Thursday 16 June 2016

A deck of cards


There was always a deck of cards in our home and as kids we would play simple games such as Snap and Beggar my Neighbor or even Old Maid with each other

Even when alone hours might be spent playing Patience until bored and with that I would decide to make a house of cards myself and see how high I could build them until they fell over in a heap.

Being kids we found a better game to play by flicking the cards against a wall to see whose card landed nearest only to be told off afterwards by Dad because the cards were now bent.

Then at Christmas time when relatives came, everyone wanted to do something as a group and would sit in a circle and play Chase the Ace hoping you didn’t get the Ace that was a low card but if you did could pass it on for a higher one or better still being dealt a king and showing it straight away knowing you couldn’t lose that round.

Eventually when grown up you would play Bridge or gambling games when things got complicated with everybody looking so serious and not laughing at all.

I think I have a deck of cards somewhere around the house now but so few people play anymore unless they do so by themselves on the computer like everything else these days.

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9 comments:

  1. Guess I never really thought about it but a deck of cards was a pretty unifying force in our house as well

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  2. We keep a deck or two around, and sometimes play Battle or Go Fish, especially when it's time to entertain children.

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  3. We used to play cards all the time, but TV Internet and iPhones have killed that

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  4. Brings back good memories.

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  5. I only played cards when I was a child, then played a long time after becoming an adult. Now we live in a retirement community that has all kinds of card games..and other type games, so you have a choice of when and what you want to play...but I don't play...rather have friends over for dinner and then play cards at home. I spend my time doing other things at the recreation centers.

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  6. I only played cards when I was a child, then played a long time after becoming an adult. Now we live in a retirement community that has all kinds of card games..and other type games, so you have a choice of when and what you want to play...but I don't play...rather have friends over for dinner and then play cards at home. I spend my time doing other things at the recreation centers.

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  7. I believe I still have a deck of cards (in a drawer in a cabinet in the kitchen). I totally enjoy Solitaire (aka, I believe, Patience), and can play for a remarkably long time without losing...patience.

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  8. Guilty as charged - my card deck is now my keyboard! Happy memories.

    B Gone...a silly short story!

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  9. How times have changed. the ubiquitous iPhone and its likes spelled the doom of card games!

    Hank

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