Hats Off! – a free traditional game to play this Christmas

Hats Off  was originally billed at the time of its release as “The New Card Game Brimful of Merriment”. Cheaply printed in black and white in a small size this game proved to be very popular.

Two to five players can enjoy this screamingly funny game.The cards are shuffled and placed on the table face downwards. Players take a turn in removing a card from the pack and placing it down in a pile. When a card without a hat appears on the pile, players try to be first in recognizing this. They must shout "HATS OFF I" and also touch lightly the crown of their head. The first player to do both things takes the pile. When there remain no more cards in the pack to pick up, players continue to go with  cards from their pile of winnings, if any. Winnings must be placed face downwards. The player who has cards left when all other players have no more cards to go with is the winner.

You can download this wonderful game free below. Be patient the zipped PDF might take a few minutes to download.

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