Paskahousu
| Valepaska, Pöytäpaska | |
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| Origin | Finland |
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| Alternative names | Paska, Hönö |
| Type | Shedding-type |
| Players | 3-6 |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | French |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest to lowest) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 (2 is special) |
| Related games | |
| Shithead, Cheat | |
Paskahousu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑskɑˌhousu], shit pants) is a Finnish card game. The object of the game is to play higher cards than the previously played cards, first to get replacement cards from the stock pile, and, after the stock pile has exhausted, to get rid of one's cards. It is similar to Shithead.
Although the basic play is the same across rule variants, the details of the rules vary tremendously. It is practically impossible to find two identical descriptions of the game in the literature. See the miscellaneous rule variations section below for how the rules vary. One of the most widespread variants is Valepaska, in which the cards are played face down, and players need not announce their plays truthfully.
One deck of 52 cards is used. An ace is the highest. The game is played by three to six players. Everyone is dealt five cards. The rest of the cards form a face-down stock. In each turn a player places one or more cards of the same rank from his hand into a pile next to the stock according to the following rules:
If the player cannot or does not want to play cards according to the previous rules, he must take the entire pile in hand. After the player has either played cards or taken the pile, it is the next player's turn.
If a player plays a ten or an ace, the pile falls. The pile falls also when a player plays cards so that there are four cards of the same rank on top of the pile. When the pile falls, the cards in the pile are discarded from play, and the same player plays the first cards to the now-empty pile. Ten causes a pile with the previous card 3-9 to fall. An ace causes the pile with the previous card J-K. An ace cannot be played on 3-9, and Ten cannot be played on J-K.
If a player has fewer than five cards in his hand, he must take cards from the stock so that he has five cards (if there are cards left in the stock).
When a player gets rid of all his cards after the stock has exhausted, he is out and does not participate in the game anymore. The first player to go out is the winner. The loser is the player who has cards left when everyone else has gone out. In some circles the loser is called paskahousu, shitty pants.
In Valepaska (Fake Shit, also known as Valepaskahousu and Kusetuspaskahousu) the cards are played face down, and when playing cards you announce which cards you play (for example one jack or three eights). You are allowed to lie, but other players are allowed to challenge your announcement. A challenge means that the cards you played are exposed. If you were honest, the challenger must take the pile in his hand (and it's your turn to start the new pile), and if you lied, you must take the pile (and the turn passes to the next player).
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