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Duck Soup

A trick-taking card game played in two courses. In the first course (Duck), the lowest card wins tricks and Ace counts low. In the second course (Soup), the highest card wins and Ace counts high. Players can 'quack' by playing a matching rank card, triggering an escalating call-and-response sequence.
2 players
10-20 min
Easy

What You'll Need

🃏 Standard 52-card deck

About This Game

A trick-taking card game played in two courses. In the first course (Duck), the lowest card wins tricks and Ace counts low. In the second course (Soup), the highest card wins and Ace counts high. Players can 'quack' by playing a matching rank card, triggering an escalating call-and-response sequence.

How to Play

  1. Use standard 52-card deck
  2. First Course (Duck):
  • Lowest card wins each trick
  • Ace counts as 1 (lowest)
  1. Second Course (Soup):
  • Highest card wins each trick
  • Ace counts as 14 (highest)
  1. Quacking: playing same rank as led card triggers special sequence
  2. Players call 'quack-quack' and 'duck soup' in response
  3. Mixed suit tricks score double points
  4. Multiply scores from each course together for final score
  5. Highest final score wins

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