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Slapjack, also known as Slaps, is a card game generally played among children. It can often be a child's first introduction to playing cards. The game is a cross between Beggar-My-Neighbour and Egyptian Ratscrew and is also sometimes known as Heart Attack. It is also related to the simpler 'slap' card games often called Snap. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SlapjackA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The Encyclopedia of GamesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Slapjack Shuffle: Teaching Instructional Method Selection Using Playing CardsCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Snap (card game)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Egyptian RatscrewA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun A type of pancake, or flapjack.
Noun A simple card game similar to snap.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
The Encyclopedia of GamesBrian Burns · 2000
Slapjack FarmSchool Zone Staff · 2019
Get outsideJane Drake · 2012
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