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There are hundreds, may even thousands, of card games in existence. Everyone has their favorite: poker, blackjack, solitaire, Egyptian rat screw; take your pick. My favorite card game is called “Poop On the Pig’s Balls,” <\/strong>and I invented it three hours ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how you play: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What You Need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One standard 52-card deck of playing cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number of Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2\u20134 (or more) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Players take turns in any order they choose. The first player shuffles the deck, then begins dealing cards, face up, in a line on the table in front of them. The cards can be organized in any way on the table (rows and columns of any length or height, a single straight line, etc.) according to their preference, as long as each card clearly follows the last in the order dealt. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the player deals two cards in a row of the same suit or equivalent value, they must set those cards aside, and say “These are the pig’s balls<\/strong>.” The next card is dealt on top of the two “pig’s balls,” and the player must say, “This is the poop on the pig’s balls<\/strong>.” The player then must continue dealing to the main collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the player deals two cards in a row of the same suit or equivalent value, and does not<\/em> say “These are the pig’s balls” before dealing the next card, they discard those cards, and forfeit the value of the last “poop on the pigs balls” card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the player has dealt the entire deck in this fashion, they tally the value of the “poop on the pig’s balls” cards. This is their score for the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They then pass the deck on to the next player, who shuffles the deck and repeats the process. The round is complete when each player has had a turn. The player with the highest score wins the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play any number of rounds; the player with the highest total score wins the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There you have it! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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