megara: the card game of punishment

This is a card game for 3-13 players

The Stakes: At the beginning of the game, all players agree on a punishment or dare for the loser. Examples include: bloodletting, buying a round of drinks, being slapped with wet noodles, suicide karaoke, having to shake a cops' hand and being punched by every other player. Feel free to be creative and/or cruel in your choice of punishment.

The Deck: For each player a value in the deck is taken out and used during play. For instance, if there are six players, the K, Q, J, 10, 9 & 8 cards of all four suits are used.

The Rules: Players sit at a table or in a circle on the floor. The players are dealt four cards by a different dealer each round. Unless a player has four of a kind after the deal, the dealer will call 'pass' and each player will pass one card face down to the left. This will continue until a player has four of a kind.

When a player has four of a kind they slap their hand in the middle of the table. Each player then puts their hand on top of the original hand. The player with the last hand to reach the pile receives a letter 'M'. Each time a player loses a round they receive a letter until they reach 'M-E-G-A-R-A.' The player who reaches MEGARA loses the game and must go through with the punishment.