G4A: Spite & Malice

Spite&Maliceisacompetitivepatiencegamefortwoplayers.Eachplayerstartswithahandcontaining5cards,apay-offpilecontaining20cardsand4emptysidestacks.
Inthemiddleofthetablethereare3emptycenterstacksandthestockpilecontainingtheremainderofthecards.

Theobjectofthegameistobethefirsttoemptyyourpay-offpile.

Thecentrestacksarebuildupfromtheaceupwards,independentofsuit.Sothefirstcardcanbetheaceofdiamonds
followedbythetwoofspades,thethreeofhearts,etc.Kingsarewild.Thismeansthatyoucanplayking
onanycentrestackanditwillturnintoacardthatfitsonthecardalreadyonthestack.Forinstance
ifyouplaythekingofspadesonatenofclubsthekingwillturnintoaqueen.

Whenacentrestackiscompleted(byplayingaqueenorkingonajack)thestackisshuffledintothestockpile.

Youcanplaceanycardonthesidestacks,independentofwhichcardsarealreadythere.Onlythetopcardofeachside
stackisaccessiblethough,seebelow.

Atthestartofyourturnyoureceivecardsfromthestockpiletobringyourhandbackuptoatotalof5cards.
Inyourturnyoucanplayanumberofpossiblemoves:
-Playthetopcardfromyourpay-offpileontooneofthecenterstacks.
-Playthetopcardfromoneofyoursidestacksontooneofthecenterstacks.
-Playacardfromyourhandontooneofthecenterstacks.
-Playacardfromyourhandontooneofyoursidestacks.Thisendsyourturn.

Thegameendswhenoneplayerplayshis/herlastcardfromthepay-offpileontooneofthecentrestacks.
Thisplayerwinsthegameandreceivesthenumberofcardsontheotherplayerspay-offpileaspoints.

Thegamealsoendswhenthestockisdepleted.Whenthishappensthegameendsinatieandneitherplayerscoresanypoints.

Thefirstplayertoreach50pointswinsthematch!