All the cards played are then turned face down and put to one side, and the player who played last (and highest) to the previous 'trick' starts again by leading any card or set of equal cards.Д¬ then starts again by leading any card or set. The play continues as many times around the table as necessary until someone makes a play which everyone else passes. Also passing does not prevent you from playing the next time your turn comes round. It is not necessary to beat the previous play just because you can - passing is always allowed. So for example if the previous player played two sixes you can beat this with two kings, or two sevens, but not with a single king, and not with three sevens (though you could play two of them and hang onto the third). A set of cards can only be beaten by a higher set containing the same number of cards. not play any cards), or play face up a card or set of cards which beats the previous play.ДЄ single card is beaten by any higher single card. Each player in turn must then either pass (i.e.

The player to dealer's left starts by leading (face up) any single card or any set of cards of equal rank (for example three fives). Some players may have one more than others. The suits are irrelevant and the cards rank, from high to low, 2 A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3. The last player left with cards is called the scum, asshole, or whatever term of derision is locally used.ДЄbout 4 to 7 people using a standard 52 card pack. The aim is to get rid of all your cards as soon as possible. As the variations are so numerous, I have tried to group them into types for easier reference. I will describe a typical basic version first, and list some variations at the end. The immediate ancestor of President is perhaps the Japanese game Dai Hin Min.ДЄs the game has spread, numerous variations have developed. Such games have been known in the West only since the 1970's, but there are many of them in China, perhaps the most famous being Zheng Shangyou. In games of this type (which I call climbing games), each player in turn can either pass or play a card or combination which beats the previous play, and the usual object is to get rid of all one's cards as soon as possible. The game has recently spread throughout the Western world, especially among young people, but is probably of Chinese origin. In France it is Trouduc or Trou du Cul in Germany: Einer ist immer der Arsch in Hungary it is HЕ±bГ©res (vassal) in the Netherlands it is Sluitspieren or Klootzakken. In Australia it is often called Warlords and Scumbags, perhaps because the politician Paul Keating once famously used the word 'scumbag' to describe his opponents. President has many alternative names: Scum, Asshole (in Britain: Arsehole), Rich Man Poor Man, Bum, Landlord, Emperors and Scum, Root Beer, Butthead, Capitalism. Variations in the social structure and scoring.Variations in the cards used and their ranking.General variations in what cards can be played when.

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