Pig (card game)
Players aim to collect "four of a kind" | |
| Origin | US |
|---|---|
| Type | Collecting |
| Players | 3-13 (4-7 best) |
| Skills | Stealth, memorising |
| Age range | 7+ |
| Deck | French |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Related games | |
| Happy families, my ship sails, vive l'amour | |
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.