He Played A Blinder

A new card game has been invented. A far better, tenser, more exciting card game than you have ever played, ever seen played, ever believed could be played. It is so simple a child could do it, though that is strongly, strongly discouraged.

It is a legend in the making.

It is "The Seven Of Diamonds Gets You Stabbed In The Eye".

The rules are simple. The deck is shuffled, and a single card dealt to each player. In turn, the players turn over their cards. If anyone has the seven of diamonds, they are stabbed in the eye, and the game is over. If not, the deck is reshuffled, and each player is dealt two cards. In turn, the players play their cards, and if anyone has the seven of diamonds, they are stabbed in the eye, and the game is over. The game continues like this until someone is stabbed in the eye.

If you do not have any friends willing to play with you, you can of course play solitaire The Seven Of Diamonds Gets You Stabbed In The Eye. This is simpler still. Shuffle the deck, deal yourself twelve cards (face down) in a line, and turn them over one by one, from right to left. If one of them is the seven of diamonds, stab yourself in the eye.

It is remarkable just how tense this game is even though it is decidedly obvious that nobody is really going to get stabbed in the eye.

Really, don't stab people in the eye. It's mean.