President/Diplomat

Well this is a good card game although I must admit I did not think so when I first encountered it.I walked into a room,my friend handed me the cards and walked out.My friend was the peasant in the game,at that time it was "king","lord"..etc.There were around 12 of us playing so at the start of each hand I had to give all my cards to the king. In the first hand all players are neutral.Play commences with one player dropping any number of cards of one number that he/she wishes-e.g one 3,three 5s etc.(I will refer to numbers involoving cards like this 3,5,9 so as to get rid of confusion)Next person must put down the same no. of cards,e.g one ...  Read the complete review

President (sometimes known as Diplomat) is a trumps based game that needs at least three players, but is better played in groups of 5 or more. I believe the game originated in South Africa and was taught to a friend of mine whilst he was travelling in Durban. The first round is slightly different to the others as this round determines your position for the next round. Essentially there are five main positions: The President (top of the shop) The Vice President The Middle Man The Vice *Oops and The * Oops * Oops - Now traditionally these positions use a rather unpleasant word referring to a part of the bottom. As the audience is ...  Read the complete review