King Jack - playing cards game
King Jack - playing cards game (A.K.A. English Blackjack, a variation of Knock Knock and Crazy Eights) How to play This is for 3 to 6 players ideally. Use 1 deck of cards, although it's possible to play with more decks. To win you must empty your hand of any cards. You can lay down a card by matching it to the number or suit of the previous discard, i.e. the same number with a different suit, or the same suit with an incrementing or decrementing number. There are many wild cards to alter the gameplay for your opponents. Deal 7 cards each, for a 3 or 4 player game, or 5 cards if there are more players. Place the remainder of the unused pack of cards face down on the table. Then take the top one, turn it over, and place it separately to form a discard pile of face-up cards. The player to the dealer's left goes first. If any player cannot go, they must pick up a card from the unused pack. If you run out of cards from the unused pile, then take all cards from the discard pile, exce...