How do you play a card game called shove it?

Answer 1

Sorry if this isn't completely clear. I sent this to someone yesterday after teaching them to play, so I knew some details were fresh in her mind. Hopefully this will be enough of a refresher for you.

This game is ideally played with 3 - 4 people, but you could play with 5 or 6. With 5 or 6 you often have someone who ends up not being able to get started on multiple rounds and therefore doesn't enjoy the game near as much.

Use a min. of two decks WITH jokers. They and 2's are wild ALL THE TIME (even if the 2 is being played as a 2 in a run of its own suit). Deal 10 cards. Turn up one card next to the draw the pile. If the person to the left of the dealer wants the card, they pick it up and must end the turn with a discard. If s/he doesn't want it, s/he tops the face up card with a face down card from the draw pile and "shoves" both cards to the player to his/her left AND THEN DRAWS. Each persons turn must end with a discard, even if they are "going out" (ending the round). The player who has been shoved two cards picks them up, and once the previous player has discarded, they must decide what to do with the discarded card. Being shoved cards doesn't excuse you from drawing. Set means "of a kind" (3 fours, 3 jacks, etc.) Run means "in a row of the same suit" (9, 10, J, Q of hearts).

The requirements below are for the minimum number in a set or run, and it is what you must lay down to meld (get in the game). Your runs and sets must include MORE naturals than wilds (6, wild, 8, wild is not okay, but 6, wild, 8, wild, 10 would be fine). Remember 2's are wild (2,3,4,joker of diamonds is not an acceptable run, b/c there are an equal number of wilds and naturals). Once you've melded, then you can continue laying down sets of at least 3 and runs of at least 4. You may also start adding to the other sets and runs in front of other players. You may trade natural cards for wild cards, but you are not required to pick up a wild unless you are replacing a wild in a run. Then you must at least relocate the wild, even if you don't want it in your hand. For instance if someone has 7, 8, Joker, 10 of diamonds in front of them and you want to get rid of your 9 of diamonds, you can place it between their 8 and 10, but the Joker then has to be moved. You can play a Joker just about anywhere though (it could even be made the 6 of diamond on this same run), so again you don't HAVE to pick it up and put it in your hand, unless you want it.

Seven rounds are as follows:

2 sets of 3

1 set of 3 and 1 run of 4

3 sets of 3

2 sets of 3 and 1 run of 4

2 runs of 4 and 1 set of 3

1 run of 7

1 set of 8

The best score is ZERO, and low score wins at the end of the seven rounds. Each round, the person to go out first gets no points and everyone else has to add up the points for the cards they are still holding.

Scoring is as follows: Wild cards - 20 points A - 15 points 10s - Ks - 10 points 3s - 9s - 5 points

Answer 2

Oh, dude, playing Shove It is like super easy. You just like, shuffle the cards, deal them out, and take turns shoving your cards into the middle pile. The person with the highest card wins the round. It's like, so simple, even a goldfish could do it.

Answer 3

In the card game "Shove It," players are dealt a hand of cards and take turns playing a card from their hand onto a central pile. The card played must be of the same suit or rank as the top card of the central pile. If a player cannot play a card, they must draw from the deck until they can. The game continues until one player successfully empties their hand of cards.