GABON - Card Game Rules

Overview

• Number of Players: 3 to 6 participants.
• Objective: Be the first to get rid of all your cards. Opponents receive penalty points based on the cards remaining in their hands.

Setup

1. Dealing Cards:
   • The dealer distributes 7 cards to each player.
   • Players must wait to pick up their cards until the dealer picks up their own.
     • If a player picks a card up before the dealer they get an additional card in their hand.
2. Starting the Game:
   • The dealer flips one card from the deck.
   • The flipped card’s significance applies only to the dealer, who starts the game.
   • The game is played clockwise.

Gameplay Mechanics

• Playing in Suits:
  • Players follow the played suit: Hearts, Spades, Clubs, and Diamonds.
  • If you can’t play anything, you say “Pass”.
• Changing Suits:
  • Play an eight (8) to change the current suit.
  • Or match the rank with another suit (e.g., playing a 9 of another suit on a 9).

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Special Cards

• (8): Allows a suit change.
• King (K): Reverses the play direction.
• (2): Forces the next player to draw 2 cards. This can be countered by playing another 2, stacking the penalty for the next player.
• (3): Skips the next player’s turn. </aside>

Declaring Last Card