Games
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Hit
This is a game for two or more players and one dealer.
The object of the game:
- Get as close to 0 as possible.
Materials:
- Deck of cards with face cards removed.
How to Play:
- Black cards are positive numbers; red cards are negative numbers.
- The dealer turns one card face down and one card face up for each player.
- Everyone can see the face-up card, but only the player gets to look at the face-down card (until the end of the game, when all cards are revealed).
- The goal of the game is to get as close to zero as possible.
- Each player adds their 2 cards together in their head.
- Then they may ask for up to 5 “hits” (extra cards).
- The number of extra cards requested is dealt face up to that player for a maximum total of 7 cards.
- When everyone is done asking for hits, all cards are turned face up.
- Whatever each player’s cards add up to, is their score.
- Whoever scores closest to 0 wins that round and becomes the dealer for the next round.
Player One
- Player 1 asked for 3 hits, total is 0
- (-7) + (-2) + 8 + (-3) + 4 = 0
Player Two
- Player 2 asked for 1 hit, total is 2
- 10 + (-1) + (-7) = 2
Player 1 is closest to 0 so they win that round
Source: Acing Math
Categories: Elementary