Written January 14, 2025 in 12 minutes as part of the Gentle Games Habit
A game for two
The two players are thieves going on a series of burglaries in a single night. They have 2 bags each for each burglary, and agree to splitting each targets take using a weird method.
Components: 2 copies of cards numbered 1-12 (total of 24 cards). You can use two suits from a deck of playing cards, Ace through 10, Jack (11) and Queen (12).
Each round:
- One player designated to cut, the other to choose
- Each player is dealt two cards
- The players set the cards face down, and at the same time reveal one of them.
- The cutting player groups the cards in pairs as they like. The choosing player then chooses a pair to keep. The other player gets the other pair.
- If there are cards remaining in the deck, swap roles and play another round. Otherwise move on to scoring.
Scoring:
- Each player takes the sum of the value of their cards. Highest wins.