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Origin | United States |
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Alternative name | Slap |
Type | Matching |
Players | 2+ |
Skills | Speed, counting, pattern recognition |
Cards | 52 |
Deck | French |
Rank (high→low) | A K Q J (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2) |
Play | Clockwise or Counterclockwise |
Playing time | 10+ minutes |
Chance | Moderate |
Related games | |
Beggar-my-neighbour • slapjack • Snap |
Egyptian Ratscrew (ERS) or Slap[1] is a modern American card game of the matching family and popular with children. The game is similar to the 19th-century British card game beggar-my-neighbour,[2] with the added concept of "slapping" cards when certain combinations are played,[3] similar to and perhaps borrowed from Slapjack.