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Its Saturday night. You don't have a date. What do you do Jack? Hanh, what do you do? You go to Apartment 2506.

Yup, thats the secret hide out where we all go, hang out, have tea and play DOUBLE PATTI.

Double Patti is a game played by 4 people, who should NOT be relatives. It is also known as Trump, but the way we play it is quite unique. Ok, here is how it goes. You get 5 cards initially. If you get good cards, which include 10s and above, you say 9. This means that you will be able to make 9 hands of four cards each. If you get an Ace, you say 10. Then you choose a suit and hide that card so that it is the trump.

After the 5 cards, you get 2 sets of 4 to make a total of 13 cards. Now you play to win: if you say 9, make nine hands. If your partner says 9, you play along with him. If the other part says something, you try to beat the life outta them!

Here are some rules and interesting things which happen (or should happen) during DP:

1. Commentary is very important. There must be someone who should talk to keep others awake, and if possible, crack jokes with phuny one-liners. Sometimes that responsibility is mine.

2. Food is not important, but cards are. That is to say that you should have good cards, no matter how hot the Coke is!

3. As I mentioned earlier, relates should never be partners. Hey, if you wanna fight, why don't you step outside!

4. If there are any kids involved any how in the game, it is preferred that they go to sleep or are put to sleep before the game, cause the can be darn good spies.

5. If you wear glasses or your back is to the TV, be careful. Glasses of any kind can be quite revealing, know what I mean?

6. If you want to be a successful player, support your partner. No, you don't have to cloth and feed him, just support him by not saving your best cards.

7. If you get an Ace in the first hand and you don't say '10', you are big......... A big fool, that is.

8. Avoid Imran chals. Thats the chaal when you stop the hand with an Ace and then play a 2. Simply pathetic!

9. Although you are not a sikh, do avoid playing after 12 o'clock. You could suffer from Amir-eshia.

10. Whenever Mr. S looses a game, its because he had bad cards, not because he plays like a _____. So who is Mr. S? I'll introduce him very soon!

There has been talk about writing a book of rules and ethics of DP by the head of the committee (what, you thought we operated without brains?), but due to the lack of time (and possibly, ideas), that idea has been postponed for now. I'll let you know when it materializes.

And to tell ya the truth mate, I play cards because of her!