Card Games | Pad Patter 12.28.23

I was big into playing solitaire growing up especially on the computer but to be honest I never was much into card games growing up so don't know many. I know when I was volunteering as a play volunteer at a local hospital, the kids were the one teaching me how to play games rather than the other way around.

 

My sister and I played mostly Crazy 8s, Slap Jack and War growing up. Then in college, I had a group of friends who all played pinochle. When my kids were little, I carried a pack of Uno cards everywhere and we would play at restaurants while waiting for food to arrive and times like that. I was into Killer Rabbits for a bit but can't find anyone who loves it like I do. Occassionally play Cribbage with my (Canadian) hubby or Spades with friends. I think with the ready availability of online entertainment, playing card games is getting less common.

 

That's my perception anyway. Don't you think they're very similar? Eights are wild cards and you take turns putting cards down as long as the suit or number match. Uno just adds more to it with the reverse and skip and draw two cards.

I'm curious if you'd find it in a google search. I may look it up too. I've never met anyone else who knew it. I wonder if my sister made it up.

Update: I did look it up and didn't have to go further than the google result page to see my sister did not invent it! I haven't read the entire directions, but the photos look just like what we did.

 

Do you enjoy playing cards? YES! I love playing card games! I'm excited because we will be playing some for our new years eve get together!

When’s the last time you played a card game? If digital games count then, last night right before bed.

What are your favorite card games? PUSH, SKYJO and FLUXX are a few favorites!

What are your least favorite card games? I don't really know?! Maybe Magic because I don't understand how to play. My son always tries to get me to play it LOL!

 

I love to play cards and get together with one of my sisters and my parents every Wednesday to play Sets and Runs and Saskatchewan Rummy. Here at home we play Exploding Kittens, Anomia, and Bears vs Babies. We used to play a lot of Ligretto. When we have lots of people over, we play Uno or Apples to Apples (kind of a card game). We just got What do you Meme for Christmas.

 

I love to play cards. Contract Rummy is one of my favorites.

 

Card games are a lot of fun! I do digital solitaire a lot around the holidays, because there’s always a couple of versions in our digital Advent calendar.

Husband’s parents, and the private school he attended until high school, banned card games, so he’s not a fan and seldom plays. But he and my daughter did a LOT of Uno and a version of Old Maid with Angelina Ballerina cards. I guess it was “okay” if the cards weren’t actually a suited deck of cards. ‍♀️

In my family, my parents played cards with their friends, so I grew up with cards. Slap Jack, rummy, gin, poker, Phase 10, euchre. There was a time in middle school where I always had a deck of cards with me.

Euchre is a pretty big thing in the US Midwest - sort of a version of Bridge, but slightly less involved. It has suits and hands, trumps and other machinations. I don’t think I was ever formally taught how to play - my Dad would say, “Let’s play Euchre!” and I would have to question everything. About the time I figured it out, we were done for the evening.

Once, my parents were invited to my in-laws for a Christmas meal. My Dad, thinking all adults over the age of 50 played cards, suggested that we play Euchre. I wish phone cameras had been a thing then as my in-laws not only played - but knew how!!! Sadly, no evidence (and they would deny it ever happened now without a photo.)

 

Do you enjoy playing cards? YES!

When’s the last time you played a card game? Yesterday! At our New Year's Eve Party!

What are your favorite card games? Split, Skyjo, Phase 10... We just got a new card game over Christmas that we love. It's called The Mind.

What are your least favorite card games? Anything that takes a super long time!