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  LAST ONE OBJECT OF LAST ONE:  The object of Last One is to be the last player remaining. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 to 6 players.  MATERIALS:  A standard deck of 52 cards with 2 jokers, a way to keep score, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Eights Group Card Game AUDIENCE:  All Ages OVERVIEW OF LAST ONE Last One is an eights group card game for 2 to 6 players. The goal of the game is to be the last player remaining. The game is played over a series of rounds, where the goal is to be the first to empty your hand. Players with cards remaining in hand score points based on the cards held. Once a player reaches the agreed-upon number of points, they are eliminated from the game. SETUP The first dealer is chosen at random and passes to the left for each new deal. The dealer will shuffle the deck and deal each player a hand of 4, 8, or 9 cards, depending on what the players agree on. The remaining cards are placed face down and the top card is turned face up t...

  MY SHIP SAILS OBJECT OF MY SHIP SAILS:  The object of My Ship Sails is to collect 7 cards of the same suit and be the first person to do so. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  4 to 7 players MATERIALS:  A standard 52-card deck, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Children’s Accumulating and Shedding Card Game AUDIENCE:  Children OVERVIEW OF MY SHIP SAILS My Ship Sails is a children’s accumulating and shedding card game. It can be played with 4 to 7 players. The goal of the game is to acquire a full hand of 7 cards, all of the same suit. Then you must declare it. The first player to do so successfully wins the game. SETUP A player is randomly assigned to be the dealer. This player will shuffle the deck and deal each player 7 cards each. The remaining deck is placed facedown near them. Card Ranking There is no ranking of cards used in the game. The only thing viewed is if a card is of the same suit, regardless of rank. There may be, however, a need for ranking when determi...

  SEQUENCE OBJECT OF SEQUENCE:  The object of Sequence is to be the first to complete the needed sequences. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, or 12 players can play MATERIALS:  A rulebook, a game board, 48 chips each of red, blue and green, and 104 sequence cards. TYPE OF GAME:  Strategy Board Game AUDIENCE:  All Ages OVERVIEW OF SEQUENCE Sequence is a strategy board game for either 2 or 3 individual players or 2 or 3 even teams of players up to 12 players in total. The goal of the game is to be the first team to complete the needed number of sequences to win. SETUP Teams should split up evenly and each player or team takes a color of marker. Players should sit so that no two teammates sit next to one another. A random dealer is chosen and shuffles the deck, and a number of cards are dealt out determined by the number of players. In a 2-player game each player receives a hand of 7 cards, 3 and 4 players receive 6 cards each, 6 players receive 5 card...

  FOX AND THE HOUNDS OBJECTIVE OF FOX AND THE HOUNDS:  Fox to the opposite end of the board, or hounds trap the fox NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 players MATERIALS:  8×8 checkerboard, one red checker, 4 black checkers TYPE OF GAME:  Board game AUDIENCE:  Kids, family INTRODUCTION OF FOX AND THE HOUNDS Fox and the Hounds is an abstract strategy board game that uses checkers and an 8×8 grid.  It is part of a bigger family of “chasing” games that all follow different rules.  Fox and the Hounds is a fun game for children, and it is a great way to teach them abstract and strategic thinking skills.  SETUP To determine who will be the fox, one player hides a red checker in one hand, and a black checker in the other.  Their opponent picks one of the hands.  Whichever piece is revealed is that player’s color for the game. Whoever is playing as the hounds shall place their four pieces on the dark spaces in their back row.  The player who is play...

  CATEGO OBJECTIVE OF   CATEGO:   Be the player with the highest total score at the end of the game NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 – 4 players MATERIALS:  Two 6 sided dice, scorecard TYPE OF GAME:  Dice Game AUDIENCE:  Family, Adults INTRODUCTION OF CATEGO Catego is a simple dice game created by Reiner Knizia in 1990.  Reiner, an award winning game designer from Germany, has over thirty published board games published. Catego challenges players to claim spots on the scorecard withthe highest rolled number possible.  Doing so will earn that player points equal to the spot’s position.  THE PLAY To decide who gets to go first, each player should roll both dice.  The player with the highest total rolled goes first.  In order to play Catego, you will need a scorecard.  One can be printed out or simply sketched on a scrap of paper.  Each player will have their own row of scoreboxes on the scorecard. During the game, players are...

  BLUKE OBJECTIVE OF BLUKE:   Be the player with the most points at the end of the game NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 or 4 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 card deck and two jokers RANK OF CARDS:  2 (low) – Ace , Trump Suit 2 – Ace, then Low Joker – High Joker (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF BLUKE Bluke is a trick taking game which finds its origins in the United States.  This game involves trick taking, random trump suits, scoring similar to Spades, and the use of the jokers.  The best part about Bluke is that it does not require teams in order to be played, and it is enjoyable with 2, 3, or 4 players. THE CARDS & THE DEAL Bluke uses a standard 52 card deck as well as two jokers.  In this game, jokers are called  Blukes .  This game takes place over a total of twenty five hands.  On the first hand, the dealer will give each player thirteen cards, twelve cards on the second hand, eleven ca...

  BACON OBJECTIVE OF   BACON:   Be the first team to reach 10 points or more NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  4 players, teams of 2 NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 card deck RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2 – Ace, Trump 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick taking AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF BACON Bacon is a team based trick taking game that challenges players to take as many tricks as possible each hand.  This game is played similarly to Turn Up Euchre in that only some of the cards are used during a hand.  The remaining cards are also used to determine the trump suit. THE CARDS & THE DEAL Decide which team each player will be on and sit at the table with teammates across from each other. Bacon uses a standard 52 card deck.  In order to decide who is the first dealer, each player should draw a card from the deck.  Lowest card deals first.  This player is also the scorekeeper for the game.  Return the cards to the deck. The dealer should thor...