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  ROUND THE WORLD OBJECTIVE OF ROUND THE WORLD:  The objective of Round the World is to win the pot. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 to 10 Players MATERIALS:  A standard 52-card deck, chips or money, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME :  Poker Card Game AUDIENCE:  Adult OVERVIEW OF ROUND THE WORLD Round the World is a poker card game for 3 to 10 players. The object of the game is to make and win bids. This is a poker game variation, so a general knowledge of how to play poker and poker hands is needed. SETUP There will be a dealer who may or may not play in the round. This is up to the table and the environment the game is being played in. The dealer will shuffle and deal each player a 4-card hand. Then 4 cards are dealt to the center of the table, face down. Card and Hand Rankings Cards are ranked traditionally. Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 (low). The game also uses the traditional ranking of hands. GAMEPLAY Th...

  LAME BRAIN PETE OBJECTIVE OF LAME BRAIN PETE:  The objective of Lame Brain Pete is to win the pot. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 to 10 Players MATERIALS:  A standard 52-card deck, chips or money, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME:  Poker Card Game AUDIENCE:  Adult OVERVIEW OF LAME BRAIN PETE Lame Brain Pete is a poker card game for 3 to 10 players. The object of the game is to make and win bids. This is a poker game variation, so a general knowledge of how to play poker and poker hands is needed. SETUP There will be a dealer who may or may not play in the round. This is up to the table and the environment the game is being played in. The dealer will shuffle and deal each player a 3-card hand. There is a round of bidding done before the table cards are dealt. Then 4 cards are dealt to the center of the table, face down. Card and Hand Rankings Cards are ranked traditionally. Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 (low). The...

  PARCELLUS OBJECTIVE OF PARCELLUS:  The first player to reach 30 points is the winner NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  3 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  24 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 9 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Trick Taking, Climbing AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF PARCELLUS Parcellus is a three player card game created by Matthew Shields in 2008.  In this game, players are trying to win as many cards and tricks as possible.  To do this, players must carefully decide when to play to the growing trick and when to pass.  THE CARDS & THE DEAL Parcellus uses a 24 card Euchre deck which includes cards (low) 9 – Ace (high).  Shuffle and deal 6 cards to each player while also dealing 6 cards to a dummy hand.  Deal passes left each round. THE PLAY THE PASS Each player looks at their hand and chooses three cards to pass to the left face down.  Once they have completed the pass, they look at the cards that were handed to them. The pass alter...

  PLAYSTATION SEVEN OBJECTIVE OF PLAYSTATION SEVEN:  Work through the entire deck without discarding four cards of the same rank NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  1 player NUMBER OF CARDS:  52 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) Aces – Kings (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Solitaire AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF PLAYSTATION SEVEN Playstation Seven is a lightly themed solitaire card game created by Wil Su.  In this game, the player works at a store and is trying to manage a mob of customers.  This is done by organizing customers (cards) into lines (columns) in a way that keeps customers happy.  Customers are kept happy as long as the cards that represent them are kept in descending order.  Drawing through the entire deck without discarding four cards of the same rank will win the game. THE CARDS & THE DEAL Playstation Seven uses a 52 card deck.  Shuffle the cards and place the deck face down on the table.  Draw four cards and place them face up to...

  NOTRE DAME OBJECT OF NOTRE DAME:  The objective of Notre Dame is to be the player who has the most prestige points after nine rounds of gameplay have been completed. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 to 5 players MATERIALS:  Five Board Sections, Three Tiles, Forty-Five Action Cards, Fifteen Person Cards, Seventy Influence Markers, Black Markers, Five Trusted Friends, Five Carriages, One Bell-ringer, Twenty Messages, Twenty-Five Gold Coins, Eighty-Four Prestige Tokens TYPE OF GAME:  Strategic Board Game AUDIENCE:  10+ OVERVIEW OF NOTRE DAME In Notre Dame, you will be playing the role of an influential family in Paris in the late 14 th  century. Maximize your wealth and your prestige through the use of action cards to spread your influence throughout your borough. Take advantage of your opportunities when you can to win the game! Influence the banks to allow more access to money and force your citizens to spend more to increase your prestige. The player with the m...

  THE CASTLES OF BURGUNDY OBJECT OF THE CASTLES OF BURGUNDY:  The objective of The Castles of Burgundy is to be the player with the most victory points at the end of 5 rounds of gameplay. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 to 4 Players MATERIALS:  One hundred and Fourteen Action Cards, One Hundred and Twenty-Six Additional Cards, and Instructions TYPE OF GAME:  Strategic Card Game AUDIENCE:  12+ OVERVIEW OF THE CASTLES OF BURGUNDY Players grow their estates through strategic trade and commerce in 15 th  century Loire Valley. Possible actions are presented to each player, but the choice is theirs! Will each choose wisely? There are many paths to take, but your decisions will decide if the victory will be yours! Trade, buy, build, and invest throughout five rounds of play to earn the most victory points! SETUP Each player will collect one project card, one storage card, and one estate card. These cards are placed in front of them. In their storage, each player will p...

  SPLIT OBJECT OF SPLIT:  The objective of Split is to be the player who has the most points after three rounds of gameplay. NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 to 6 Players MATERIALS:  104 Split Cards and 1 Split Score Pad TYPE OF GAME:  Strategic Card Game AUDIENCE:  18+ OVERVIEW OF SPLIT Split is a strategic card came where the goal is to get all of your cards out of your hand while also making matches and scoring points. The more cards you have in your hand at the end of a round, the more negative boxes you must fill in on the score sheet, and the less points you receive throughout the game. Match the cards by number, or number and color, or number and color and suit to make varying levels of matches throughout the game. If you create the perfect match, you may force another player to mark a negative box, putting them that much closer to being a loser! Upgrade your matches, pay attention, and win the game! SETUP To begin setup, ensure that all players have a sheet fr...

  COURT OBJECTIVE OF COURT: The player  with the highest score after three rounds wins NUMBER OF PLAYERS:  2 – 4 players NUMBER OF CARDS:  54 cards RANK OF CARDS:  (low) 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME:  Card Drafting, Set Collection AUDIENCE:  Adults INTRODUCTION OF COURT Court is a card drafting and set collection game created by Scott Huntington.  Inspired by Sushi Go and  7 Wonders , Court is played with a standard deck of cards and two Jokers.  In this game, players are dealt a hand of cards.  They must choose one card from the hand and pass the rest to the left.  Hands are passed until all of the cards are chosen, and players are trying to build the best combinations possible.  THE CARDS & THE DEAL  Court uses a standard 52 card deck as well as two Jokers.  The starting hand size depends on the number of players.  In a two player game, deal 9 cards to each player.  For a three player game, deal 8 ...