Pig (card game)

Pig
Players aim to collect "four of a kind"
OriginUS
TypeCollecting
Players3-13 (4-7 best)
SkillsStealth, memorising
Age range7+
DeckFrench
PlayClockwise
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Pig is a simple, collecting card game of early 20th century American origin suitable for three to thirteen players that is played with a 52-card French-suited pack. It has two very similar and well known variants – donkey and spoons. It is often classed as a children's game. It may be descended from an old game called vive l'amour. In the Philippines, a similar game variant known as 1-2-3 Pass has developed where the players have to put their hand on the center of the table once someone got a four-of-a-kind.