Pig (card game)

Pig
Players aim to collect "four of a kind"
OriginUS
TypeCollecting
Players3-13 (4-7 best)[1]
SkillsStealth, memorising
Age range7+[1]
DeckFrench
PlayClockwise
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Happy families, my ship sails, vive l'amour

Pig is a simple, collecting card game of early 20th century American origin suitable for three to thirteen players that is played with a 52-card French-suited pack. It has two very similar and well known variants – donkey and spoons. It is often classed as a children's game. It may be descended from an old game called vive l'amour.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Arnold (2009), p. 89.