OBJECTIVE OF SPOONS: Be the first to have a four of a kind and grab a spoon.
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- The goal of the game is to collect 4 of a kind. Once you have 4 of a kind you can grab a spoon from the pile. Once one spoon is taken everyone else takes one too. Whoever doesn’t get a spoon is out and the play continues with one less spoon until there is one winner. Playing groups games like card games has so many benefits for kids.
- Spoons is a clever card game that can be played by children and adults. This card game also goes by the names Pig and Tongue. Despite the name, spoons are not necessary to play those versions of the game.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-13 players
NUMBER OF CARDS: 52 card deck
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RANK OF CARDS: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
OTHER MATERIALS: Spoons – 1 spoon less than the number of players
TYPE OF GAME: Matching
AUDIENCE: All Ages
INTRODUCTION TO SPOONS
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Spoons is a fast-paced matching game also referred to as Pig or Tongue. It is a multi-round game that involves matching, grabbing, and sometimes bluffing. Similar to musical chairs, there are one fewer spoons than there are players per round. Once a player has four cards of the same rank in hand they grab a spoon in the center of the table. One player will be left without a spoon at the end of the round and they are out. The game continues until there is one player left who is declared the winner.
PLAYING THE GAME
Spoons are put in the center of the table so that all players may reach them. The dealer (who also participates) deals each player four cards. Players pass one card from their hand to the left. This is done simultaneously, placing the unwanted card face-down on the table and sliding over. After players pick up the card on their right, add it to their hand, and repeat. The goal is to create a hand with a four of a kind, or four cards of equal rank.
WINNING
Once a player has a four of a kind, do not announce it, and quickly reach into the middle to grab a spoon. After the first player grabs a spoon all other players must follow as fast as possible despite their hand. The player who is left without a spoon is out. The game continues with one fewer spoon until there are two players and one spoon. Some variants consider the last two players in the game joint winners.
Longer versions of the game do not immediately force players to drop out if they fail to grab a spoon. In this variation, if a player loses, they earn an ‘S’. The round is repeated with the same number of spoons. The player continues to play until they spell S.P.O.O.N, meaning they have lost five rounds in total. When this happens they are eliminated from the game and a spoon is removed from play.
REFERENCES:
http://www.grandparents.com/grandkids/activities-games-and-crafts/spoons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoons
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http://www.classicgamesandpuzzles.com/Spoons.html