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Deal Me In - I Doubt It Traditional Cache

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SirCrab: Unfortunately the owner did not respond to the previous note so this is being archived. Should the owner decide to repair/replace this and have it unarchived, it can be done as long as it still conforms to the guidelines.

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Hidden : 5/26/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This game is generally called Cheat in Britain and Bull$#@% in the USA. In many books it appears as I Doubt It. There can be three or more players - probably no more than six.

A standard pack is used, with no jokers. An equal number of cards (five or more) is dealt to each player's hand. Each player must keep the number of cards that they own clearly visible at all times. The objective is to get rid of all the cards in your hand.

One player, designated as the lead, begins a round by playing a single card face down, starting a stack in the center of the table, and announcing a rank - such as "queen", "seven", "ace", etc. The suit doesn't matter - just rank. The card played may or may not actually match the announced rank, but no one knows for sure except the person who played it.

Going clockwise, each player then takes a turn consisting of one of two options. Either they pass without playing a card or they play a single card face down on the stack. The played card is claimed to match the rank announced by the lead, but in fact the card may or may not match this rank. Note that the rank announced by the lead must be followed until the round is over.

The play continues around the table as many times as necessary until everyone passes or there is a challenge. Note that if all the other players pass, it is perfectly legal (and very common) for one player to repeatedly add cards to the stack.

The round can end in two ways. Either all players pass in which, the cards in the stack are removed from play, without being revealed. The last player who played a card on the stack takes the lead in a new round and new stack (possibly announcing a different rank).

After any play, and before another card is played on the stack, the player of the last card may be challenged by any other player - you do not have to wait for your turn to challenge. The challenging player is the first who touches the stack and declares "Doubt". The top card of the stack is then revealed. If it is something other than the rank announced by the lead, then the person who played it must pick up the stack. The challenging player then has the lead. If the played card matches the rank announced by the lead, then it's the challenged player who gets the lead and the challenger who must pick up the stack.

When the player whose turn it is to play has just one card, and that card is the correct rank to match the lead (or if it is that player's turn to lead to a new stack), the player wins the game.

This cache is one of ten in which you will obtain the coordinates for the final "Deal Me In - Cache in your Winnings". Each of the ten caches are micros and contain a clue to the final. After finding all of the clues, you will have to solve the puzzle of the clues to locate the final.

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