President (card game)

President
The "Scum" player passes their highest card to the "President"
Alternative namesScum, Asshole, Butt, Arsehole[1]
TypeShedding-type
Players3–8; 9+ with multiple decks
Cards54 (2 jokers)
DeckFrench
Rank (high→low)Joker, deuce (2), ace, king, etc.
PlayClockwise
Playing time5–15 min.
Related games
Daifugō (Japan) • Zheng Shangyou (China) Durak (Russia)

President (also commonly called Asshole,[1] Scum,[1] or Capitalism[1]) is a shedding card game for three or more, in which the players race to get rid of all of the cards in their hands in order to become "president" in the following round.[2][3][4] It is a Westernized version of Chinese climbing card games[5] such as Zheng Shangyou, Tien Len in Vietnam and the Japanese Daifugō.[1]

President can also be played as a drinking game,[2][3][4][6] and commercial versions of the game with a non-standard deck exist, including The Great Dalmuti and Presidents Card Game.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rules of Card Games: President". pagat.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Drinking games - Asshole". Webtender.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Asshole Drinking Game". Partizzle.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Drinking Games -- Asshole". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ Parlett, David (2000). The Penguin encyclopedia of card games (New ed.). London: Penguin. ISBN 0140280324.
  6. ^ "Asshole rules". DrinksMixer.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ "The Official Presidents Card Game". Play Presidents. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2022.