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Cheat

Players take turns putting cards face down in the middle and saying what they are. You have to claim the next rank in order, and you're allowed to lie. Anyone can call "Cheat!" If you lied, you take the whole pile. If you didn't, the caller does. The first person out of cards wins.

Set up · 1 of 1

Shuffle and deal the whole deck. It's fine if some people get an extra card.

How to play · 1 of 5

Play face down

The player left of the dealer goes first. They put one or more cards face down in the middle and say what they are, like "Two Aces." The first play is always Aces.

How to play · 2 of 5

Go up in order

The next player has to claim the next rank ("Three 2s"), then "One 3", and so on up to King and back around to Aces. Play as many cards as you like, but say how many.

How to play · 3 of 5

Lie if you have to

Don't have the right rank? Play something else and say it is. Nobody has to know.

How to play · 4 of 5

Call "Cheat!"

Before the next player goes, anyone can call "Cheat!" Flip over the cards just played. If any of them aren't what was claimed, the liar picks up the whole pile. If they were honest, the caller picks it up.

How to play · 5 of 5

Carry on

After a challenge, the next player continues the sequence where it left off.

How to win

The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. But if your last play gets called and you were lying, the pile is yours and you're back in.