How would you like to play a game that could be enjoyed by the entire family regardless of age? Sounds pretty fun, right? Well, we’re going to teach you about just that game. It’s called spoons, and it’s one of the more popular card games. It’s really simple to play, and it’s really enjoyable! So just follow these simple steps.

What you’re going to need:

Spoons ( You need one less spoon than there are players. So let’s say that there are 5 players, you need six spoons )
Deck ( Full Deck of Cards )

Game Set Up

To set up the game, you’re going to need to count the number of players. Let’s say that there are six players in your group. You’re going to need six suits of cards. You don’t need to use the whole deck.

Now, at this point, you’re going to need to put the spoons in the center of the table and pass out an equal number of cards to each player. Then you’re ready to go!

Game Play

Once each player has a hand of cards, it’s time to get started. The object of the game is to get a suit of hands in your card, so what you’re going to do is select one card from your hand and pass it to the player on the left. At this point, the player on the left, the one receiving the card, has the option to take that card into his hand, or he can pick a card from his hand and pass it to the player on his left. This continues until one player has an entire suit of cards in his hand.

Once that happens, his goal is to sneakily grab a spoon from the center of the table. If other people find out he has an entire suit, they could inadvertently make him the loser, so don’t let that happen. Once you’ve grabbed the spoon you reveal your hand to the other players.

They then have to hastily grab their own spoons. The player who is left without a spoon is then declared the loser and removed from the game. The game play continues until there are only two players in the group. At which time, they are both declared the winner.

Get Your Game On!

As you can tell, spoons is a real simple game, and it is perfect for those family game nights. So we recommend you give it a try! We guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

If you’re interested in learning more about spoons, then check out the following website: Spoons Card Game [http://spoonscardgame.com/]. You’ll be able to find much more information!

Bridge is a popular game and there are many online resources to help you get started. Here is a brief overview of the absolute basics of how to play bridge card game, for complete beginners.

The game is played by four players, working as two teams. One standard pack of 52 cards is used and all the cards are dealt so that each player holds 13 cards. Each player sorts their cards into suite (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs).

The aim of the game is to make “tricks”. Each round (or hand) starts with one player leading a card. Each player then has to follow suit (if s/he has a card in that suit). The player who plays the highest card wins the trick for their partnership. If a player doesn’t hold a card in the suit played they can discard a card from another suit or, if the game is being played in “trumps” they can play a card from the trump suit. The player playing the highest trump card (if more than one is played) wins the trick for their partnership.

There are two main elements to a game of bridge – the bidding, or auction and then playing the hand.

The bidding takes place before the hand is played. Players are not allowed to talk to each other so the bidding is a way of deciding whether you and your partner have enough “points” in your hand to take enough tricks to win the hand. Before the bidding starts, each player counts the number of points in their hand – counting 4 for each ace, 3 for each king, 2 for each queen and 1 for each jack.

The player to the left of the dealer starts the bidding. If they hold less than 12 points they “pass”. Play continues clockwise until a player has 12 or more points and can open the bidding. There are a total of 40 points, so if they are evenly distributed it is possible for all the players to pass. If this happens, the cards are reshuffled and a new game is dealt.

The bidding continues until 3 consecutive players pass. The final bid decides the “contract”. There are two kinds of contract – a suit contract and a “no trumps” contract. If a suit contract has been bid, then the suit becomes the trump suit. A no trumps contract is played without the use of a trump suit.

The bidding between partners tells each other which suits they hold cards in and what points range they have. It is generally agreed that in order to make “game” in a major suit the partnership should hold at least 25 points. Game means that if your partnership wins the round you will score at least 100 points with your tricks. Nothing is scored for the first 6 tricks – so one aim of the bidding is to decide if you have enough points to make more than six tricks.

Some example contracts are:

3 spades – you are saying you will make 9 tricks (6 plus the 3 bid) and want to use spades as the trump suit.

1 No Trump (NT) – you are saying you will make 7 tricks (6 plus 1 bid) and don’t want to use a trump suit.

The suits are split into major suits (spades and hearts) and minor suits (diamonds and clubs). If you are playing in a major suit contract (for example 2 hearts) you score 30 points for each trick made above 6 tricks. If you are playing in a minor suit contract (for example 3 diamonds) you score 20 points for each trick made above 6, and if you are playing in No Trumps you score 40 points for the first trick over 6 and 30 points for subsequent tricks.

If you bid for and make game (100+points) you score bonus points. If you bid for fewer tricks this is known as a part game contract. Your score is based on the number of tricks you bid for as well as the number of tricks you take. So, for example, you won’t score the game bonus if you only bid for a part game contract, even if you do score enough tricks for game – although you will get points for the tricks.