User talk:Bennyc304

This is a set of instructions that I typed up about a game that has been going around Massachusetts an I know people who play it in Maine and I'm sure there are other places where it is played. Anyway the game is unofficially called insomnia, no idea why, but there was no page on it so I am writing here about it.

This is a first draft and if anyone has heard of the game please edit. not even sure if this is an apprpriate post or where it should go but whatever

Insomnia

Rules and Instructions

Equipment

•	1 pack of Insomnia cards •	2 people •	A set of these Insomnia Rules and Instructions

Set Up

I.	Shuffle the entire deck of cards, including Jokers II. Deal out all of the cards between the two players III. Players are to then stack their cards and not look at them IV. Players then draw 7 cards from their deck and they hold them in their hands

Play

I.	The two players pick out 1, 2, or 3 cards from their hand to play II. The two players then simultaneously put their cards down, face up III. The winner of the hand collects all of the face up cards IV. The winner sticks his original and new cards in a separate pile next to their deck V.	Then both players draw cards from their deck so they have 7 cards in their hand VI. Once a player uses up all of the cards in their deck they shuffle their other pile and that becomes their new deck VII. Once a player runs out of all of their cards, the other player wins

How to Win a Hand

I.	A hand can be won by the player with the highest point total II. A hand can also be won by various special cards III. A hand can also be “discarded”, which is when a special card is played that results in all of the cards played being discarded from the game IV. A hand can also be a tie when the point total of the two players is equal or when the same special card is played by both players V.	In the case of a tie, three additional cards are played face down of the player’s choice by both players VI. Then out of the remaining cards in the player’s hand, 1, 2, or 3 cards are played by each player and they are the cards that determine the winner of the hand VII. The winner of the hand collects all of the cards including the three face down cards that were played by both players

Point Totals

I.	The point total is the number of points played by a player in a single round II. Points are determined by the type of card, (e.g. Jack = 11, King = 13, 6 = 6, and so forth), this is excluding special cards III. An Ace is a special card in that instead of being worth the normal 14 it is worth 20 points IV. When 2 or more cards are played the points from the cards are added up and that becomes the hands point total

Special Cards

I.	There are many special cards in Insomnia including: 2, 5, 8, 9, and 10 II. Special cards can only be played by themselves or with a card of the same number (e.g. a 5 can not be played with a ten, only with another 5 or by itself) III. Each special card has a unique quality, for example a 2 can beat any face card, excluding Aces, but will be just a two in any other battle IV. However if a 2 is played against a face card that is doubled up with a card that is not a face card the 2 still wins and the player with the 2 gets all of the cards V.	The same rule applies for triples, too VI. A 5 has the ability to beat a 10, but when played against any other card it is still only a 5, worth 5 points VII. A 10 has the ability to clear all of the cards that were played by the other player and the ten itself, these cards are put to the side and are unusable for the rest of the game VIII. When a 5 is put against a 10 the player with the 5 gets the 10 and the 5 IX. An 8 has the ability to beat any card or cards with an odd total point value, but it loses to all with an even total point value X.	A 9 has the ability to beat any card or cards with an even total point value, but it loses to all with an even total point value XI. When a 9 is played against an 8 both cards are discarded and set aside for the rest of the game

Bennyc304 (talk) 02:09, 29 July 2008 (UTC)