Bill's Lucky Paw Game Rules

Lucky Paw is played with a single deck of normal playing cards (52 cards). Jokers are optional (see Table rules below). The object of the game is to get the low score. A tournament consists of multiple rounds.

Each round starts with 4 cards dealt face up to top and 3 cards dealt face up to each player. The 4 cards at top will become Open Play Stacks. The 3 cards dealt to each player go on their individual Player Stacks.

• Play then consists of each player (in turn) playing one of their cards on one of the open stacks. The played card must be either 1 higher or 1 lower then the Open Play Stack card (a 6 or a 4 could be played on a 5). Aces are both high and low. So either a King or a 2 could be played on an Ace; and an Ace could be played on either a King or a 2. If Jokers are enabled by the Host, then a Joker can be played on any card; and any card can be played on a Joker. So if a Joker was played on a 7, the next player could play a King on that Joker.
   
• If a player is unable to play any of their cards, then they must PASS. A player must play a card if they can if the Host has enabled the "Must Play" rule. If the Host has NOT enabled the "Must Play" rule, then a player can PASS rather then play if they believe it is to their advantage to do so.
   
• If all players have PASSED, then another set of 3 cards will be dealt to each player. The new cards will go on top of the player's stacks. The final deal may consist of less then 3 cards. After players have finished playing their final set of cards the round will end, and players will see the scores for that round.

Scoring is based on how many cards remain in a player's play stacks at the end of each round. If Team Play has been enabled by host, then team scores will be shown. Otherwise each player's score will be shown.

Tournaments consist of multiple rounds (the exact number set by the Host). At the end of each round, the scoring results for that round will be added to the Tournament (or series) scores; and cards will be reshuffled and redealt. Players will take turns in being the starting player for each round. The Host chooses which player is the starting player for the first round.

Team Play is more like team scramble in golf. Players are divided into two teams (odd vs even player numbers). Each player plays their own cards each round. The team score for that round is the lowest score of it's team members.

Table rules set by host. Table host sets options which include such things as how many people are playing, how many rounds to play (1-9), whether or not players will compete as individuals or as teams, as well as choosing which player goes first. The host also has the option to decide whether to include 0, 1, or 2 jokers in the deck. If Jokers are allowed then each joker will replace a random card from the deck - thus insuring that the game is played with exactly 52 cards.

 

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