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Wampum (Card Game)

Wampum is a card game for players of all ages and ability levels. It combines an exciting mix of strategy, skill, and luck with your favorite mixed drink or a scorecard.

Rules
Best played with 2-4 players.

One, two, or three standard decks may be used (with jokers) depending on your level of deck resources.

Party Mode is played with drinks and "losing" may also be called "winning"

Traditional mode is more competative and best played with a low number of players.

The game starts by shuffling all the cards together. The first person to deal may be decided by the method of your choice. The dealer gives all players two cards and the game begins.

(The player with the lowest score in the round loses)

The player to the left of the dealer begins play. If the player is confident with their hand, they may choose to keep both cards. If they wish to risk improving their hand, he or she may swap ONE card with a card of their CHOICE from the opponent to the right. Action continues with the same options to all players until play reaches the dealer. The dealer may choose to stay and players show their hands, or they may discard one card to the dead pile and pull one card from the top of the deck. The player with the lowest point total is subject to a swig, or the loss of a counter. All cards in the deck will be used once and then shuffled and reused when the deck runs out.

Kings may be flipped face up before trading starts, and thus be immune to trading.

If a players hand results in a negative score, their drink must be finished (party mode), or the player is eliminated from the game (traditional mode).

Scoring
Jokers = -5 points

Ace   =  1 point

2-10  =  Face Value

Jack  =  11

Queen =  12

King  =  13

All hands are counted by adding both cards together with exception to pairs, which are multiplied.

(ex. a hand of a king (13) and a 7 equals 20.) (ex. a pair of sixes equals 36.)

Ties are decided with a round of wampum between the players with the same score.

Wampum
A pair of aces is called wampum and is the best possible hand. Traditional mode: all other players lose a counter and are subject to copious roasting. Party Mode: all other players enter a one round playoff, loser finishes their drink.