Things You'll Need:
- Cards
-
Step 1
Lay the stack of cards face down.
-
Step 2
Everyone cuts the deck for the deal and the person who draws the highest card deals first.
-
Step 3
The dealer then deals one card face down to a single player and one card face down for himself or herself.
-
Step 4
The player privately looks at his/her card and bets any quantity of beer.
-
Step 5
The player keeps the first card face down, and asks for additional cards (takes a hit) trying to get as close to 7.5 points as possible. The player can take as many hits as he/she wants.
-
Step 6
If the player's hand exceeds 7.5 points, he/she has lost (gone bust) and has to drink the amount bet.
-
Step 7
Once the player stops taking cards, the dealer must turn over his/her down card and take hits. If the dealer goes over 7.5 points then he/she has gone bust and must drink the bet.
-
Step 8
Otherwise, the dealer takes hits until he/she is satisfied with the cards. The player then turns over the hidden card for all to see. Whoever has the lower count loses and must drink the amount bet.
-
Step 9
The deal rotates counterclockwise until everyone has had a turn and all the cards in the deck have been played.
-
Step 10
If a player gets five cards and does not have more than 7.5 points, he/she automatically wins the hand. The dealer cannot take any hits, loses the hand, and has to drink the bet.
-
Step 11
If the player has five cards that equal 7.5 points, the dealer can try to tie the round and win.
-
Step 12
When the deck only has six cards left, gather up the excess cards, reshuffle, and begin again.
-
Step 1
Take a regular deck of playing cards and remove the eights, nines and red tens.
-
Step 2
To tally your score, remember that face cards are worth 1/2 point, aces are worth 1 point, cards 2 through 7 are worth face value and black tens are worth 7 1/2 points.
