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Palace is a card game for all ages, and is a great pastime for friends and family. It involves both skill and chance, and allows you to either develop strategy or just play along and still have a great time. I learned this game when I was a kid, watching my older brother play with his friends, and my whole family still plays it whenever we get together. You can play with one deck and two people, or with multiple decks with multiple people. The more cards you have to play with, the longer the game will last.

The Setup: Before the game begins, the dealer must deal three cards face down in front of each player. The players are not allowed to look at the cards in front of them or use these cards until the cards in the decks(s) and in their hands are gone, towards the end of the game.

Next, the dealer passes out six cards to each player then places the deck in the middle of the table. You are allowed to look at these cards. Each player must choose three cards from their hands to lay face-up on top of the three unknown cards in front of them, so that everyone is able to see them. Typically, you will choose the three best cards in your hand, but as you play more and more you may want to put different cards. Good cards are determines from highest to lowest, Kings being the highest and 3's the lowest. Aces and 2's are wild, making them good cards, and 10's are "clear deck" cards. You will not be able to use the six cards in front of you (three facing down, three facing up) until the end of the game. Once everyone has three cards in their hands, you're ready to play.

The Game: The dealer will flip over the first card in the deck, and place it next to the deck in the middle of the table. If an Ace, 2, or 10 is the first card picked, return it to the deck and replace it with another. The first player must beat the card showing with a higher card. The player is not allowed to match the card. For example, if the card showing is a 5, then I must place a six or higher from the three cards in my hand. If I don't have a card higher than a 5, I may use a wild card (Ace, 2) or a 10. If the player chooses to use a wild card, she must place it over the showing card, and then put any card from their hand on top, even if it is lower than the card shown. So, if I put an Ace on top of the 5, I may put a 3 on top of the Ace. If a player chooses to use a 10, then the pile of cards is cleared, and placed to the side, and the same player will put any card he wants to start a new pile.

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