Dumb Bunny

We spent the last weekend in San Antonio with my dad's brother and his wife. They live out of state so we rarely get to see them. It was so fun to get to meet up with them there!! While we were at the hotel, among the many touristy things we did, we also attempted to learn two card games. The first is a game our cousins taught us over Christmas called "Dumb Bunny." The point of the game is to not be the last one still holding cards, because then you'd be considered the Dumb Bunny. It's an absolutely amazing game! Fun for the family, especially big groups!

Here's what you'll need:
1) Awesome people
2) One deck of playing cards, minus the jokers (for larger groups it's fun to use two or even three decks!)

Here are the rules (as best as I can remember them)
Step one. The dealer shuffles the deck, then places three cards face down in front of each player. Like so:

These aren't actually playing cards but you get the idea. <3

The players may not look at these cards. Next, the dealer hands out six cards. These cards you CAN look at.

Step Two. Each player looks at his or her cards and chooses the three best cards out of their hand. The best cards would be high cards. Aces, Kings, Queens, and Jacks. Or wild cards. The twos, eights, and tens. (I'll explain those in a minute)

Step Three. One card is placed in the middle and the rest of the deck is placed next to it. Each player takes a turn putting a card down that has a number value equal or higher to the card at the top of the pile. So for example, if the card on the top of the pile is a four, the player taking his turn would have to put a card on top of the deck that is either a four or higher. If he does not have a card four or higher in his hand, he must take the whole pile and the next person can put which ever card they want to start a new pile. If, however, this play does have a card higher than four, he can place that card on top of the pile and take a card from the draw pile to keep three cards in his hand. 

What happens when the draw pile is gone, you ask? That is where it gets fun. When the draw pile is gone, and you've played all the cards in your hand, you can play the three cards on the table that you chose. Once all three of those have been played, you can play the ones on the table that were dealt to you before, but you can NOT look at them! Same rules from before apply. If you play a face down card and it's smaller than the number at the top of the pile, you have to take the whole pile!

Now. Here's the explanation of wild cards.

• Twos: This card can be placed on the pile at any time to set the number count back down to zero
• Eights: This card can also be placed on the pile at any time to mirror the card beneath it. Example: If the card at the top of the pile is a Queen, and I can't beat a Queen, I can place an eight on top pile and the next person will have to beat a Queen. And yes, eights can be put on top of eights. If the person next to me also has an eight, they can play it on top of mine and the next person will have to try to beat a Queen. Catch: If a pile is started with an eight, it does not mirror a zero, it is simply an eight. 
• Tens: This card can be placed on any number lower than it to clear the pile. This means the pile is taken away and set aside, and you get a new turn!
• Other ways to clear the pile: You are allowed to play more than one card at a time if it is the same number. For example, if the card at the top of the pile is a four, and I have two sixes, I can put both my sixes on the pile, then draw two cards to have a total of three. If I play four of the same card in one turn, the pile is cleared and I get another turn. 

One of the hardest rules of the game! An Ace can only be beat by a two or by passing it on to the next played with an eight. If you don't have a two, or an eight, or another Ace, you have to take the pile! 

I hope you all enjoy playing this game with your families. I know my Aunt can't wait to play it again so she's no longer the Dumb Bunny! =)