Suits (version 2)

By Tony Powell and Brian Clark

This is a game for two players using a 52-card deck.

You take the aces out and lay them across the table first. Then you shuffle the deck and give each opponent half the deck (24 cards). Then each opponent counts 12 cards out of his/her deck and sets the other 12 cards to the side. You look at the cards one at a time, and pile them face up on the ace of the same suit. All of the hearts go on hearts and clubs go on clubs and so on. When you're done with the first half you do the same to the second half. You have to try to get done (i.e. pile all your cards onto the correct suit pile) before your opponent.