Game night was pretty intense! We played this game that goes by a couple of names. The game goes by Egyptian War and Rat Slap. The rules are quite simple but it takes a while getting used to it.
The objective of the game is to get all of the cards. It can be played with either a couple of people or a ton of people. It goes around in a circle starting with the last person that won some cards. If a Jack is put down then the next player must put down one card. If a queen is put down the next player must put down two cards and if a king is put down then three and an ace is four.
For example, If I put down a queen the next person has to put down two cards unless the first card she puts down is a face card or an ace. If she puts down a jack on her first card then she doesn’t have to put anymore down and it becomes her chance to win all the cards in the middle. The player following her has one chance to put down a face card, if that player fails to put down a face card and for example, puts a four down, then the player before that wins my queen, her jack and the four. But If that player succeeds in putting a face card down in the one try then that player gets the chance to win the cards. This goes on until someone fails to put down a face in the amount of tries determined by the previous card. Another twist to this game is that any time in the game, if there is doubles or a sandwich then any player, even someone that doesn’t have any cards can slap the cards on the table and win them all. A double is when two of the same cards are put down in a row and a sandwich is when one card is put down and is followed by a different one and then the same is put down after. For example, I put down a four, someone puts down a six and then the next player puts down a four. The cards can be slapped and whoever slapped the cards first, wins them. It’s quite a fun game that uses memory and agility.
I won a game and someone else won the other!