{"id":536,"date":"2010-08-26T23:08:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islemaster.wordpress.com\/?p=536"},"modified":"2014-03-16T23:58:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T06:58:29","slug":"royal-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bradleycbuchanan.com\/b\/royal-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRoyal Council<\/strong> is a card game for 2-4 players.<\/p>\n

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Materials<\/span>
\nYou need the twelve face cards from a standard deck of cards, and something to keep score (pen and paper or a cribbage board will work).<\/p>\n

Set-up<\/span>
\nSelect a dealer to begin. The dealer shuffles the twelve cards and deals them all out to the players. The player to the dealer’s left begins, and play proceeds clockwise.<\/p>\n

Phase One: Appointment<\/span>
\nOn their turn, a player will play one card faceup on the table, then add up their score (as detailed below). Cards will be played into one of six piles, laid out in a circle. In the appointment phase, cards must be played into an empty space. Appointment ends when all six piles have been started.<\/p>\n

Phase Two: Treason<\/span>
\nPlay continues as in phase one, but players are now free to play on any pile they wish. There is no limit to the height of any pile. Treason ends when all cards have been played. The player to the dealer’s left becomes the new dealer, and another round begins. Play to 121 points.<\/p>\n

Scoring<\/span>
\nThree sets of cards are scored for each play:<\/p>\n