Sunday, January 1, 2012

Basketball card game

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Card Game: Basketball

1) Both players draw a card from the deck. The highest card shoots first. Ace is the highest card. If a tie, both players draw another card from deck.
2) This game is not played with the 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A. Take those cards out of the deck. Shuffle the remaining deck of 12 cards.
3) The cards have to be face down so you can't see them.
4) Draw one card from the deck and see what it is. The card on top must always be selected next.
5) In this basketball game, each card is worth two points, three points, or a miss. The 2 is two points, a 3 is three points, a 4 is a miss.
6) There are five men on each team.
7) As cards are drawn, they are put in a separate pile. No cards are reused for a teams (players) turn at shooting.
8) Cards keep being drawn until the five member team (player) each shoots. Then the other team (player) shoots.
9) The most points a team can make is 14 points. You would have to draw four 3's and one 2. The lowest points you can make is 2.

Players - (2 players) The first team shoots until all 5 players on the team have had a chance. Once a side has each made a shot, all 12 cards are shuffled. Then the second team shoots.

Ties - The side shooting second has to score more points to win the game. If they match the score, overtime is played to decide the winner. The team that shooted first draws a card from the deck of 12 cards. The the deck is shuffled and the second team draws a card from the deck of 12. Whoever has the most points wins. If still a tie, another overtime is played until tie is broken.

Other Sports - More sport card games are baseball, boxing, drag racing, golf, and horse racing.

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