February 13th

"Sure. Now for the rules.

From highest to lowest value it's 3, 2, A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 4. From strongest suit to weakest is Spade, Heart, Club, Diamond. Legal card combinations are 1 card, a pair, 3 of a kind, and five card hands. 5 card hands from weakest to strongest are a straight, a flush, a full house, four of a kind, or straight flush.

Since we are playing with 3 players I'll deal out 17 cards to each of us with the final card going in the middle. Each card is dealt out one at a time counter clockwise. Whoever has the 4 of diamonds gets that final card. If the final card is the 4 of diamonds then the person with the 4 of clubs gets it instead. Finally, that person plays first, with play proceeding counterclockwise.

To start the game, the first player must play the 4 of diamonds in a legal combination, with each subsequent player playing a like combination with a higher number. Play proceeds until no one can beet a given combination, at which point the owner of that hand can play a new legal card combination.

The first player to run out of cards is the winner.

Shall we play a practice hand?"