What is your favorite card game?
2007-07-05 16:48:13 · 23 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
LOL . . . actually, I'm Norse heathen and have been for years, but your question really brings back some hilarious memories of my fundyroller "holiness" upbringing!
See, Pentecostals wouldn't touch playing cards back then, because people used them to gamble, and, well, Vegas was "Sin City" and they gambled for Jesus's clothes and so forth and so on. I'm sure you know the drill. However, there was this OTHER kind of cards, called "Rook" that had four colors, no symbols, and no face cards, just numbers. The same *number* of numbers, right? So you could play any card game with Rook cards that you could play with regular cards: bridge, canasta, gin rummy, whole nine yards.
And even ROOK cards weren't okay with ALL Pentecostals, because, well, they were still *cards* after all. *Almost* playing cards, the way roller skating was *almost* dancing . . . so, every church we attended (we moved a lot while I was growing up) my parents would start to "fellowship" with other couples in the church, and have them over for coffee and pie, or dinner, and then . . . these long uncomfortable pauses and sidelong glances . . .
And finally someone would blurt out, "So . . . y'all play Rook?" *G*
2007-07-05 17:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Cribbage? Ermm no that uses cards. Bunko? NO that uses dice.
Really it has been so long since I've played a card game.
I like spades, spoons, oh there's this really cool one which uses a board and you play teams and match up decks (I think) and it involves throwing cherry licorice at your partner when he makes a really bad play).
Do occasionally play a game of poker. I bet mints, and silly stuff.
Not a huge fan of card games...
I like board games. Scrabble, bible knowledge, LOVE battleship, and cranium caddoo.
2007-07-05 16:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cribbage
my grandfather taught me, been playing since I was 5
It is the game my husband and I played a lot before we where dating (still play, and only my grandfather and my husband can beat me at it)
and most I live near now don't even know what it is
2007-07-06 03:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Noble Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must take some time and study the scriptures before I answer that. It is a very deep spiritual question. lol Let me get back to you once my research is completed.
2007-07-07 11:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Setback or contract rummy. Yes, I play cards.....LOL :) I also like to play Go Fish and Old Maid with my nieces and nephews.
2007-07-05 16:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by beano™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never really cared for cards, and i'm not sure why. i just never could get into it. i like board games more, especially if they have something to do with words. scrabble is probably my favorite.
2007-07-05 16:55:40 · answer #6 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
DefLeppardGirl, that game is fun. I like Egyptian ratscrew, Rummy and 3 13.
2007-07-05 16:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Texas Hold'em
2007-07-05 16:54:25 · answer #8 · answered by crazysnk18 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Skippo.
2007-07-05 17:31:05 · answer #9 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texas Hold'em Poker....a close second is go fish
2007-07-05 16:57:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋