President Card Game 3,5/5 9488 reviews
Hey everyone! When I was in High School, we would play this card game for hours on end during Finals, and when we didn't have anything to do. The idea is similar to UNO. When a player lays down a certain number of cards, you have to lay down the same number of cards with greater or equal rank. If you can't, it skips your turn. Once no one else can play, the last player to lay down anything starts a new round. I hope you enjoy the game, and here is the rules in case you need a refresher. I've included the gameplay instructions and scoring in the game, but if your new to Presidents, it can be a little confusing at first.
Apr 12, 2017 The card game Scum!, also known as President, Bum, Landlord, and Capitalism, challenges each player to discard his dealt cards before his opponents. The first player to discard his hand earns the President title; a round's President earns more points than other players. Can you take a bullet for the soon to be President of the United States of America?! You play as Dick “Rock-Hard” Johnson a bulletproof man, the best bodyguard money can buy. He is sworn to protect the most hated presidential candidate of all time Ronald Rump. Here are the rules: each player takes turns guessing which president is on the card up for grabs based on facts about that president. Some facts are obvious, while others are more challenging. The person with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner! President (also commonly called Asshole, Scum, or Capitalism) is a westernized version of an originally Japanese card game named daifugō or daihinmin.It is a game for three or more, in which the players race to get rid of all of the cards in their hands in order to become 'president' in the following round. President Game Rules. Players take turns to play a card, or a group of cards of the same rank; Players must beat the previous card or group played. A single card can be beaten by any number of higher rank cards. A group can only be beaten by a higher rank group of the same size.
-If your starting a new round, you can lay down however many cards you want of the same ramustnk. (2's are an exception. See Below)
-If your playing on a round, you must lay down the same number of cards as the person starting, and they must be of equal or greater rank as the last cards playing. Ex: One player lays down two 4's, so you must lay down two 4's, 5's, and so on. (2's are an exception. See Below).
- During the first round, the player with the Three of Clubs starts the round by laying down that card. The next player plays on top of that.
-If you lay down a card of the same rank, it skips the next player. If it's the third of the same rank laid down in a row, it skips the next two players. If you lay down the fourth and final card, it skips everyone and it's your turn. Remember, the cards have to be laid in a row. If the round resets and you lay down the second, third, or fourth, it doesn't skip anyone.
-If you lay down doubles of the same rank, it skips everyone, and it's your turn.
-If you lay down a card of the same rank and you run out of cards in doing so, all skips are void, and the next player starts a new round.
-2's are special cards in the stack. If you lay one down no matter how many cards are required on the field, it clears the field, and you start a new round.
-If you run out of cards, it's the next players turn to start a new round.
-Depending on how you finish, you will be given the rank of President, Vice-President, High Scum, and Low Scum.
-Once all players have finished, the President trades out their 2 worst cards for the Low Scum's two best cards. Vice President and High Scum follow suit with 1 card. After all swapping is done, the President starts the next round with whatever he wants to play.
I think that's all the rules. The game gets easier as you play it more. I've also included scoring and scoreboards. See if you can get the best score!!
Introduction to the President Card Game
President is an interesting game as there are no others which are similar to it. It’s a fun game, with easy to learn rules which provides a laugh for all the players.
The Basics
-Number of players: four or more players
-Playing time: half an hour or longer
-Cards: a standard deck of cards – if you are playing with more than seven players, another deck will be needed
-Ranking: the rank of the cards is straightforward enough: 2s are the highest cards, and then the regular sequence applies from the ace down to the lowly 3. Suits are equal.
Object of the Game
You attain success in the President card game by getting rid of all your cards earlier than everybody else. Everyone obtains roughly the same number of cards. At each of your turns, you have the choice of following the cards that have been played by playing cards of your own or passing by not playing a card.
Scores are assigned to players in the order in which they lose all their cards, the first player to 11 wins.
How to Play President
The dealer for the first round, chosen at random, deals out all the cards in the deck face-down, clockwise, and one at a time. For the following rounds, the dealer depends on the results of the previous round.
The player to the dealer’s left plays first, putting one to four cards of the same value face-up on the table.
After a player lays the first card, the chance to play moves around the table in a clockwise direction. Though for another player to put down a card, he must put down the same number of cards as the previous player put down – the following is an example instance, if the first player places down two cards, all succeeding players must put down two cards. Not only this, but the cards which are then put down must have a higher rank than the cards which have already played.
When you play a card (or cards) that no one else can or wishes to top, the trick is finished. You remove the cards, and whoever played last on the previous trick starts the sequence of play again.
You do not have to play a card if you do not want to do so.
The card-playing phase persists as normal until one player eliminates all of his cards. Whoever runs out first wins and is converted to the president on the next hand.
However, the play doesn’t finish at the first player out; The next player to run out of cards is the Vice President and you continue until just one player is left holding cards. The unfortunate last player then becomes the “scum”. The closing order controls who plays first, second, third, and so on for the next hand.
After the scum appears, the scoring starts. The winner and president of the next hand receive 2 points, and the runner-up, or vice-president, gets 1 point. The scum loses 2 points, and the second-to-last player, the worker, loses 1 point. Everyone else scores zero.
After the first card is played, the only player allowed to touch the cards is the scum. Any person other than the scum touching the cards automatically becomes the scum for the next round.
The Next Hand
All players obtain a social status, and also points, based on the results of the first hand. After the scorer does the math, the players name themselves corresponding to their finishing positions.
Prior the next hand starts, all the players switch seats. The president gets to settle himself in the most relaxing chair and the other player’s seat clockwise in order of rank: The scum is left to kneel on the floor or perch on a box or something similarly uncomfortable. When this has been done, the next hand is dealt, by the scum.
Just the scum is permitted to touch the cards; he shuffles and deals the cards and clears away the cards at the end of every trick. No one can interfere in the scum’s obligations, and the penalty for ignoring this is that you become the scum for the next hand, irrespective of the finishing order.
Before the next hand begins, the scum’s shame increases further. He is required to give the president his two greatest cards and receive any two cards from the president’s hand in return.
The first player to reach 11 points wins.
The Role of Jokers
There are two ways they can be used, the game play choice is yours:
How To Play President Card Game
– As the highest card (above the 2): If you use more than one joker as a high card, make sure their markings allow you to differentiate which ranks higher.
– You may jokers as wild cards to turn two 3s into a set of three 3s, or other cards.
Tips on How to Win President
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When the end of a hand is looming, you must plan your strategy. Try to remember how many high cards are still out. Pursue the aces and 2s if possible. When players are down to only a few cards each, you may have trouble determining whether to split up a pair in order to try to get the lead.
President Card Game Special Cards
E.g. You’re left with the King of Diamonds, King of spades and the 4 of clubs, and the last play was a single jack. The majority of the other players boast two to five cards. You may not wish to rip your kings apart if plenty of aces and 2s are still out. Your kings are very strong together, as no one is expected to have a higher pair. Nonetheless, if you can tell that your king is likely to win the trick, play it. You can lead your 4 and have a good chance to get rid of the other king on one of your next turns.