Fast hands
grab, slap, scramble
Reflexes over strategy. Expect yelling, a pile of cards and at least one bruised knuckle.
Six games
- Fast hands
Egyptian Ratscrew
best bit: every hand at the table slamming down on a pair of 8s
Take turns flipping cards onto a pile. Spot a pair and slap it first to win the whole stack.
- Fast hands
Nertz
best bit: four hands diving for the same pile with the same 6 of hearts
Everyone plays speed solitaire at once, with shared piles in the middle. Empty your stack and yell “Nertz!”
- Fast hands
Ninja
best bit: freezing in a ridiculous lunge, inches from someone's fingers
Strike a pose, then take turns making one swift move to slap someone's hand. Lose both hands and you're out.
- Fast hands
Speed
best bit: both of you slamming a 7 on the same 8 at the same instant
Two players race to play cards one higher or one lower onto the middle piles. No turns, just speed.
- Fast hands
Spoons
best bit: looking up to find every spoon is already gone
Pass cards around the table fast. Get four of a kind, grab a spoon, and don’t be the one left without.
- Social deception
Kemps
best bit: a very suspicious amount of eyebrow scratching
Get four of a kind, then secretly signal your partner so they can call it before the other team catches on.