Cards in a Hat

Sham S. Misri

This is a simple but popular pastime, and it is one of the few card games that require physical skill!

In addition to one or two packs of cards, a hat with a brim is required. If no hat is available,

a bowl, Or wastebasket can be substituted. The standard 52-card pack is used.

The game is played to judge distances, and improves accuracy in tossing. Any number of people can play.

The cards are dealt among the players. The goal is to land the most cards inside the hat.

Put the hat on the floor in the middle of the room, with brim up.

Players stand at a distance from the hat. In the game, each player in turn flips one card toward the hat, and tries to land the card inside it.
Each player keeps track of the number of cards that land inside, with one point being scored for each, and half a point if a card lands on the brim.

However, if another player succeeds in knocking in a card resting on the brim, it counts as a full point for that player.

If only one person plays, he keeps score by keeping track of how many cards out of 52 he tossed in the hat.

Victory is awarded if the player scores 20 or more points in a round. Thirty points or more scores a double-victory.