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The Game of Alice in Wonderland

This game contains 52 cards divided into three sets.

SET. I. 16 Picture Cards numbered from 1 to 16 with a star in the corner.

SET. II. 16 Picture Cards without star, numbered 1 to 16.

SET. III. 20 number cards numbered from 1 to 20.

The two sets of picture cards form pairs by matching their numbers.

Each set takes by its number. The higher cards taking the lower ones. Star cards take each other according to their numbers, and both the other sets, whether their numbers are high or low. Plain Picture Cards take each other according to their numbers, and all number cards. Number cards take each other according to their numbers.

RULES FOR PLAYING

1. After shuffling the pack deal seven cards to each player and play in succession. When these cards have been played, deal seven more to each player and so on, until all the cards in the pack have been played.
2. The person who leads may play from any set. If the card played is a Picture Card and the next player holds its mate he must play it, the star card taking. If he does not hold it, he must play from the same set if possible, the highest number taking. If he has no Picture Card he must play a number card. For example— A plays plain Picture card No. 7, and B, if he has star card No. 7 plays it and takes the cards, but if he does not hold the star card in his hand he must play a plain Picture Card, the card of the highest number taking.
3. If two or more Picture Cards are on the table at the same time and the next player holds the mates to both or all of them he must play the mate to the first card played, the star card taking.

NOTE to rules 2 and 3. If a Picture Card is led, any player who holds its mate must play it when his turn comes.

COUNT

Each pair found in the cards at the end of the game …10

The player having Alice and the Pool of tears at the end

of the game. ……………………………………20

The player having the largest number of cards at the end

of the game……………………………………..10

The winner is the player having the largest sum total.