Comments | fish_tie: Pointless College Stories: Out on a Limb, VII

fish_tie

Pointless College Stories: Out on a Limb, VII

Feb 07, 2007 10:35

I mentioned a couple of card games which were stories onto themselves. Here's one:

( Bossita )

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jacquilynne February 7 2007, 20:28:23 UTC

Sounds rather like the Italian game Scopa. Played with a forty card deck, you took things much as you described--matching cards, or cards that added up to your card. But if you had a matching card, you couldn't opt for cards that added up. If you couldn't take anything, then you had to put something down.

Points counted as 1 for most cards, one for most suns (suns are a suit in Italian decks), one for most 7s, one for the 7 of suns, plus a point for every time you'd cleared the table.

fish_tie February 7 2007, 20:36:44 UTC

I did see Scopa listed in the Casino Wiki as kin. However, all those seem to include a building mechanic on the field which does not exist in Bossita.

dr4b February 7 2007, 20:30:18 UTC

Wait, how does a 7 clear a field of A-2-3-7? Shouldn't that be A-2-4-7?

It is true that I've played a lot of card games in my life and the only time I have encountered this one is when you taught it to me.

fish_tie February 7 2007, 20:31:59 UTC

Egads! I must be losing my touch. You are correct and I must wallow in my shame. Perhaps a clever edit...

dr4b February 7 2007, 23:09:13 UTC

I think you still owe me a rematch, then!

fish_tie February 8 2007, 15:53:05 UTC

Bring it.

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captain_squid February 7 2007, 22:46:06 UTC

Dude -- the Exit sign came from a Bossita bet? I never knew!