User:E.W. Prentice/sandbox/Egan

Egan (Pronounced iːgæn)is a card game that was created in Victoria, Australia by Ethan Prentice in June, 2018. The game consists of multiple players competing to get the highest scoring hand before an opponent says call.

Suite and Card Values
Egan uses all 52 cards in a standard deck of playing cards with jokers. Each card has a set value and some have particular roles. The standard cards (Ace-King) have the values shown in the table below: Jokers hold a value of 0 when placed on the table however when a joker is held in ones hand it can mimic a card of the players choosing. Suites also hold values however the value of the suite does not contribute to the scoring at the end of the game. The values of the Suites are shown in the table below:

Bonuses
Some combinations of cards can give the player holding those cards a bonus when the game ends, These are shown below:


 * Multiple cards: If a player hold more than one of the same card in their hand (Eg: Two 4s) the player then adds on points for how many of those cards the player possesses (Eg: Two 4s = +2 points, Three 4s = +3 points).
 * Processions: If a player has 4 cards in the same suite in order (Eg: 8,9,10,Jack) the player then adds on half of the lowest cards value (Eg: 8,9,10,Jack = +4 points).

Gameplay
Egan is a very simple game to learn, though it may not seem that way. The game runs as follows:


 * 1) The Dealer shuffles and deals each player 4 cards.
 * 2) Each player will then pick up their cards.
 * 3) The deck is placed in the middle of the players and one card from the top of the deck is placed face up on the table.
 * 4) Every player must then place one card face down on the table.
 * 5) Once all players have placed their card down on the table the cards are flipped, whom ever placed the highest card takes the face up card from the middle. The other players then draw one card.
 * 6) Another card is taken from the top of the deck and the process starts over.
 * 7) The process may continue until a player says call. A player may only call after the first four round have been played.
 * 8) When a player does say call every player starting with the caller shows their cards. The card values will then be added up and whom ever has the highest total of points wins the game.

Scoring
When a player has called every body shows their cards, The cards are then scored. Scoring in Egan is carried out in this fashion:


 * 1) The players add up their card values.
 * 2) The players then add on any Bonuses that they have (Eg: Two 4s).
 * 3) The players compare to see who has won.