10: If a player has a 10, they can place any card which goes up or down from 10 For example, if the 10 of hearts is placed, then the player can put down any 9 or Any jack However, after this they have to put down an eight of hearts, or a six of hearts, or a 7 of a different suit, or move on to the next player.

When playing an Ace, the player can decide freely the suit that has to be played next from then on, play continues as normal, but on the suit selected by the player of the Ace.

Ace: can be played regardless of the suit or value of the topmost card on the playing deck-that is, the Ace may be played at any time in the game.

Red Jack: Is best played when a Black Jack is played as this will cancel the pickup Black Jack rule.

If a player has both Black Jacks then they can play both of them at the same time, to then cause the next person to pick up.

Black Jack: When the Black Jack is played, the next player must pick up the same number of cards dealt or play another Black Jack and the following player must then pick up double that.

Ten: The ten reverses the play direction.

Normally, the next player may not play an 8 to continue the power, as they could with the 2 however, if this rule is included, then 8s will continue to be played until the flow reaches a player without an 8, in which case they will miss several turns equivalent to the number of 8s played previously. A player that draws cards after a two has been played is usually not permitted to put any more cards down. This continues until a player with no two has to pick up the current total. If the next player has a two, they may place it down instead of taking cards, requiring the next player to take four. One player may not place two 2 cards at the same time.

2: If a player places a two (of any suit) down, the next player is required to pick up two cards.

In Switch some cards are known as 'power' or 'trick' cards because their being played directly affects the gameplay: Should the last player not have all logical moves, that player loses the game. If the player does have all logical moves, the second last player is brought back into the game, as a form of resurrection, to re-compete. If the last player, at the point of when the second last player has said 'Last Card', and has ended the game, the last standing player, or the lost player, can bring the player back into the game, provided the player has all logical moves remaining in hand. If the drawing stack is run down and becomes empty, the playing stack or discard pile (except for the topmost card) is shuffled, and placed face down to become the new 'pool.' A player may choose to withhold a card due to personal strategy but will incur the penalty of having to pick a card from the deck.

If a player is not able to place a card, he draws cards from the stack until he can play a card. The first to play (generally, the player on the dealer's left) should select from his or her hand a card that matches either, the suit or the rank of the open card (the card that is 'top') for example, on a 9 of spades, only a spade card or a 9 may be played. (Switch may not start with a trick card, and so if the 'starting card' is a trick card, cards shall continue to be selected from the pool until a non-trick card is revealed.) At the beginning of the game, the topmost card from the 'pool” is revealed and, so long as this card is not a trick card, play begins. The remainder of the deck is placed face down and serves as a 'pool' or drawing stack. Players are initially dealt a similar-sized hand of cards (often seven per person), but the exact number may vary depending on how many players are present. Should the player not have any card available to play, they must pick up one card. Switch is played with a regular, single deck of playing cards, or with two standard decks (shuffled into one) if there is a large number of players.Įach player at their turn may play any card from their hand that matches the suit or the rank of the card previously played for example, if the previous card was a seven of clubs, the next player may put down any seven card, or any club card, from their hand.

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