Games

Answer to Yesterday’s Guess That Estimation:

There are 1,000,000 ants for every person in the world.

Today’s Game: The Chosen One

This is a game for two to four players.

The object of the game:

The goal of the game is to reach a total of one by adding and subtracting. To have collected the most cards when all cards in the deck have been played.

Materials: Deck of cards, Ace worth 11, Jack worth 12, Queen worth 13,
King worth 14

How to Play:

  • Deal 2 cards to each player.
  • Player one plays a card, states its value and immediately picks up another (*players must hold 2 cards at all times.) The value can be positive or negative eg +5 or –5.

Player 1 has 2 cards and plays a 5 of diamonds, player 2 has 2 cards, the rest of the cards are in a face-down pile.

  • Player 2 plays a card (6 of clubs) and adds or subtracts it Player 1’s card (5 of diamonds). Player 2 can add to make 11 or subtract to make -1.

Player 1 has 2 cards, in the middle is the 5 of diamonds that player 1 played. Player 2 has 2 cards and places the 6 of clubs beside the 5 of diamonds. All remaining cards are in a face down pile.

  • Play continues until a positive 1 is made
  • The player who makes positive 1 wins the cards played in that round.
  • Play continues until all cards are played
  • Once all cards have been played, the player who has collected the most cards wins.

Source: Acing Math