Spank Pankis

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notability = July 2008
orphan = July 2008
unreferenced = July 2008Infobox CardGame
title = Spank Pankis
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type = Shedding-type
players = 4
ages = all competent ages, normally ranging 9+
deck= Anglo-American
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related = Speed, Spoons
setup_time = 1 minute
playing_time = 5-30 minutes, varies with skill
random_chance = Medium
skills = Speed, Slight memorization, Card counting
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Spank Pankis is a card game of the reminiscent of Spoons and Speed, but more complex. The game is played with two or more standard 52-card decks, though only 2 is usually used. As a variation, one or more jokers may be added.

Dealing

The entire deck is first dealt equally among the four players. After that, each player must deal their own playing pile and saving deck. It consists of (respectively) one face down card and a pair of face down cards. The remainder of cards are then the player's draw deck. The player must then draw their hand of up to five cards. The single play card acts as the play card in speed, and the two carded save deck has the same purpose as the five save cards of speed. The two cards of the save deck may be flipped at absolutely any time, unlike speed in which both players must not be able to play cards.

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Gameplay

Gameplay starts mostly resembling speed. All players grab their play card and flip it over, yelling "Spank Pankis!". They then proceed in playing cards of either one value higher or one value lower. Players may play on their deck, and the deck of the player to their right. The player must draw to five cards in their hand from their draw deck.

The cards are in numerical order 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A. The order then repeats (ex. either 2 or K can be played on A, 6 or 8 can be played on 7 etc.) No doubles are allowed(a 7 cannot be played on another 7). Suit is irrelevant.

At any time that a player wishes, he may choose to flip one of his save cards onto either of his playable stacks. If all players cannot play any cards and have used up their entire save deck, the player flips their play deck and rotates it clockwise. Players then grab the top card and continue playing as usual (without the save deck). After the first rotate, if no player can play, the face up cards are flipped over and burned then the deck is rotated clockwise again and play continues.

After a player is rid of all cards in their hand and their draw deck, the winner calls "Spank Pankis" and slaps the smallest playing stack. Then, much like spoons the remaining 3 players are to slap the next available deck. The slapped deck then joins with the player's cards and the game restarts, with each player setting up their playing pile, saving deck, and drawing deck.

The game is won when a person ends a round with a total of 3 or fewer cards.

trategies

Many strategies are involved in Spank Pankis, the most common being playing cards very fast. More useful strategies such as layering, and save prevention are included.
*Speed Playing: Simply playing cards as quickly as possible.
*Layering: Putting cards in order so that they may all be put down in one swift motion (ex. ordering your cards in 2-3-4-5-6 or 2-3-2-A-K order.)
*Save Prevention: Flipping your save cards onto the playing stacks of a player who is very near winning in order to keep that player from winning.