The player with the lowest card deals first.ĭeal the following cards: Two players (seven cards each), three players (six cards), four players (six cards), six players (five cards), eight players (four cards), nine players (four cards), ten players (three cards, twelve players (three cards). One player shuffles the two decks together, each player takes a card. Players should seat themselves by alternating based on their team around the game board. If there are more than three players, split into two or three teams and divide the glass chips evenly amongst the players.
Here are the rules we follow in our home.Īnywhere from 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, or 12 players may play.
The game is similar to the popular Sequence game, however our boards are perfect mirror images, with cards appearing in opposing spaces. There are several variations of the game of One-Eyed Jacks.