A few months ago our son decided we should make Saturday a family game night. I am sorry to say that we haven't been entirely faithful about this, but when we have we have had a good time. Ds would like us all to play Pokemon or some other such game, but I insist that we play something that we can all enjoy, that we know how to play or that has simple instructions.
Last night, I taught my son and daughter how to play Seven-Up, which was a success, but then my son said he had a game he wanted to teach us. It was clear that he was making up the rules as he went. The usual result is a game more convoluted than Fizzbin (original Star Trek: A Piece of the Action). This time it resulted in a simple, fun game that had us laughing out loud, and even lured my husband away from football long enough to give it a try.
If you would like to try it here are the rules (I would advise playing on an empty bladder):
Conquest
The Object of the Game: To be the first to get rid of all your cards.
Dealing: The game is played with a standard 52 card deck plus the two jokers. All cards are dealt out. It doesn't matter if some players have one more card than other players.
Play: Once all cards are dealt, one player lays down any ace. Aces are low (they are counted as ones). There is no waiting for everyone to get their cards in order.
Any other player may lay down any card of an equal or higher value or one of the same suit.
Other players continue to lay down cards of equal or higher value or of the same suit as the top card on the discard pile.
When a player lays down a card of the same suit, it may be of a lower value.
A joker may be played on any card and any card may be placed on top of a joker. This also makes it possible to bring the value of the top card back down so more cards may be played.
There is no order of play, except that a player may not make two plays in a row, unless all other players are unable to play.
In the event that no one is able to make another play, the game ends and the person with the fewest cards wins.
