Shuffle all the cards really well, and stack into a single stock pile. The more books needed, the longer the game will be. Set the rules on what is required to 'go out' on a game - for example, 1 clean book, 1 dirty book and 1 wild book are needed. Four or six can play as partners with two three or five, everyone must play for themselves. Each player is dealt two sets of cards - the hand, which is played first, and the foot, which is played when the hand has been used up.Īny number of people from two to six can play, using one more deck of cards than the number of players (including the jokers). The player to get rid of their first cards is the winner of that round, with the game consisting of 4 rounds. The goal of Hand And Foot is to win the most points by creating 'books' of cards.

So, without further ado, click 'read more' below to get the scoop on how to play! After doing some digging online, it looks like we play a slightly modified version of 'Saskatchewan Hand And Foot'.who knew? Not me. Naturally, I had to share our fave game with y'all. It's a bit complicated to explain, but one you get the hang of it, it's SO much fun. There's elements of strategy, a touch of luck, and a lot of cards involved. After we sung what I would call a birthday concerto that was awful enough to shatter glass, we somehow ended up playing one of our favorite card games: Hand And Foot. Last weekend, my parents came over to celebrate John's birthday.

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