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African Casino

Also known as: Swazi Casino, Omulongo Womadi

A Casino variant from Eswatini where captured cards are kept face-up and opponents can steal the top card of your capture pile. Adds strategic depth to the classic fishing game.
2 players
20-30 min
Medium

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck

About This Game

A Casino variant from Eswatini where captured cards are kept face-up and opponents can steal the top card of your capture pile. Adds strategic depth to the classic fishing game.

How to Play

  1. Deal 4 cards each, 4 face-up on table
  2. Cards 2-10 = face value; J=11, Q=12, K=13, A=1 or 14
  3. Play one card to capture: matching rank OR sum of multiple cards
  4. Can build: combine cards to capture later
  5. Key difference: captured cards stay face-up in your pile
  6. Opponents can capture YOUR top card with a matching play
  7. This creates back-and-forth stealing strategy
  8. When hands empty, deal 4 more (no new table cards)
  9. Scoring: most cards (3), most spades (1), Big Casino 10D (2), Little Casino 2S (1)

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