If it is your turn and you are unable or unwilling to play, you must collect all the cards from the discard and add these cards to your hand.

If you pick up the discard your turn is finished, the player to your left starts the new discard pile. Play resumes as normal.

You can only play with the cards in hand as long as you have cards in hand. Once your hand is dry and so is the stock may you use your cards on the table.

If a ten is played, the discard is removed, and the player who played the ten gets another turn. They must start a new discard with any card equal or greater than the If a player is able to complete a full set of four cards four cards of equal rank are played or three cards of equal rank are played on top if the fourth card of equal rank the discard is cleared from play.

That player has another and starts the discard with a card or set of cards of higher rank. If you start your turn with an empty hand because the stock is dry, you may use your face-up cards to play.

If you are unable or unwilling to play with a face-up card, take one and add it to the discard before collecting the whole pile.

The next player starts a new discard pile. You cannot play from your table cards until you get rid of all the cards in your hand.

If a player is able to complete a set in turn e. The player who clears may play another card after. Some alternate rule sets allow players to clear at any time in or out of turn.

Other rules make the a four-of-a-wild a normal wild. If a player has no cards left to play, they are out. The loser, known as "The Shithead" is the last player left in the game.

Under most rules the shithead's only role is to deal the next set of cards. Players may adapt this so that the shithead is also required to fulfill a forfeit.

Aside from the basic order of play, the core aspect of Shithead is the "wildcards". These vary greatly depending on regional variations, though the core of the rules remains the same.

With certain exceptions, wildcards may be played on any other card. Most variants have the 2 and 10 as wildcards, which may be played onto any card, and can be followed by any card.

Playing a 10 or a 4-of-a-kind removes the discard pile from the game, and gives the active player another turn.

There are two important distinctions between a 2 and a 10; whilst both may be laid on any card, the 2 does not "burn" the pile, and does not entitle the player to another turn: Following a 2 the player's turn is ended and the subsequent player is then free to play any card he or she wishes.

After a 10 is played, the same player may play any card, though without picking up a fresh card from the deck.

Additionally, 4 of a kind can only be played in sequence, but does entitle the player to an additional turn to lay. You can always reconnect by pressing the "Multiplayer" button.

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These are the rules that I have always used playing Shithead. There are many variations possible, so this might not be exactly how you are used to playing the game.

This online version of Shithead was made by me. My name is Einar Egilsson and over there on the left is my current Facebook profile picture!

Maybe I shouldn't have put my picture so close to the 'About Shithead' headline! Oh well. A while ago I wanted to learn how to make simple browser games, Shithead is my favorite card game, and so that's what I made!

Since I have no artistic talent whatsoever I used graphics that I found at OpenClipArt , a great site with free graphics.

The excellent playing card images were made by Nicu Buculei , check out his site for some more examples of his work. He has lots of great free graphics.

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All games Spread cards. Interstitial ads. Use dark theme. In a clockwise direction the next player chooses a card, out of the three 3 in his hand, and puts down a card of equal, or greater, value, or a wild two 2 card, than the top card on the play pile.

Then, the next player does the same and the next player and the next player, well you get the idea. If a player does not have a card of equal, or greater, value, or a wild two 2 card to play, he must pick up the whole play pile.

His turn is then over and the next player puts down a card. To burn the pile means to remove all the cards in the play pile from the game.

To burn the pile a sequence of 4 cards of the same denomination must be played at once. IE: 4 of hearts, 4 of clubs, 4 of diamonds and a 4 of spades in one turn.

A second player can burn the pile if the player before him puts down three cards of the same denomination and they hold the fifth card, they can play it on the other three and call the burn.