Spit (card game)

Spit
A competitive patience
Alternative nameSlam, Speed
TypeShedding-type
Players2
SkillsCounting, sequencing, manual dexterity[1]
Age range8+[1]
DeckStandard 52-card deck
Playing time5-15 min.
Related games
Speed

Spit is a card game of the shedding family for two players. It is a form of competitive patience. The game is played until all of a player's cards are gone.[2] It has a close variant known as Speed. Spit appears to have originated in the UK in the 1980s.[3]

  1. ^ a b Children's Card Games by USPC Co. Retrieved 22 Apr 2019
  2. ^ "Spit" in 50 Card Games: 50 Popular Card Games for Hours of Fun. Igloo Books. 2018. p. 15. ISBN 9781784409852.
  3. ^ Parlett (2008), p. 546.