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Cards has a large, ever-expanding list of penalties. Unless stated otherwise, being penalized means drawing one additional card.
Cards has a large, ever-expanding list of penalties. Unless stated otherwise, being penalized means drawing one additional card.


 
==  Speaking penalties ==
Speaking penalties:
 
* Failure to say "Have a nice day" when playing any seven
* Failure to say "Have a nice day" when playing any seven
* Failure to say "Crazy Eights" when playing an eight
* Failure to say "Crazy Eights" when playing an eight
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* Failure to say "Go fish" when you don't have the card another player asked for
* Failure to say "Go fish" when you don't have the card another player asked for
* Failure to say "I jack it off" (or some variation thereof) when jacking off an effect
* Failure to say "I jack it off" (or some variation thereof) when jacking off an effect
* Failure to say "It's a joke" when making into something a joke
* Failure to say "It's a joke" when making something into a joke
* Failure to say "2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate?" when making a four-card run of those numbers
* Failure to say "2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate?" when making a four-card run of those numbers
* Failure to announce the type of book or run being played when playing a book or run (ex. Book of 9's, Run of 5)
* Failure to announce the type of book or run being played when playing a book or run (ex. Book of 9's, Run of 5)
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Cards-related penalties:
== Cards-related penalties ==
 
* Knocking over the deck
* Knocking over the deck
* Bending the cards
* Bending the cards
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* Playing Math after the third Math
* Playing Math after the third Math
* The dealer unintentionally giving too many or too few cards before the game begins
* The dealer unintentionally giving too many or too few cards before the game begins
* Bringing two [[Cards Rules#Custom Cards|Custom Cards]] from the same source


 
==  Misc. penalties ==
Misc. penalties
 
* Making a mess
* Making a mess
* Delaying the game (defined per-instance by other players)
* Delaying the game (defined per-instance by other players)

Latest revision as of 08:36, 20 May 2026

Cards has a large, ever-expanding list of penalties. Unless stated otherwise, being penalized means drawing one additional card.

Speaking penalties

  • Failure to say "Have a nice day" when playing any seven
  • Failure to say "Crazy Eights" when playing an eight
  • Failure to announce a suit when playing a Wild Card
  • Failure to say "Thank you" when receiving a penalty
  • Failure to say "I declare war" when declaring war
  • Failure to say "Go fish" when you don't have the card another player asked for
  • Failure to say "I jack it off" (or some variation thereof) when jacking off an effect
  • Failure to say "It's a joke" when making something into a joke
  • Failure to say "2-4-6-8, who do we appreciate?" when making a four-card run of those numbers
  • Failure to announce the type of book or run being played when playing a book or run (ex. Book of 9's, Run of 5)
  • Failure to shout "Get in the Game!!" when telling someone to get in the game
  • Failure to shout "Bomb!" when playing a bomb
  • Saying anything bad (or remotely negative) about Cards
  • Talking to someone outside of the game, without inviting them to play
  • Dealer's failure to say "Let it rip" before their first turn
  • Mentioning Thick of it By KSI
  • Mentioning any of XTRATUNA's music
  • Mentioning "six seven"
  • Making a funny joke
  • Swearing (includes slurs, no matter the context)


Cards-related penalties

  • Knocking over the deck
  • Bending the cards
  • Looking at your hand before the game has started
  • Getting caught doing slight of hand
  • Holding your cards out of sight of other players (ex. under the playing table)
  • Touching any cards during a point of order (except when penalizing another player)
  • Attempting to use number cards during an Attack
  • Attempting to use magic in War
  • Being caught giving cards to another player
  • Playing Math after the third Math
  • The dealer unintentionally giving too many or too few cards before the game begins
  • Bringing two Custom Cards from the same source

Misc. penalties

  • Making a mess
  • Delaying the game (defined per-instance by other players)
  • Getting another player penalized for attempting to assist you (being a tattle-tale)
  • Being annoying
  • Not knowing the answer to a question you asked during Bomb
  • Intentionally penalizing yourself for additional cards results in your turn being skipped
  • The dealer intentionally giving too many or too few cards before the game begins results in their turn being skipped