Pig

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Game Description: 

The Pig card game is a fun party game for kids who enjoy a fast-paced, challenging card game that keeps them on their toes. Try this exciting card game at your child’s next party.

Age Range: 

5+

Objective: 

The first player to receive all three letters: P, I, G, is eliminated., while the last player in play is the winner.

The Pack: 

A standard deck of 52 playing cards as well as pens and cards for the letters P, I and G.

The Deal: 

Sort the deck of cards out into piles of four of a kind. Set aside one pile for each player. Discard the remainder of the piles.

Shuffle the chosen cards well. Deal until each player has four cards.

The Play: 

The aim of the game is to collect four of a kind. Players must choose what they want to collect and discard, face-down, one card at a time each turn. This card is passed to the player on their left who also discards a card to the next player on their left and so on.

Once a player has collected four of a kind, the player must immediately put a finger on their nose.

If another player sees them do this, they too put a finger on their nose even if they don’t have four of a kind. The last player to notice the others and place a finger on their nose gets the letter "P" given to them.

The first player to receive all three letters: P, I, G, is eliminated. The last player in play is the winner.