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Spooneye! The Card Game Introduction |
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| Hello,
and welcome to Spooneye!, the game that combines the skill and guile of
a traditional card game with the excitement and drama of dining at Long
John Silver's. Spooneye! is a game of swashbuckling, swarthy, sweaty piracy,
set on the tempestuous high seas of a regular 52 card deck. The object
of the game is to capture cards by forming complete sets of cards on your
side of the table and capturing the incomplete sets on your opponent's
side. Although the rules are fairly straightforward after a couple of
games, it may at first seem idiosyncratic when compared to other such
diversions. It's not really based around tricks (like Bridge, Spades,
or Hearts) or melds (like Gin or Canasta), or running out of cards (like
Crazy Eights or Karma). Nor does it closely resemble other odd ducks like
Cribbage or Cassino, although inspiration was drawn from each. Perhaps
its closest relatives would be games such as Russian Bank or Spite and
Malice, but while those games are literally double Solitaire, Spooneye!
pits you against your opponent most directly.
To make the learning curve less steep, the game has been divided into two levels. First, there's the Basic Game, which covers the core mechanics of the game and is a completely playable game in and of itself. Try it out, and once you get comfortable with it, give the Standard Game a shot. Once you get used to this, you can play a full match, as well as the three- and four-player variants. Although we hope you find Spooneye! a stimulating and sociable pastime, it is not a game that everyone will take to. It has been pointed out by more than one individual that Spooneye! is possibly the most antagonistic thing you can do with a deck of cards short of making someone eat them. And so, as you cavort on the wild seas of Spooneye!, please remember the sage advice of Edmund Hoyle: "No kicking, no biting, no spitting." |
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