spin the bottle
all kidding aside, we play 99 when we get together with family.
everyone starts with 3 of something. We normally use $.25, but ymmv
need only a deck of cards but can be played with 2 decks
Special cards:
4 - pass your turn
9 - reverse game play
10 - minus 10 off number count
3 - 99, no matter what the number count is at the time of your turn, playing a 3 will automatically jump to 99
Aces play low, increment by 1
Face cards play 10
All other cards, besides special cards, play at face value
Goal is to outlast everyone else and win the pot.
How to play:
* start by dealing 3 cards to every player
* play starts right of the dealer
* each player lays down any card (special or not) and verbally calls out the number
** ie if the number to me is 15 and I lay down a face card, I say 25. if the number to me is 98, and I lay down a 10, I would say 88.
* the goal is to not go over 99, if you do you ante 1 of your something (ie $.25, $1 etc)
* once someone goes out, the round is over and the deal is moved to the right.
it's really fun to play and once everyone gets the hang of it, can fo really fast! So fast, that if everyone at the table isn't paying attention you can (sometimes) sneak in a card over 99 none the wiser.