Beggar My Neighbour is one of the all-time favourite
children's card games. It is an exciting game of luck, best played to a
time limit. The rules are below:
Number of Players:
2 – 6
Age Range:
6+
Cards:
For two or three players, one standard deck of cards can be used. Any more than
three players will require two decks.
Instructions:
All the cards are dealt, one by one, around the group, until there are none
left. It does not matter if some players have more cards than others. Each
player collects his cards in a face-down pile and does not look at them.
To start, the person to the left of the dealer places his top card face-up in
the centre. Then the game moves around clockwise, with each player adding one
card to the central pile until someone turns up an Ace, Knave, Queen or King.
The player who turns up one of these cards can then demand payment from the next
player:
An ace earns four cards
A King earns three cards
A Queen earns two cards
A Knave earns one card
These payment cards are each placed on the central pile. If an Ace, King, Queen
or Knave is turned up, then the next player to the left has to pay the required
amount of cards, and so on. This continues until a payment is complete without
Aces or Court Cards. Then, the last player who turned up an Ace or Court Card
takes the whole central pile and puts it at the bottom of his own. He starts the
next round, and the game begins again.
The winner is the player who first goes out by using up all his cards. If
playing to a time limit, then the winner is the player with the least remaining
cards when the time runs out.
Call My Bluff
This is a fun word game (made famous by the TV show) which can
help children to learn new words, practise dictionary work and presentation
skills! It works best in a classroom or large group setting, and you will need
time to prepare.
Make A Ping Pong Bat And Net
The Chinese introduced table tennis to the world and have always been extremely
good at the sport. You can make your own ping pong bats and net and have a go!
Make A Name Book
More of a craft activity than a game, this is a great way for kids to get to
know each other at the beginning of the school year.
Fishing (Tiu-u or Chinese Dominoes) This game of Chinese dominoes sounds a little complicated to
begin with but is in fact very simple to play. The name ‘fishing’ comes from
the idea that players ‘fish’ for matching dominoes. You can either print out
our dominoes or make your own more authentic version with popsicle sticks
(instructions included!)
Matching Game cards can be used to play Memory
(Concentration), Go Fish and many other card games, as well as played with
our sorting mats by one child on their own. Printable Games
