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GOPS (Game of Pure Strategy)

A perfect information bidding game. Players simultaneously bid cards to win diamond point cards. Simple rules, deep strategy.
2 players
10-15 minutes
Easy

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck

About This Game

A perfect information bidding game. Players simultaneously bid cards to win diamond point cards. Simple rules, deep strategy.

How to Play

**Setup:** Separate deck into suits. Each player gets one full suit (13 cards). Diamonds are the prize pile.

**Gameplay:**

  1. Shuffle diamonds and flip one face up as the prize
  2. Both players simultaneously play one card from their hand face down
  3. Reveal simultaneously - higher card wins the diamond
  4. Ties: diamond carries over to next round (winner takes both)
  5. Played cards are discarded

**Winning:** After 13 rounds, player with highest diamond point total wins. (Ace=1, J=11, Q=12, K=13)

Added about 1 month ago • Updated 28 days ago
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