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driver8

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3. Hearts, Spades, Oh Hell...

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:01 PM

Oct 2012

I met a guy from work who is a HUGE card player -- and he and all his college buddies get together every year for a tournament called "Mr. Card." I am now a particpant, and the tournament is this weekend. It is basically an excuse to get together, drink a lot of beer, play cards, and act like we are still in college.

The games we play are Hearts, Spades, OH Hell and sometimes cribbage. After the official card playing we play poker (Omaha, Texas hold em) and a game called "Pepito" which is basically Pai Gow with an extra five card hand.

The winner of our tournament is crowned "Mr. Card" and must plan the next event. Some of the guys have lost on purpose so they would not have to plan it!!

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Card Players - Favorite Card Games [View all] LynneSin Oct 2012 OP

i like hearts. though, generally play poker. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #1

Magic: The Gathering. But I have to admit that "Go Fish" and "Uno" rank up there too. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #2

Hearts, Spades, Oh Hell... driver8 Oct 2012 #3

Oh Hell - is that like Bullshit LynneSin Oct 2012 #4

Nope -- I don't think it's the same game. Here are rules for "Oh Hell" driver8 Oct 2012 #11

Not even close - I thought 'Oh Hell' was the PG way of saying 'Bullshit' LynneSin Oct 2012 #12

You should learn Oh Hell. driver8 Oct 2012 #13

Didn't you learn ANYTHING from the VP debate? "Stuff" is the PG way to say "bullshit"!!! MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #23

Smear, cribbage, and digonswine Oct 2012 #5

Cribbage for me, then Hearts & Spades HarveyDarkey Oct 2012 #6

With traditional card games Broken_Hero Oct 2012 #7

Go fish! ohiosmith Oct 2012 #8

PLO pokerfan Oct 2012 #9

I loved playing multiple solitaire as a kid. You get in a huge circle where everyone has applegrove Oct 2012 #10

Hearts, old timey poker, and gin geardaddy Oct 2012 #14

About the only ones I play any more ... surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #15

Sheepshead Enrique Oct 2012 #16

My parents played 500 when I was a kid, kiva Oct 2012 #41

Cribbage and Casino. Used to play Rummy a lot but haven`t in ages. opiate69 Oct 2012 #17

52 Pick Up WolverineDG Oct 2012 #18

My uncles used to always play Euchre when I was growing up, now my sister & her family play it. kath Oct 2012 #19

I'm From Philadelphia RobinA Oct 2012 #28

It's pretty simple caraher Oct 2012 #35

War, 5 card stud sakabatou Oct 2012 #20

Bridge TrogL Oct 2012 #21

Pinochle (double deck) Angleae Oct 2012 #22

My family is addicted to Dominion and its approximately 1 million expansions. cemaphonic Oct 2012 #24

Poker n/t RebelOne Oct 2012 #25

Texas Hold Em and when im alone Solitaire :) darkangel218 Oct 2012 #26

Euchre and Cribbage MattBaggins Oct 2012 #27

Euchre Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2012 #29

Gin hibbing Oct 2012 #30

RAGE! AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #31

Canasta, hearts, euchre, poker, cribbage Spike89 Oct 2012 #32

5 card stud PD Turk Oct 2012 #33

When I was a kid, I liked Pinochle, Rummy and Rook Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #34

Cribbage sharp_stick Oct 2012 #36

Ha Ha -- that is awesome!! driver8 Oct 2012 #37

Spades, Hearts, Moondog Oct 2012 #38

May I? rug Oct 2012 #39

Hand and foot. kiva Oct 2012 #40

Pitch-- Is this just an unstate NY game? yankeepants Oct 2012 #42

Get a mah jong set and learn to play that. It's like rummy with tiles and wicked scoring. Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #43

Liverpool Rummy TuxedoKat Oct 2012 #44

Texas Hold'em Helen Reddy Oct 2012 #45