Hole Of Mana: Card Game Rules

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by  Joseph D. Smith

Hole of Mana
Contributed by Joseph D. Smith
([email protected])
Rules written by John McLeod
(www.pagat.com)
In this quick two-player game, players fight
to deplete the opponent of cards in their
hand, called Mana, while being the player
with the most Mana at the end of the
game.
This game is played only between two
people. A standard 52-card pack is used,
or any other pack with four suits. It is only
the suits of the cards that matter: the
numbers are irrelevant.
The players are dealt ten cards each, and
look at their cards.
The non-dealer plays first, and the players
take alternate turns.
At your turn you may play any of the cards
in your hand. Your opponent must discard
all the cards of that suit that they have in
their hand. If your opponent has no cards
of that suit, you must discard all your cards
of the suit you played.
Each suit can only be played once. When
it comes to your turn, if all the suits you
have in your hand have already been
played, the game is over. The game also
ends if one player has no cards at all.
The player who has the most cards (Mana)
at the end of the game is the winner. A
player with no cards at all automatically
loses.
If the game ends in a tie, the last person to
play has to discard their last Mana, and
loses.
Note that a game lasts for a maximum of
four turns and might be shorter if one or
both players have a missing suit from the
start.
There really is no best way to play. If you
want to have the most cards in your hand,
you might risk playing a card of the suit
that you have the most of, hoping that your
opponent actually has a card of that suit;
but if they don't have any of that suit, then
you lose all those cards. If you try to get rid
of your only card of a suit, your opponent
might catch you later on by playing the suit
in which you have the most Mana! Who
will win?