This party card game consists of several rounds, in which you try to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible. The faster you do this, the higher the social rank you will be able to hold in the next round. The first to run out of cards receives the title Great Dalmuti. The last person with cards is the Great Servant and must shuffle, deal, clean up and who knows what else!
The Big Dalmuti is mainly intended for larger groups of people who do not take a game too seriously. The game mechanics in this card game are designed to make the game unfair, just like in real life. The high nobility has it easier than the foot soldiers, but what could be better than climbing up and giving the players who treated you just as unfairly a taste of their own medicine?
Each round you receive a hand of cards, the values of which range from 1 to 12. That number also directly indicates how many cards there are in the game. There are 2 jesters in the game, which you can use as a joker. All players sit at the table in order. The Large Dalmuti sits on the most comfortable chair, to the left of which sits the Small Dalmuti. Next comes the common folk and the last 2 in rank are the Little Servant and the Great Servant. The Great Servant is the personal right hand of the Great Dalmuti. He deals the cards, collects them and ensures that the game runs smoothly. In line with his rank, it is best to place him on a stool. Furthermore, you can of course decide for yourself to what extent you extend the hierarchy even further and let players with a higher rank give orders or tasks to the players with a lower rank.
At the beginning of a round, the Great Dalmuti and the Great Servant exchange 2 cards with each other, with the Dalmuti giving 2 cards of his choice and the Servant his 2 best cards. The Little Dalmuti and Little Servant exchange 1 card in this way. Naturally, the Great Dalmuti starts the game. He places a set of matching cards on the table. Going clockwise, the other players place sets on the table that contain the same number of cards, but have a lower number. You can take your turn multiple times in a round. Whoever played the last cards in a round starts playing a set of cards again in the next round. This continues until everyone but one has lost their cards.
The player who was the first to get rid of his cards becomes the (new) Large Dalmuti, the number 2 becomes the Small Dalmuti, and so on. This may mean that many people have to find a new seat, because everyone has to sit around the table again in order of their rank. Based on the result in a round, the players score points, which they record on a sheet of paper. Whoever has the most points after an agreed number of rounds wins the game. But if all players manage to continuously empathize with their roles, then that is already a reason to declare everyone the winner!
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