Crossfire is a card game for 2 or more people in which the aim is to win more rounds than your opponent. You can win rounds by getting the highest card above a neutral card.
Contents
Players and cards
Two or more players, using a regular deck of 52 playing cards without the Jokers.
The Layout
The dealer deals 5 cards face down to each player and places 1 face-up card (neutral card) between them. The rest of the deck is placed to one side.
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Player 1 cards (face down) | | | | | | | | | | ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- _____ _____ | | | | | | Neutral card (face up) | | Rest of deck (face down) | | | | ----- ----- _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Player 2 cards (face down) | | | | | | | | | | ----- ----- ----- ----- -----Gameplay
Once the neutral card is on the field, the two players must choose (without looking at the faces) one of their face-down cards and put them (still face down) next to the neutral card. They then have to turn these cards over.
NOTE: This can be an advantage or a disadvantage for you. For example, if you have the highest card on the field - and the neutral card is the lowest - but also has the same suit as the neutral card they are swapped.
_____ _____ _____ | A | | 2 | | 7 | |Spade| |Spade| | Dia | Player 1 (left) is winning | | | | | | ----- ----- ----- <-----------> These are switched _____ _____ _____ | 2 | | A | | 7 | |Spade| |Spade| | Dia | Nobody has beaten the neutral card's score after the switch so this | | | | | | is a draw. ----- ----- -----If all the cards are the same suit they are moved one space to the right. Player 2's card is moved to Player 1's position because P2's card can't move any further right.
<-------------------- _____ _____ _____ | 9 | | J | | Q | |Heart| |Heart| |Heart| Player 2 (right) is winning. | | | | | | ----- ----- ----- ----------------------> All cards are moved along _____ _____ _____ | Q | | 9 | | J | |Heart| |Heart| |Heart| Player 1 (left) wins because he/she has the highest card above the | | | | | | neutral card's score, after the switch. ----- ----- -----