When a player plays four cards of the same rank, the hierarchy of all the cards is reversed.įor example, if 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A,2 is the typical order of power (from left to right), after the revolution the order of power 2,A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3. The Beggar will be the first player to start the next round.
And the Prime-Minister must give back 1 card of their choice to the Peasant. The Peasant must give their highest card to the Prime-Minister.And the President must give back 2 cards of their choice to the Beggar. The Beggar must give their two highest cards to the President.Citizen(s): Any other players, they are considered neutral.Beggar: The last player to get rid off all of their cards.Peasant: The second to last player to get rid off all of their cards.Prime-Minister: The second player to get rid off all of their cards.President: The first player to get rid off all of their cards.The game will continue until there is a single player left with at least a card in their hand. Whoever does so first will be the new president down the line until the last one out becoming the new scum. The object of each round is to deplete your hand of cards. The others are in decreasing social position, with the lowest player being scum. If a player played their last card, and no other player can play (or pass even if they can play), the next player available clockwise will start next pile. Scum is a game of trying to rise in the social order. A Joker is a "trump" card and wins any hand no matter the size of the set (ex: 1 Joker beats four 2's).Or pass even if they can, therefore will not be able to play any more during this pile. To play, the next player must play a higher rank card (or a higher rank group of cards for double, triple or quadruple). The next player must play the same number of cards as the previous player. Player 1 : plays 2 nines, then all others players must play two cards until this pile is over.Player 1 : plays 1 five, then all others players must play one card until this pile is over.The first player of the round sets how many cards should be played for the entire pile. Quadruple – four cards of the same value (ex.Triple – three cards of the same value (ex.Double – a pair of cards of the same value (ex.Some players may have more cards than others.Ī player can play a single card or a set of cards of equal rank : Following this hierarchy (highest value to lowest) : Joker,2,A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3.Ĭards are dealt one at a time clockwise until all cards have been dealt. President is played with a standard 52-card deck and 2 Jokers. The goal of President is to be the first to get rid off all of the cards in your hand.