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Slap is a card game that can be played by between two to ten players with one deck of cards. Your goal is to collect every card in the deck from other players. It is usually known as Egyptian Rat Screw (ERS), or Egyptian Rummy.
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Shuffle the deck(s) of cards.
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Hand out an equal number of cards to each player. Divide 52 by the number of players to find out how many cards each person gets. Here is a quick chart for reference for up to 10 players;
- 2 players: 26 each
- 3 players: 17 each, 1 extra
- 4 players: 13 each
- 5 players: 10 each, 2 extra
- 6 players: 8 each, 4 extra
- 7 players: 7 each, 3 extra
- 8 players: 6 each, 4 extra
- 9 players: 5 each, 7 extra
- 10 players: 5 each, 2 extra
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Randomly eliminate any extra cards.
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Decide if the game will go clockwise or counter-clockwise.
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Have everyone lay their cards in a pile face-down in front of them; no card is more valuable than another.
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Allow the first person to place their card face-up in the center of the group.
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Allow everyone to continue placing down their cards until the previous and current card placed match.
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Slap the center pile when two consecutive cards match (pair)[example:4-4], when a Queen and King are placed down consecutively(marriage)[example: Q-K or K-Q], when a Queen and Jack are placed down consecutively (affair)[example: J-Q or Q-J]or when two of the same number are separated by one card (sandwich)[example: 8-4-8 or K-J-K or any of the like]. The first person to slap it will have their hand on the bottom. They get to add all the cards in the center pile to the bottom of their pile.
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When someone lays down a face card, the person that goes after them has to put down the right amount of cards, and if one of them is another face card, the game continues on regularly, but if a face card is not laid down in the right number of cards, the person who laid the original face card gets to pick up the entire pile.
- FACE CARDS:
- Ace: next person has four chances to lay down another face card.
- King: next person has three chances to lay down another face card
- Queen: next person has two chances to lay down another face card.
- Jack: next person has one chance to lay down another face card.
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Let players that were eliminated because they didn't have any cards come back in if they can be the first ones to slap.
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Announce the winner when one person has won all the cards into their pile.EXPERT TIPBoard Game ExpertAshton Wu is a Board Game expert at Shelfside. After delving into the Yugioh tournament community while growing up, Ashton launched himself into the board gaming community in 2014 and went into reviewing board games as a career full-time in 2019. His YouTube channel Shelfside has over 35K subscribers and over 4 million views, assisted by written reviews on the Shelfside website and BoardGameGeek.com. He also consults with gaming companies to build high-quality gaming products. Ashton is a tournament commentator, board game playthrough director, and host of the Shelfside Podcast, where he talks about board games with his business partner, Daniel. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in addition to the Technology Management Certificate.
Slap Jack is one of the most fun two-player card games. It's easy to learn and fast-paced, making it perfect for a quick and exciting game. Grab a deck of cards and challenge a friend to some friendly and harmless hand-slapping competition.
Community Q&A
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QuestionCan I slap everybody if I win?Community AnswerIt depends on your rules. The game is called "Slap" because you slap the cards, not the players.
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QuestionWhat happens if someone slaps out of turn?Community AnswerWhen someone slaps out of turn, he has to take a card from his deck and put it at the bottom of the middle deck.
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QuestionWhat happens when a person puts down the same face card?Community AnswerIf it is consecutive, people can slap for it and gain the entire pile of cards. Otherwise, it doesn't matter.
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Tips
- Make sure everyone is an equal slapping distance from the center pile.Thanks
- The more people, the more fun it is.Thanks
- This game can also be played with an Uno deck, as opposed to a standard card deck.Thanks
Things You'll Need
- a standard card deck
- at least two players
About This Article
Slap Jack is a fun 2-or-more-player card game where players try to win all of the cards by slapping jacks as they’re played. To start the game, deal out all of the cards face-down to each player one at a time so everyone has a stack in front of them. Then, the player to the left of the dealer flips their top card face-up in the center of the playing area. Then the next player flips their top card face-up. If a Jack is flipped face-up, the first player to slap it gets the Jack and all of the cards underneath it and shuffles the new cards into their stack. If multiple players slap the Jack at the same time, the player whose hand is directly on the Jack gets the pile of cards. Play continues like this around the circle. If a player runs out of cards in their stack, they have one more chance to slap the next Jack that is flipped up. If they don’t slap the next face-up Jack first, they’re out of the game. The game continues until one player gets all of the cards and wins! To learn what you should do with the joker in your deck of cards, read on!
