Pitty Pat
Pitty Pat is the national card game of Belize. It is played by from two to four players with a standard 52 card pack. Though it may not be apparent at first sight, Pitty Pat is essentially a rummy game with a similar mechanism to conquian, in which the objective is to make three pairs starting from a five card hand. To our valued Clients and Friends,. Aunt Pittypat’s Catering has been a proud industry leader in Oklahoma for over 40 years. Unfortunately, as the evolution of Covid-19 has continued to make large gatherings unsafe & unwise, our business has.
Posted on 2017-06-22 Comments (4)
Pitty Pat is a simple card game for two to five players. Players compete to get rid of cards in their hand by matching them with the top card of the discard pile. The game is quite popular in the Central American country of Belize, and has been described as that country’s national card game.
Object of Pitty Pat
The object of Pitty Pat is to be the first player to get rid of all of your cards by forming them into pairs.
Setup
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Pitty Pat is played with one standard 52-card deck of playing cards. If you want to give your players the best possible gaming experience, and avoid sticky, bent, or torn cards, you’re going to want to use a deck of Denexa 100% Plastic Playing Cards.
Shuffle and deal five cards to each player. Place the deck stub in the center of the table, forming the stock. Then, turn the top card of the stock face up; this card, the upcard, is the first card of the discard pile.
Game play
The player to the dealer’s left goes first. They compare the upcard with the cards in their hand. If they hold any card of the same rank as the upcard, they discard that card. They may then discard any other card they wish (which becomes the new upcard), and the turn passes to the player to their left.
If the player doesn’t have any cards that match the rank of the upcard, they turn over a new card from the stock. If they can match this new upcard, they discard the matching card and any other card from their hand, as before. Regardless of whether they can play or not, the turn then passes to the left. The next player then tries to match against the new upcard, and so on.
Game play continues until one player runs out of cards. That player is the winner.
Posted in Belize, Game Rules Tags: card games, pitty pat, shedding games
I love it
i love you Kaden
If you pick a card from the deck which is not a match, can you switch out that card for one that is in your hand?
how to know what to through out
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Aunt Pittypat’s Catering has been a proud industry leader in Oklahoma for over 40 years. Unfortunately, as the evolution of Covid-19 has continued to make large gatherings unsafe & unwise, our business has lost over 90% of our revenue since March 2020. This is simply unsustainable. We have therefore decided to make the devastatingly difficult decision to close as of January 1st, 2021 until further notice. We do not know when large events will be safe to resume so we must be good stewards of our staff & reputation. It is our long-term hope that the Aunt Pittypat’s Catering you have supported & counted on for amazing events, will return. We will keep you advised of our plans.
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