Remote family card game
March 20, 2020 11:23 AM Subscribe
We have a family card game that we would like to play remotely while we are unable to see each other in person. My mom and aunt have tasked us with finding a way to play...I'm looking for an app or really any ideas for playing the game exactly according to our rules.
Essentially, we have 7 rounds. We can manually track the rounds and tally up scores ourselves. The gist of the game is that:
-3+ players
-over 5ish players, we may need 2 decks
-jokers are included in the deck
-the number of cards that goes to each player varies in each round
-there is a different goal each round - some combination of runs and like cards
-Jokers and 2s function as wilds
-there is a draw/discard pile
-a player has the option on their turn to take from the draw OR discard pile. KEY: If the player doesn't want the discard, before drawing, each successive player, in order, has the option to "buy" that (and only that) discard, and takes a penalty card from the draw pile.
-once a player has the goal of the round, he/she places those cards face up on the table
-once that player does so, they have the ability to play the remaining cards in their hand on other people who have achieved the goal, and to a limited extent rearrange cards
-the round ends when one player gets rid of all their cards
I also need to figure out the best way (skype? zoom?) for us to see/interact with eachother - combo of iphones/androids.
So clearly this is too complex to just do in an app. We've seen card dealing apps, but how do we incorporate the other functions? I was considering some sort of Google Sheets solution, but I just don't think everyone is savvy enough to do that...
Essentially, we have 7 rounds. We can manually track the rounds and tally up scores ourselves. The gist of the game is that:
-3+ players
-over 5ish players, we may need 2 decks
-jokers are included in the deck
-the number of cards that goes to each player varies in each round
-there is a different goal each round - some combination of runs and like cards
-Jokers and 2s function as wilds
-there is a draw/discard pile
-a player has the option on their turn to take from the draw OR discard pile. KEY: If the player doesn't want the discard, before drawing, each successive player, in order, has the option to "buy" that (and only that) discard, and takes a penalty card from the draw pile.
-once a player has the goal of the round, he/she places those cards face up on the table
-once that player does so, they have the ability to play the remaining cards in their hand on other people who have achieved the goal, and to a limited extent rearrange cards
-the round ends when one player gets rid of all their cards
I also need to figure out the best way (skype? zoom?) for us to see/interact with eachother - combo of iphones/androids.
So clearly this is too complex to just do in an app. We've seen card dealing apps, but how do we incorporate the other functions? I was considering some sort of Google Sheets solution, but I just don't think everyone is savvy enough to do that...
I can't help you with a customizable app, BUT, your game is remarkably similar to Phase 10, a card game. You may get some satisfaction playing that. And I'm sure there are many online versions of Phase 10.
posted by hydra77 at 11:29 AM on March 20, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by hydra77 at 11:29 AM on March 20, 2020 [1 favorite]
I also came here to say online Phase 10, but if it absolutely has to be custom family rules then I agree that Tabletop Simulator would be a good option.
posted by terretu at 11:54 AM on March 20, 2020
posted by terretu at 11:54 AM on March 20, 2020
I think this is Shanghai Rum (or rummy), aka California rummy, in case that helps.
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 11:54 AM on March 20, 2020
posted by Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug at 11:54 AM on March 20, 2020
Response by poster: Is Tabletop Simulator something we'd each have to buy, and would it have to be on laptops?
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Indeed, it's a 7 hand version we call Hollywood Rummy, but some of the hands and much of the rules are the same.
posted by DoubleLune at 12:09 PM on March 20, 2020
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Indeed, it's a 7 hand version we call Hollywood Rummy, but some of the hands and much of the rules are the same.
posted by DoubleLune at 12:09 PM on March 20, 2020
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posted by Lazlo Hollyfeld at 11:28 AM on March 20, 2020 [2 favorites]