Changing Rules
A card game where the cards change the rules, so nobody is ever playing the game they sat down to.
A deck of cards
3–8
20 min
Grown-ups
Optional
How to run it
One deck. Deal three each. To start with: draw one, play one.
The cards that change it
- A Jack changes how many you draw — name a number from one to four. It stays until the next Jack.
- A Queen changes how many you play. Same rule.
- A King sets the goal — say what somebody has to be holding or have in front of them to win. It stays until the next King.
- Anything else goes in front of you and counts as what it is.
Worth knowing
- The goal on the table when you meet it is the goal that counts. Meeting an old one is nothing.
- The rule that is in force is the last one played, not the loudest one argued for.
- Somebody will win by accident on the third turn. Deal again.
What you need
- A deck of cards
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