If you are unable to meet up with your family or friends for whatever reason, you can still enjoy a good game of cards with them online.
That's why we've put together this list of our favourite Three player games that are family friendly. Even if you're don't find any of these situations, card games a great way to bond with your family or friends. All other rules are the same.Card games are a great family game for situations such as travelling, vacations, or if you're stuck indoors on a rainy day. Using alternative 1 or 2 (or both together in one game) can make Switch Card Game more interesting by speeding up the game. (In the example above, you could also play 8 ♦ and 7 ♦ as a descending run). For example, if the card on the table is 9 ♦ the player can put down 10 ♦, J ♦ and Q ♦ if those cards were also in their hand. For example, if the card on the table is 6♣ the player can put down all their sixes or all their clubs (but not both).Īlternative 2: Players can put down a run of the same suit during one turn. Option: Play can continue after the first player wins until every player gets rid of all their cards.Īlternative 1: Players can put down all their cards of the same suit or the same rank during one turn. If your last card is an Ace, you must pick up another card and wait until your next turn before playing either card. NOTE: You cannot play an Ace (Power Card) as your last card. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins Switch Card Game. If the middle pile runs out of cards, the top card of the discard pile is left face up while the rest of the pile is shuffled and turned face down.Ħ. When a player has only one card remaining in their hand, they must say, "Last card." If another player notices they have only one card and they did not say "Last card", the player must immediately pick up a card from the middle pile.ĥ. The player who puts down an Ace chooses the suit for the following player to match.Ĥ. Playing a Jack reverses the direction of the game from clockwise to anticlockwise, and back to clockwise when the next Jack is played.Īces are "wild" cards that can be played at any time except after a 2 or 4. Similar to the 2 Power Card except that players pick up four cards each time.Īny other cards held in the player's hand of the same suit as the 7 may be put down at the same time. The next player must pick up two cards from the middle pile unless they put down another 2, where the following player must then pick up four cards, and so on until a player cannot put down a 2. The following cards are Power Cards, since they affect the play of Switch Card Game: Any player who cannot play a card to match either the rank or suit must pick up a card from the middle pile and end their turn.ģ. Play continues in a clockwise direction around the table until a Power Card is played. For example, if the card was the eight of hearts (8 ♥), she could play either another 8 or any heart card from her hand.
The player to the left of the dealer must try to match the card in the middle of the table, either by rank (number) or suit (hearts, diamonds, clubs or spades). Return any Power Cards to the pile and reshuffle the pile.Ģ. If it is a Power Card (see step 3), turn over the next card from the pile until a non-Power Card is revealed.
The top card is turned face up next to the pile. The remainder of the deck is placed face down in the middle of the table.
To begin Switch Card Game, shuffle the deck and deal seven cards to each player. The Glossary will open in a new window.)ġ. (NOTE: See the Glossary if you are confused about any card game terms. Or bookmark this site (top of the right column) and visit often. Subscribe to the RSS feed on the Navigation Bar over to the left Stay up to date with all that's new at Family Games Treasurehouse.