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Tell everyone that they\u2019re going to play a game of cards, called Gris.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW36786197 BCX0\u0022\u003EExplain that Gris is the Norwegian version of card games they may already know called Pig or Spoon. For Gris, when you\u2019ve four cards of the same kind, you must place your thumb on the edge of the table, instead of touching your nose, as you do in Pig, or grabbing a spoon, as you do when playing Spoons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW36786197 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk everyone to get into small groups for this activity. Depending on how many people are in each group, depends on how many packs of cards they\u2019ll need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW36786197 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk each group to find a space and sit down. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW36786197 BCX0\u0022\u003EEach group should pick\u0026nbsp;someone to be the dealer. 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Keep the remaining cards in a deck next to the dealer.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EPlaying the game\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ListContainerWrapper SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe aim of the game is to collect 4 of the same number of card.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EEach player can only hold 4 cards at once throughout the entire game. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe players look at their hands and should silently decide which 4 cards they may want to try to collect. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe dealer plays first picking up off the deck and decides if they want to swap that with a card in their hand or discard it to their left.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe player on their left picks this up and again decides whether to swap or discard to their left. This moves around the circle until it reaches the player before the dealer, who puts their card in a separate discard pile.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe dealer does not need to wait for the card to go all the round the circle before taking another card.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EPlayers continue to pass their cards around the circle, keeping the game going quickly. It can get hard to keep track of what\u2019s going on, but that makes the game more fun and exciting!\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe first person with 4 of a kind, such as all 4 Aces or all 4 Nines, should silently touch their thumb to the edge of the table or on the floor in front of them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EAs soon as someone moves their thumb, all the other players should copy and do the same, even if they don\u2019t have their own 4 of a kind.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe person who\u2019s last to touch their thumb to the table or floor at the end of the round loses and is out of the game.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe game continues until there is only one or two players left.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW145481483 BCX0\u0022\u003EThe winner deals the next round.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"ownerAuthor":null,"porRules":null,"id":78747,"nodeName":"Play a Norwegian card game","title":"Play a Norwegian card game","type":"activity","image":{"url":"/media/19839/fdl-02-01.png?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1db165cc7fc61d0","caption":"FDL 02 01","type":"png","size":15417,"width":1902,"height":1100,"altText":""},"assets":[],"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Play a Norwegian card game","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"Play this fun game called Gris","subHeader":"Play this fun game called Gris","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83ODc0NyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/play-a-norwegian-card-game/"}