I have always heard it called Scum. I only learned it was called “President” tonight when I went to look it up.
Also, unrelated, for the development of the classic adventure game Maniac Mansion, LucasArts developed a script creation utility. They called this the Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, or SCUMM. There was a poster on the wall in a room that read “SCUMM U RAH!”
When they did the NES port, Nintendo’s censors did not like the banner and wanted it removed. The developers just removed the graphic for it, but you can still hover over that section of the wall and read it.
500! It’s suit based like hearts or bridge but you bid on how many hands you’ll win. And there are special packs that allow 3 teams of 2 or 2 teams of 3. Yes, the pack has 13 of hearts and diamonds, 12 of spades and clubs.
Cribbage if there’s two of you. Pasoy dos for three or four people. Spite and Malice if you have two decks… or I guess you could just buy this deal and get the skipbo deck
@jakeline Spite and Malice is arguably the greatest card game ever invented. How can you not love a game where winning depends in screwing over all the other players and especially the person next to you?
From the choices here, though, Hearts and poker equally.
For you War fans, do you realize you can, literally, play this game by yourself as it requires no human choices on either side? The outcome is determined right after the final shuffle.
Back in college my roommate woke me up and asked me if I wanted to play cards. He taught me Klaberjass and apparently I kicked the crap out of him.
Later on we were visiting his parents’ house and he wanted to play Klaberjass again. I honestly had no idea what he was talking about. He taught me again and I sucked horribly.
As we worked it out, the only thing we could figure is that the first time we played, I was completely asleep the whole time. I know I can have complete conversations in my sleep and have no recollection so this is not entirely out of character.
Today I couldn’t tell you how to play Klaberjass without consulting a reference.
Solitaire.
@Pony All by myself
Don’t want to be all my myself anymore
All by myself
Don’t want to live quarantined anymore
Solitaire.
Euchre.
@ryanrodarmer I take a perverse pride at never having learned Euchre, despite growing up in Indiana.
@ryanrodarmer My first thought was euchre, being from Ohio and Michigan. Torn on whether the partial deck still counts as “standard”.
@ryanrodarmer I’ve never played Euchre, but I always thought it sounded like some medieval ailment of the digestive tract.
@ryanrodarmer I love euchre but it is not played with a standard deck of cards. So I voted for poker.
Blackjack!
I love spades.
@ivannabc I can dig it.
/giphy dig it
Go Fish
Oh, Hell!
Green seven with the ROOK deck
Scum/President
@Limewater That’s a card game I’ve never heard of. But I’m having a snicker at those two words together.
@katbyter It’s also called “asshole”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_(card_game)
I have always heard it called Scum. I only learned it was called “President” tonight when I went to look it up.
Also, unrelated, for the development of the classic adventure game Maniac Mansion, LucasArts developed a script creation utility. They called this the Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion, or SCUMM. There was a poster on the wall in a room that read “SCUMM U RAH!”
When they did the NES port, Nintendo’s censors did not like the banner and wanted it removed. The developers just removed the graphic for it, but you can still hover over that section of the wall and read it.
Bourré.
Shanghai (or Contract Rummy, as I’ve heard it also called).
War! Huh! Good God y’all!
@FightingMongoos what is it good for?
@FightingMongoos @j2 absolutely nothing!
Sheepshead, Euchre and Blackjack are all better that the available options.
500! It’s suit based like hearts or bridge but you bid on how many hands you’ll win. And there are special packs that allow 3 teams of 2 or 2 teams of 3. Yes, the pack has 13 of hearts and diamonds, 12 of spades and clubs.
52 pickup
52 card pickup, all by myself. Yes, I have quarantined too long.
BRIDGE
Casino or spades
Standard? Magic.
Cribbage if there’s two of you. Pasoy dos for three or four people. Spite and Malice if you have two decks… or I guess you could just buy this deal and get the skipbo deck
@jakeline Spite and Malice is arguably the greatest card game ever invented. How can you not love a game where winning depends in screwing over all the other players and especially the person next to you?
From the choices here, though, Hearts and poker equally.
Well, all my card decks have nekkid women on them so there is that.
Let’s go with some euchre. Please. Dear God, someone play euchre with me.
@rickjennings64 I grew up in Michigan, went to school in Georgia and now live in Texas. I greatly miss playing Euchre.
Old Maid
Setback
Concentration
Euchre
Big 2
52 Pick-Up
Euchre
War isn’t a game.
Cribbage dammit!
@Goofmont I know how to play cribbage, but what is “cribbage dammit”? double skunk at 119?
Euchre or Liverpool (there are different names for this)
Whist!
Solitaire and it’s gazillion variations
Crazy Pedro.
500 rummy
Solitaire.
Happy to see so many votes for Euchre!
spit!
Palace/Castle
also used to enjoy playing gin rummy with my grampa when i was little but i’d have to learn all over again to play now.
Euchre, Cribbage, Pinochle and/or Canasta, if I was forced to choose I’d probably pick Pinochle.
Cribbage
@jodyann07 I’ll kick in a vote for Cribbage, also.
Hand and Foot
My kids love Spoons and Liar. I’m not partial to either. My friend taught us a game called Sixes at camp. I can see that one catching on more.
Did no one else play Spit as a child?!
Egyptian Ratscrew. I’ve only played it a couple of times with my kids, and they love it. I love the name.
For you War fans, do you realize you can, literally, play this game by yourself as it requires no human choices on either side? The outcome is determined right after the final shuffle.
Spite and Malice is a good game!
Back in college my roommate woke me up and asked me if I wanted to play cards. He taught me Klaberjass and apparently I kicked the crap out of him.
Later on we were visiting his parents’ house and he wanted to play Klaberjass again. I honestly had no idea what he was talking about. He taught me again and I sucked horribly.
As we worked it out, the only thing we could figure is that the first time we played, I was completely asleep the whole time. I know I can have complete conversations in my sleep and have no recollection so this is not entirely out of character.
Today I couldn’t tell you how to play Klaberjass without consulting a reference.