I had this idea for a card game in the night, after watching a Poker-themed episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Painting The Palace is an easy to learn card game for any number of players related to Sevens and Crazy Eights.
1. Shuffle the cards and deal all cards to all players, ensuring the same number of cards per player and discarding any that remain; so for 5 players there would be 10 cards each and the last 2 discarded.
2. For more than 6 players, use two decks. For more than 12 use 3 decks etc.
3. The first player turns over any card, leaving it face up in the middle of the table to start the stack.
4. Players take turns to place a card on the stack, matching the colour of the top card (eg. a hearts or diamonds card on another hearts or diamonds card; or a spades or clubs card on another spades or clubs card), or the number (eg. a seven on a seven).
5. Royal cards; Jack, Queen, King; are always wild, and can be played at any time, and any card can be played on top of a royal card.
6. A player who cannot make a legal play is out.
7. The winner is the last player remaining if all other players are out, or the first player to place down their last card.
