Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at
1:10 am
Two elderly gentlemen are playing cards on Saturday evening just as they have done for the past 50 years.
Gus, the elder, had been having problems remembering what cards were what, and usually needed help from his wife. At the end of the card game Red said to Gus, “You did very good tonight. You didn’t need any help at all. Why is that?”
Gus replied, “Why, ever since my wife sent me to that memory school, I haven’t had any problems at all.”
“Memory school? What memory school?”
Gus thought for a moment, “Oh, what’s that flower that’s red with thorns? A really pretty flower . . . ”
“A rose?” asked Red.
“Yeah, that’s it!” Gus turned to his wife and mumbled, “Hey, Rose! What’s the name of that memory school you sent me to?”
Monday, August 10th, 2009 at
3:33 pm
Playing card games is a great way for families to bond. Here are some suggestions for the best traditional card games for families, including children 8 and up (and younger in some cases). All of these games can be played with a standard 52-card deck.
For 2 to 4 players. Crazy Eights, also known as Eights and as Swedish Rummy, is a distant relative of Rummy. It's known as a "stops" game because players can be stopped from discarding if they don't have a proper card.
For 2 to 6 players. Go Fish is a set collection game in which players try to gather sets of four cards of the same rank by asking other players for cards they might have.
For 3 to 5 players with one deck of cards. 6 to 11 players with two decks. I Doubt It is a fun card game that's great for children and adults to play together.
For 3 to 13 players. Spoons is a clever card game that can be played by children and adults together. This card game also goes by the names Pig and Tongue, and spoons are not necessary to play those versions of the game.
For 2 to 12 players. In the same family of games as Crazy Eights and Fan Tan, Go Boom is a trick-taking game that works well for both children and adults.
