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Egyptian Ratscrew

Egyptian Ratscrew

(Public Domain) · 1975
2–1030 min10+ yrs1.2/5 complexity5.8 BGG#14.453 BGG374PartyFamily
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Description by Wikipedia.org "Egyptian Ratscrew, commonly abbreviated as ERS and also known as Egyptian Rhapsody, Egyptian Rattrap, Slap, Bloodystump, Nuclear Holocaust, Egyptian Rat Race, and Egyptian War, is a card game of the accumulation family, reminiscent of Slapjack and Beggar-My-Neighbour, but more complex.

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Description by Wikipedia.org

"Egyptian Ratscrew, commonly abbreviated as ERS and also known as Egyptian Rhapsody, Egyptian Rattrap, Slap, Bloodystump, Nuclear Holocaust, Egyptian Rat Race, and Egyptian War, is a card game of the accumulation family, reminiscent of Slapjack and Beggar-My-Neighbour, but more complex. The game is played with a standard 52-card deck (or with multiple standard decks shuffled together with large numbers of players).

Each player takes an even share of the deck as their face-down pile. Players take turns laying a single card from the top of their pile. If a face card is played, the player after the player who laid the card has a number of chances to play another face card (J=1, Q=2, K=3, A=4). If they succeed play continues as usual; If they fail, the player who played the last face card claims the entire pile. If, at any time, certain "sets" appear in the pile (usually pairs and sandwiches, but not limited to triples, runs, etc) ANY player may SLAP the pile and claim all the cards. Even a bystander may do this and jump into the game. The game ends when one player has all the cards.

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
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PartyFamily
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–10
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#14.453
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Egyptian Ratscrew is a action / dexterity game, for 2–10 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring set collection. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Egyptian Ratscrew — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Egyptian Ratscrew support?
Egyptian Ratscrew is played by 2–10 players.
Q5How long does a game of Egyptian Ratscrew take?
A game of Egyptian Ratscrew takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Egyptian Ratscrew for?
Egyptian Ratscrew is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Egyptian Ratscrew?
Egyptian Ratscrew has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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