Simple card games: how to play "Chest"

"Chest" - a game of cards, play itfun and pleasant. Thanks to this fun, participants will be able to find out who has better developed intuition and logic. Unusual rules allow you to conduct a lively conversation or throw jokes. A great way to pass the time on the road or waiting.

How to play "Chest" with children

Absolutely no gambling and fun fun allowssit at the table with the young children. If the parents are categorically against introducing the kids to the classic maps, they can be replaced with a set of colorful pictures.

For the game any images of the same typeobjects and concepts. Today, there are enough colorful cards for development and games with children. And any deck with the number of cards, a multiple of four, will be an excellent substitute for the classic version.

Purpose of the game

The task of fun is to collect onhands as many as possible "fours" of the same denomination. Such combinations are called "trunks". During the game, you can ask questions to opponents, guessing by the answer cards on the hands of the participants or the amount of wealth already collected.

In the rules there is no release, so you can not cheat. In the final round, all participants reveal their cards and show the number of "chests" on their hands.

How to play "Chest"

The game involves a lot of communication betweenrivals. The rules are somewhat like "I believe - I do not believe" and are very simple to understand. You can play "Chest" as a deck of 36, and of 52 cards. Each opponent in the initial round is put on 4 pieces.

First, the company must choose a distributor. In the following rounds, this right goes to the other participants clockwise. The first move is made by the player to the left or right of the dealer. Before the distribution of cards must be solved. whether the opponents open the collected chests at once or keep them on hand throughout the whole game. Also, before playing "Chest", you need to choose who is allowed to ask questions to anyone who walks: to any participant at the option or only to the opponent sitting on the right or left.

The course of the game can be described as follows:

1. Cards are shuffled and distributed to all participants for 4 pieces. The moves are made clockwise. The remaining deck lies in the center with the shirt facing up.
2. The neighbor of the dealer has the right to be the firstask questions to opponents. For example, for a chest kit, the player does not have a peak and diamonds ladies. The questioner in turn asks the following questions: "Do you have a lady?", "Do you have one lady?", "Is this lady a peak?" The questions are asked one at a time, the affirmative answer gives the opportunity to continue the questioning. Negative means a loss of right of turn. Plus, you need to take one card from the deck as a penalty. But there are also controversial situations. For example, if a player guesses only half the truth, for example, only one suit of the two, then he takes the card he has won and takes one penalty.
3. The game continues until the deck is finished.

This ends the rules - a pleasant game!