of play.
King: Must be played on a card value lower than it. The highest card in the deck.
Four-of-a-kind: Must be played on a card lower in value. Acts like a ten and wipes the stack from play. Player gets another turn.
Game continues with all players having at least 3 cards in their hand until all of the cards in the deck have been drawn. Once the deck is depleted, play continues using only cards from a player's hand until the player runs out. Once their hand is done, they use the top three face up cards as their hand until all of those cards are depleted (hence the reason to place wilds and/or high cards here if possible). Once those 3 cards are gone, the player must use the three cards face down as their hand BUT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEM! In other words, they have to randomly pick one of the cards and play it without looking at it. If it is a valid play, then the game continues as usual. If the card is not a valid play, they must take the entire stack showing in the middle of the board as their hand, then continue playing only from this hand until it is depleted, then return to the hidden cards as their hand, etc.
The game ends when one of the players has used all of their cards, including the face down cards.
I think those are all of the rules. If I remember anything more, I'll add it as an addendum here. A cool game . . . possibly because I won one of the ones we played. *grin*
Note: Peruda (may be slight off on the name) is also a great game, also called Liar's Dice. Small World is a great game as well and I need to get the expansion sets.
Palace: Combine two standard decks of cards. Deal out 3 cards to each player that THEY MAY NOT LOOK AT and have each player place them in front of them face down. Then deal out 6 more cards to each player. Players should look at these cards and chose 3 cards and place them face UP on the three cards already face down. (Hint: Try to play the wild cards as face up.) The remaining portion of the deck is placed in the middle of the table and the top card is turned face up to one side to start the game.
Rules: Each player must play one card on the pile next to the deck during their turn. This card must be HIGHER than the face value of the card currently showing. If they cannot play a card, they must take all of the cards next to the deck, and the next player gets to start the new stack. If the player has fewer then 3 cards, they must draw from the deck to return their cards to 3 or higher. If a player has more than one card of a certain denomination, they can play a maximum of 4 of that card in their turn. Certain cards are wild and/or have special rules as follows:
Ace: A wild card. Can be played at any time. When played, the player gets another turn.
Two: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Simply resets back to the lowest denomination.
Seven: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Like "glass," meaning that the next player has to play as if the seven weren't there (so has to play higher than the card under it).
Ten: A wild card. Can be played at any time. Removes all of the cards in the stack next to the deck from play completely. Player gets to go again.
Eight: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Skips the player next in order.
Nine: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Next player must play something lower than a nine.
Queen: Must be played on a card value lower than it. Reverses the order of play.
King: Must be played on a card value lower than it. The highest card in the deck.
Four-of-a-kind: Must be played on a card lower in value. Acts like a ten and wipes the stack from play. Player gets another turn.
Game continues with all players having at least 3 cards in their hand until all of the cards in the deck have been drawn. Once the deck is depleted, play continues using only cards from a player's hand until the player runs out. Once their hand is done, they use the top three face up cards as their hand until all of those cards are depleted (hence the reason to place wilds and/or high cards here if possible). Once those 3 cards are gone, the player must use the three cards face down as their hand BUT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEM! In other words, they have to randomly pick one of the cards and play it without looking at it. If it is a valid play, then the game continues as usual. If the card is not a valid play, they must take the entire stack showing in the middle of the board as their hand, then continue playing only from this hand until it is depleted, then return to the hidden cards as their hand, etc.
The game ends when one of the players has used all of their cards, including the face down cards.
I think those are all of the rules. If I remember anything more, I'll add it as an addendum here. A cool game . . . possibly because I won one of the ones we played. *grin*
Note: Peruda (may be slight off on the name) is also a great game, also called Liar's Dice. Small World is a great game as well and I need to get the expansion sets.
