"Alright?" He pulled out a few cards at random. "This game is easier with three or more people, but it works with two. But anyway. Say I played this card." He put down the three of clubs. "And you played this one." The ace of spades. Now, I would take the hand, because the first suit played is the only one that counts. Does that make sense?"
“Yeah, I think so,” Allie said, watching him. This game seemed easy enough. She just hoped she wouldn’t completely suck at it.
"Also, if you collect all of the points, then you have shot the moon, and you get zero points, and your opponents get all of them." He added.
“Okay, I think I understand,” she said, hoping that was all so they could play.
He nodded. "Alright." He shuffled the cards, and started to deal them out.
Allie wasn’t amazing at card games, but she was usually pretty competent. She took her cards.
He finished dealing, and picked up his cards. He gestured to the third hand he had dealt. "That's the blind hand. We won't be touching it for this game, it's just a place holder."
Allie nodded, and copied what he was doing with her own cards. She would watch him to figure out how to play at first before she got the hang of it.
"Alright, so whoever has the two of clubs starts." He pulled it out from his hand. "Which is me." He set it down. "You need to play clubs as well, by the way. Sorry, should have added that earlier."
She nodded and put down a six of clubs, one of the two clubs she had. She wasn’t entirely sure if it was better or worse than the two of clubs, to be honest.
He chuckled softly. "You take that hand, then." He said, pushing the cards towards her in a gesture for her to take them.
Allie nodded and picked up the cards. “Do I start this time?”
He nodded in confirmation. "Yeah. You can start with any suit but hearts."
“Okay,” Allie said, putting down a ten of diamonds. “Like this?”
He nodded, putting down the ace of diamonds and taking the two cards. "Yes." He replied. He played the three of spades.
Allie played the four of spades, taking the two cards before laying down the king of diamonds. She tossed her hair and then put her chin on her hand.
He smiled, watching her, then blinked and returned his attention to the cards. He played the ten of diamonds.
“Ha-ha!” she exclaimed with the victory, grinning. She took the cards and then swiftly put down the jack of spades.
He thought for a moment, then put down the four of spades, grinning.
She raised an eyebrow as she took the cards. The grin on his face and the fact that was almost too easy made her suspicious as she set down the ten of spades.
He sighed softly, and put down the queen. "Damn it." He muttered, taking the cards. "Hmph." He put down the eight of diamonds.
Oh, so taking the cards was bad. He’d told her as much, but she wasn’t used to wanting less points. Allie felt dumb, but kept going. She played the two of diamonds.
He sighed, and took the two cards. He played the king of clubs. "I'm losing now." He said with a sigh.
Her only club left was a seven. “Yep, that you are,” she replied with a smirk, not admitting her obvious mistakes earlier.
He took the cards. "Oh well. Only losing by thirteen." He chuckled softly, shaking his head as he played his next card: the seven of diamonds.