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This Ain’t Your Mother’s Rummy

In: Sets and Runs

Yehuda at Jerusalem Gaming blog has an idea to spice up Rummy with Action Cards.
The article is here

Enjoy!

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Dice Poker Rules

In: Sets and Runs

Any procedure mentioned here is specifically covered in the laws of poker as stated in any version of Hoyle’s.
Players
This game should work well for seven to nine players, but is also suitable for three or more as there is more action in betting than draw poker.
Cards and Dice
A standard deck of 52 cards is used [...]

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Mavinian Deck of Cards

In: Sets and Runs and World of Dira

For the definition of a Mavinian Deck of Cards, consult the Encyclopedia Hesberica here. In short, a Mavinian Deck is a five-suited deck of cards with twelve ranks in each suit. The top card is the Merchant. The next set of cards range from one to ten. The lowest card is the Servant card.
A group [...]

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Dice Poker – Draft

In: Sets and Runs

Requires: 1 standard deck of 52 playing cards and three dice for each player.
Each player rolls the dice at the beginning of hand and leaves them visible to all players. A round of betting begins.
Then each player is dealt three cards and another round of betting continues. This can be done one time after all [...]

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Skirmish

In: Sets and Runs

A variation of the venerable favorite, War! It sounds more complicated than it really is, just give it a shot and you’ll see. Because there’s three different stacks of cards at any given time, the rules can sound overly-technical.
Needed: One standard deck of 52 cards (No Jokers)
Rules of Play:

Deal 26 cards to each player, [...]

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Sycarion Diversions is a sister site of pinakidion.*. pinakidion.* deals more with religious and writing topics. This site houses information on games. Specifically, this has information on card games, board games, and role-playing games. Card games and board games are a collaborative effort with my friend Jeff. Jeff has created and briefly marketed one board game and has idea for lots of others. Role-Playing Games are my bailiwick. I've been playing since I was 10 starting with the Mentzer Basic D&D box. I stopped playing in college, but recently renewed my love for RPGs. In 2005, I discovered the Action! System from Goldrush Games. Since then, I have also found Microlite20 and OpenD6. It's a good time to game.


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