Gaming At Joe's
A hilarious trick taking game with a twist, that will make you say "Damn it Joe".
The is a flag ship game for my company. All the damn it cards have my face( Joseph Roche or Joe) on them.
The game is a trick taking game. The first player plays a number and any amount of that number, the next player must if able play a higher number card, they can choose how many of that number they want to play, does not need to be the same amount as previous player. Players continue playing until no one is able to play a higher number, the last player to play a card takes the pot of cards. The numbers on the card are red or green, 2 of each from each number. Red cards a negative 1 point, and the green cards positive 1 point. Whoever gets the cards may or may not want them.
This where the Damn Cards comes in, with a few other choice words tend to follow. Everyone starts with a "Damn It Joe" and "Damn You Joe" card. At any time during the hand or wait till the last number card is played, use their Damn It Joe card to end the round and choose who gets the cards. If it good give them to yourself, if bad send it to your enemy, but then if some one plays their Damn It Joe Card, any player can use their Damn You Joe card to trump the round and then they get to select a player to receive the cards. The Damn cards can only be used once per entire hand, so use them wisely.
After all the number cards are played, players will count their total, high score wins the hand. If a player wins 2 hands in a row or 3 hands total, they win the game. The player who won the previous hand generally tends to get all the hate, and the cursing tend to increase, and it's hilarious.