James Bond

In the card game called James Bond, a standard deck of 52 cards and no jokers is used for play. It is usually a two player game, although a maximum of three players are allowed to participate. The cards are distributed around the table facing down, with a player having six piles of four cards each. The last pile is placed on a row between the two players, facing up. Technically, players james bonddon’t have a hand of their own, but they have piles of cards to use. Upon the dealer’s “GO!”, players check the six piles of cards one pile at a time. The goal is to be the first player to form a four of a kind combination using the piles of cards and those four cards in between the players. The player who gets four of a kind combinations in all of his or her six piles wins the game. For example, one pile has four kings, another has four Aces, etc.

The trick is to keep switching unneeded cards from the cards on one player’s pile with cards that can be used found at the middle of both players. The play between players is continuous, there are no turns because both players play at the same time and try to complete the goal as fast as they can. The main rule is that a player can only look at the piles one at a time. If they wish to exchange cards from one pile to another, they have to use the middle pile as opposed to opening both piles and switching cards. It would also be handy to keep an eye out for the opponent’s moves and try to figure out what ranks your opponent is trying to form so you can stall their progress and increase your chances of winning (this is a game of speed, after all). When all of your six piles have been formed, simply shout “James Bond!”