On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Alexander Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another interesting data point: I was playing Cheat with a single deck > of cards with some friends. Someone called "two fives", and put down > two cards. So I called "three fives", and put down the other two fives, > in a squared-up way so other players could not easily count the number > of cards I'd played.
I've always played that you must play in order starting with twos, so after someone plays fives you must play sixes, making your scam impossible. I believe Hoyle's version includes this feature. Being able to play whatever rank of cards you want seems to me to make the game way too easy.
