President card game rules (Scum)

The goal

Get out of the round first.

The first player with no cards left becomes President; the last one holding cards becomes Proletario.

Four players, always.

Seats without a human are filled by bots. The table keeps going as long as a human is playing.

Climb, fall, repeat.

Your rank changes every round based on the order you finish in, and it gives you perks for the next one.

The cards

54 cards.

52 regular cards and 2 jokers.

Weakest to strongest.

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A, then the 2. The two jokers rule: the color joker beats the black-and-white joker.

Suits do not count.

A 7 of hearts and a 7 of spades have exactly the same value.

Combinations

Single, pair, triple, four of a kind.

A combination is 1, 2, 3 or 4 cards of the same value.

No runs.

Only cards of the same value go together. No revolutions, no special rules.

A joker is played alone.

There is no pair of jokers.

Beating a combination

Same number of cards, higher value.

A pair is beaten by a stronger pair. Equal values cannot be played.

The 2 beats one size more.

A 2 beats a single or a pair. A pair of 2s beats a pair or a triple. Three 2s beat a triple or four of a kind.

Jokers beat everything.

A single joker can be played on any combination and closes the trick at once. The color joker beats the black-and-white joker.

After a 2, only a joker answers.

Once a group of 2s is played, no other combination can beat it: you need a joker, or you pass.

The trick

One trip around the table.

The leader plays a combination, then each player plays higher or passes, once.

The last to play wins.

They lead the next trick. If everyone passes, the leader plays again.

Out of cards?

If the winner has emptied their hand, the next player leads the trick.

15 seconds per turn.

After that, your smallest possible combination is played for you (or you pass if nothing can be played). Twice in a row, a bot takes over until you tap “Resume”.

The ranks

Four ranks.

President, VP, Secretary, Proletario, according to the order of finishing the round.

High ranks hold 14 cards.

The President and the VP get 14, the other two get 13.

Your seat follows your rank.

You change seats every round. On your left: the rank just above yours.

Bots give up their seats, then the Proletario.

At the end of the round, each bot gives its seat to the next in line, lowest rank first; the newcomer takes its rank. With no bot at the table, the Proletario gives the seat to the next in line and goes to the back of the queue.

The card swap

Proletario and President.

The Proletario gives their 2 best cards to the President, who gives back 2 of their choice.

Secretary and VP.

The Secretary gives their best card to the VP, who gives back 1 of their choice.

Blind.

You choose what you give without seeing what you receive. You have 20 s: after that, your weakest cards go. The President opens the round.

First round: no exchange.

A new table has no ranks yet: two random players get 14 cards, and a random player leads.

THE FOUR RANKS

• President : 14 cards, opens the round
• VP : 14 cards, receives the Secretary’s best card
• Secretary : 13 cards, swaps 1 card with the VP
• Proletario : 13 cards, gives away the 2 best

Blind swap: you choose what you give without seeing what you receive.