86 Game
- Super simple, ideal for play at a bar or small space.
- In a public scene they get attention, strike up a conversation, make new friends.
- Easy and fun to create your own house rules.
- Use your cell phone calculator to track score.
Card Values
Rules
- Dealer is the person who last J-walked
- Each player gets 3 cards
- Each turn, player draws 1 and discards 1 - always having only 3 cards
- Once nearest to or = 31, player knocks - other players then have 1 turn remaining
- When turns are finished - everyone shows all cards
- Winner is closest to 31 without going over
- Losers - tally delta between knocker and thyself (loser) x 5 and accumulate
- Ties - the player who knocked wins
- Over 31? Tally delta between thyself and 31 x 5 and accumulate
- If Knocker loses, Knocker tallys delta between thyself (loser) and winner x 10 and accumulate
- Do not recycle used cards
- Repeat rounds of 31 until a player reaches 86 or more - and removal from game
- Run out cards? Consolidate, shuffle, and repeat rounds of 31
- Last player remaining wins!