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Whot Playing Card - How To Play

by CoolAfrican Merch March 19, 2020

Whot Playing Card – How to play

Whot! was one of the earliest commercial games based of the Eights family,
in which players try to be the rst to get rid of their cards by following
number or suit. Whot! was invented and trademarked by William Henry
Storey, of Southend-on-Sea, England in 1935. It was rst marketed by the
company Storey & Co of Croydon, which he set up in 1930, but was soon
acquired by Waddingtons of Leeds, and was popular in Britain in the 1950's
and 1960's. Waddingtons continued to sell it until the 1990's; nowadays it is
distributed by Winning Moves UK in their Top Cards series.

Whot! has become the national card game of Nigeria.

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PLAYE RS AND CARDS

There can be two or more players. A special pack is used, consisting of ve

unequal suits identi ed by symbols (circle, triangle, cross, square, star) and
some wild "Whot" cards. The composition of the suits is as follows.

Circles
1 2 3 4 5   7 8   10 11 12 13 14

Triangles
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 14

Crosses
1 2 3 5 7 10 11 13 14

Squares
1 2 3 5 7 10 11 13 14

Stars1 2 3 4 5 7 8

Four or ve cards, numbered "20" in some

Whot!
packs.

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In Nigeria the shapes (suits) are called ball, angle, cross, carpet, and star.

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The basic rules are similar to the British printed rules, but some of the
cards have special effects, which vary a little from place to place:

Card Effect Explanation

The same player

1 HOLD ON
plays again.

The next player must

either play another
two, or must
draw two cards from
the stock instead.
If two or more
consecutive players
play twos, the rst
player who does not
play a two must draw
2 PICK TWO
two cards for each
consecutive two that
was played (four
cards for two twos,
six cards for three
twos, etc.).
After cards have been
drawn for the two(s),
the next player can
play any legal card.

5 PICK THREE The next player must

either play another
ve or must
draw three cards
from the stock
instead.
If two or more
consecutive players
play ves, the rst
player who does not

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play a ve must draw

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consecutive ve that

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was played (six cards
for two ves, nine
cards for three ves,
etc.).
After cards have been
drawn for the ve(s),
the next player can
play any legal card.

The next player

misses a turn.
If the STAR 8 is
8 SUSPENSION played, the
next two players
must each miss a
turn.

All players except the

person who played
the 14 must
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immediately draw
one card from the
stock.

Note that in a two-player game, there is no difference between "HOLD ON"

and "SUSPENSION" since there is only one opponent to skip. In the multi-
player game, the use of the 1 and 8 varies. Some play that "HOLD ON"
means that just the next player misses a turn, while "SUSPENSION" causes
all the other players to wait while the player of the 8 plays another card.

The next card played after a "HOLD ON" or "SUSPENSION" has to follow the
normal rules - it must have the same symbol as the 1 or 8, or the same
number (causing another hold on or suspension) or a wild 20 (whot) card
accompanied by a call for the shape that should be played next.

A player whose hand is reduced to two cards must warn the other players
by saying "semi last card". A player with just one card must warn the others
by saying "last card". A player who omits these warnings is penalised by
drawing two cards from the stock.

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