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How to Play Spit. Spit, or speed, is a fun, fast-paced card game that will have your heart
racing nearly as fast as your hands. You will need A deck of cards and a partner. Step 1.
Split the deck so each player has 26 cards. Set up your tableau opposite your opponent
by dealing your cards face down into five piles. The first pile has one card, the second
two, up through five in the fifth pile. Flip the top card of each pile. The 11 remaining
cards are your stockpile. An older deck prevents slipping. Step 2. Place the face-up cards
in descending order, alternating red and black suits. As you move a card from a pile, turn
the next card in the pile face up. If there is an empty space, you may fill it with any
card, always keeping five piles in front of you. Step 3. Hold your stockpile cards in
one hand, face down, without looking at them. To start, players say “one, two, three – spit,”
simultaneously. Turn over the top card in your stockpile and place it between your tableau
and your partner's. Your partner does the same. These two cards start spit piles. Step
4. Play a card from your tableau on either spit pile, using one hand. You and your opponent
play at the same time, so you must be the first to get to the pile with your card to
play it. Cards placed on the spit card must rank one higher or one lower; suit does not
matter. Watch your opponent’s cards to anticipate future moves. Step 5. Spit again when neither
player can play a card. When one player runs out of cards, slap the smaller spit pile.
If your opponent slaps that pile first, they pick it up. Point out moves your opponent
misses, but only if you think it will benefit you. Step 6. Take the spit pile you slapped
and set up your tableau again. If you have fewer than 15 cards, build your tableau as
far as you can, leaving no stockpile. Your opponent spits into a single spit pile and
play continues. The person who runs out of cards first is the winner. Did you know In
2008, Sarasota, Florida, rescinded an anti-spitting law enacted in 1908.