Cassino \u2014 also spelled Casino \u2014 is one of the oldest fishing card games still played, with roots going back centuries. Players use cards from their hand to capture cards lying face-up on the table, either by matching a single card’s value or by matching the combined sum of multiple table cards. Special cards score bonus points. Sweeping the entire table clean in one move earns a bonus. The player who captures the most valuable cards wins.<\/p>\n\n\n
For capturing purposes, only Aces and number cards 2 through 10 can be used to form sum combinations. Face cards can only be captured by matching them directly with another face card of the same rank.<\/p>\n\n\n
The player to the left of the dealer goes first. Play moves clockwise. On each turn you play exactly one card from your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n
If your card’s value exactly matches one or more table cards, you may capture them. Place your card on top of the matching table card and take all of them into your capture pile face-down. Example: you play a 7 and there is a 7 on the table \u2014 you capture it. If there are two 7s on the table, you capture both with your one 7.<\/p>\n\n\n
If your card’s value equals the SUM of two or more table cards added together, you may capture all of those cards at once. Example: you play a 9 and the table shows a 4 and a 5. Since 4 + 5 = 9, you capture both. Or if the table shows a 2, 3, and 4, and you play a 9, you capture all three since 2 + 3 + 4 = 9. You can also combine a direct match and a sum: a 9 captures a single 9 AND a 4+5 combination all at once.<\/p>\n\n\n
You may create a build by placing a card from your hand onto a table card, announcing the combined sum, and declaring you will capture it on your next turn. Example: there is a 3 on the table. You place a 5 from your hand on it and say ‘Building 8’ \u2014 meaning you plan to capture both cards next turn with an 8 from your hand. Your opponent can steal your build if they also hold an 8.<\/p>\n\n\n
If you cannot or do not want to capture or build, you must trail \u2014 place a card from your hand face-up onto the table, adding it to the available cards. Your turn ends.<\/p>\n\n\n
If your play captures every single card currently on the table, leaving it completely empty, that is a Sweep. Take a card from your capture pile and place it face-up on top of the pile as a sweep marker. Each sweep scores 1 bonus point at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n
When all players have played their four hand cards, the dealer deals four more cards to each player from the stock \u2014 but does not deal any new cards to the table. Play continues until the stock is exhausted. Any cards still on the table after the final hand go to the last player who made any capture.<\/p>\n\n\n
First player or team to reach 21 points across multiple rounds wins. Or play until the deck runs out and add up scores \u2014 highest wins.<\/p>\n\n\n