Games

Answer to Yesterday’s Guess That Estimation:

97% of people will write their own name when offered a new pen to write with.

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.
Player 1 has One card face down and 7 of diamonds is face up, Player 2 has one card face down and 10 of spades face up

Left: Player One Right: Player Two

  • 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.

Alt Text: Player 1 has 7 of diamonds, 2 of hearts, 8 of clubs, 3 of diamonds and 4 of clubs. Player 2 has 10 of spades, Ace of diamonds and 7 of diamonds

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