Kemps Card Game

Kemps is a party game that involves developing a secret nonverbal signal and getting your partner to yell out the word “Kemps!” when you get four of a kind! It’s action packed and hilarious. Setup for the Kemps Game All you need to play Kemps is a good table and a standard deck of playing cards (52 cards). Card Games, Party Games No Comments 84 Kemps is a card game played in pairs. The goal is obtain four-of-a kind and then to use a secret signal to get your partner to call out “Kemps!”. To obtain four of a kind (i.e. Four cards of the same rank) and for your partner to say 'KEMPS', or to say 'KEMPS' yourself when your partner has four of a kind. Alternatively you can win the hand by saying 'STOP KEMPS' when a player from another team has four of a kind, before their partner says 'KEMPS'. From professional card players to the neighborhood game night, Bicycle ® playing cards are part of the gaming tradition. Bicycle ® Large Print Playing Cards For easy-to-read and easy-to-hold card play, choose our Large Print playing cards. Kemps is a great card game that is not only simple to understand but it is incredibly fun! Kemps develops friendly bonding as well as cognitive listening skills–making it an ideal card game for children, particularly those in elementary school.

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Cash (also called Kemps or Kent) is an interesting social card game for four to eight players. Players form two-player partnerships, competing to make four of a kind, then successfully send and receive a secret signal without it getting intercepted by their opponents.

Object of Cash

The object of the game is for one player of the partnership to call out “Cash!” upon receiving a signal from their partner that they have obtained four of a kind. Alternately, notice that one of the opponents is attempting to signal their partner, and call out “Counter cash!” before their partner calls “Cash!”.

Setup

All players divide into pairs. The game is best with four players (two partnerships), but can be played with six (three partnerships) or eight (four partnerships). Players may mutually decide a method for determining partnerships, which may be as simple as merely selecting who they would like to be paired with, or by some random process. One such method for a four-player game is to remove two red and two black cards from the deck, shuffle them, and deal one to each player. The players receiving the red cards play against the two with the black cards. Seating arrangements must take care to allow all players to be clearly visible to one another, and partners should not sit directly next to one another.

Prior to the game, each partnership excuses themselves to a secluded place where they are unable to be seen or heard by any other player. They then agree upon a secret signal, which can be a hand signal, innocuous action such as taking a drink or tapping the table with your cards, or a verbal phrase. Signals that might be unintentionally sent, like scratching your head or rubbing your eye should be avoided!

The deal

Cash requires one 52-card deck of playing cards. Since players will be quickly grabbing for cards, you don’t want a flimsy deck of cards that will get easily beaten up. Denexa 100% Plastic Playing Cards are made to last and are sturdy enough for even the most rambunctious games.

Shuffle and deal four cards to each player. Then deal four cards face down to the center of the table, forming the board, and place the deck stub in front of the player to the left of the dealer, forming the stock.

Game play

The dealer calls, “3…2…1…GO!”, then turns the four board cards face up. Each player may then grab whatever board cards they find useful, take them into their hand, and discard back down to four (returning the board to four cards). There are no turns! If two players grab a card at the same time, whoever touched the card first (or whose hand is on the bottom!) is entitled to it.

Game play continues until this card-swapping stops because nobody wants any of the cards on the table. The player with the stock in front of them discards the board cards, then deals a new, face-down board, passes the stock to the left, and flips the cards over with a countdown, as before. (Passing the stock and the board-refreshing duties around the table ensures that the mental overhead of refreshing the board doesn’t burden any player greater than any other.)

Play continues, with players swapping cards out as they see fit, and refreshing the board as necessary.

Ending the hand

Whenever a player achieves four-of-a-kind, they send their secret signal to their partner. When the partner notices the signal, they call out “Cash!” (or “Kemps!”, or “Kent!”, or whatever the name of the game is). All players reveal their hands; if the player whose partner called “Cash!” does, in fact, have four-of-a-kind, that partnership wins. However, if there is no four-of-a-kind, they lose. If a player suspects at any time before “Cash!” is called that an opposing partnership is signaling, they can call “Counter cash!” The hands are revealed, and if a four-of-a-kind is present, the partnership that called “Counter cash!” wins (but, as with cash, if there is no four-of-a-kind, calling “Counter cash!” loses).

Some players play that the losing team receives a letter in the word “CASH” (or “KEMPS” or “KENT”, as appropriate), and that whichever partnership spells out the word first loses the match. Otherwise, play can continue indefinitely, with each hand standing alone as a separate game. Partnerships are given the opportunity to change their signal between hands, then all cards are shuffled and new hands and a board are dealt.

“Real deal”

A real deal is when the stock runs out without “Cash!” or “Counter cash!” being called. In this case, the hand is a draw. If the game is being scored where partnerships receive letters for losses, no letters are received for a real deal.

Kemps Tutorial

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Needed

Four, six, or eight players; 52 card deck, pen and paper for scorekeeping

Deal

Four cards to each player, one card at a time.

Objective

The object of the game is to have one teammate announce “Kemps” once the other teammate has four of a kind.

Before the cards are dealt, teammates should secretly discuss a signal to use when a four of a kind is obtained. This signal needs to be a non-verbal signal, such as a wink or a hand movement.

Game Play

The round begins with the dealer flipping up four cards from the deck into the middle. Once the last card is on the table, all the players can swap cards between their hands and the cards on the table.

Players can swap as many, or as few, cards as they want. Players can only swap one card at a time.

Players continue to swap cards with the goal of getting four of a kind in their hands. Once all the players are done making swaps, the four cards in the middle are thrown out, and the dealer will flip up four new cards from the deck.

Again, once the fourth card hits the table, all the players begin exchanging for any cards they want. Players do not take turns and swap out their cards as fast as they want.

It can be a good idea to make a few swaps for cards you are not going for in order to throw off the opposing team.

The process of throwing out the middle cards and flipping up new cards is repeated until “Kemps” or “Cut” is announced.

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Kemps

When one teammate gets a four of a kind, the signal should be given to the other teammate to announce “Kemps.” If “Kemps” is announced, and the teammate has four of a kind, that team is awarded one point.

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If “Kemps” is announced when the teammate does not have a four of a kind, the team loses one point.

Cut

If a player feels one of the opposing players has a four of a kind, he/she can announce “Cut.” When “Cut” is announced, the opposing players will reveal their cards. If either one has a four of a kind, the team of the player that announced “Cut” is awarded one point.

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If neither opponent had a four of a kind when “Cut” was announced, the announcing team loses one point.

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Winning

The first team to an agreed upon amount, such as five points, is the winner of the game.

Signals

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Fake signals can be used throughout the round to trick the opposing team. New signals can be made in between rounds.

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