A how to on how to play a card game called Egyptian Rat Screw.

1. How to Play
Egyptian Rat Screw
Playing Card Game

2. The Setup
• First thing is to get a standard deck of 52 cards
• Remove any Jokers if there are any
• Get into a circular formation at a table

3. The Setup Part 2
• Then next designate who will deal the cards
• Have the dealer shuffle the deck thoroughly
• Then the dealer must deal out every card as
evenly as possible to every player
• No peaking at the cards, dealer included
• The goal of this game is to collect all the
cards in the deck

4. The First Step
• Each player holds their pile of cards face down
• The player to the right of the dealer goes first
• You have to flip the top cart out so you do not
see it until it is placed into the center of the
table (and are referred to as the pile)
• Then the player to their right does the same and
it continues as such

5. Face Cards
• Ace, Jack, Queen, and King all have their own
purpose that differs from the other cards
• If a face card is played the next player gets a
certain number of tries to get another face card
• Ace gives 4 chances, King gives 3, Queen 2, and
Jack only gives 1
• If a face card is not placed within the allowed tries
then the player who played the face card can
collect the pile

6. Face Card Example
• Lets say you play a Queen, then the next player only gets two tries
to get another face card
• They flip their first card and it is a number so they have to flip
another card
• If the second card is another number you can take the pile and are
one step closer to victory
• On the other hand if they play a face card, like a Jack,
then it moves on to the next player
• Then that player gets one try since a Jack was played

7. Doubles
• Another mechanic that is in this game is the
rule of doubles
• Doubles is when two of the same card are
placed on top of one another
• For example a 2 of hearts is placed down and
then a 2 of clubs is placed on top of it
• This is a double and the first person to slap
their hand onto the pile can claim it as their
own

8. Doubles Part 2
• Doubles aren’t limited to number cards,
it also works with face cards
• For example an Ace is played and the
next player places an Ace immediately
after
• Then the rule of doubles comes in and
the first to slap the pile can claim it as
theirs

9. Sandwich
• The final rule is the sandwich rule
• What a Sandwich is, is a Double split by
another card
• An example would be a 4 of clubs is played,
then a Jack of hearts, then a 4 of spades
• Normally the pile would go to the one who
played the Jack but in this case it goes to the
first one to touch the pile

10. Warning
• Be warned that this can be a fast paced game and can cause your
hand to sting a bit

11. Kid Friendly Card Games
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