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One Deck

Three short lessons for an evening with a single pack of cards: choose the game for who is at the table, teach it in sixty seconds, and meet cribbage, said to be invented by a poet.

For grown-ups, from what DealTales teaches children at Spark & Anvil.

  1. Lesson 1Choose for the table
  2. Lesson 2Teach in sixty seconds
  3. Lesson 3Cribbage and the poet
At the table · two to eight people, 5 or older

A one-pack evening

You'll need: one pack of cards, paper and a pencil for scores.

  1. Choose the first game for the youngest or newest player.
  2. Teach it in sixty seconds: how you win, what you do on a turn, one special rule.
  3. Play two rounds, then let someone else choose and teach the next game.
  4. End with the game the table liked best.

Print the guidebook (all lessons + the table activity) →