Spit it one of the most fabulous, time consuming card games in existence.

You will need

A deck of cards

A table

Two players

To set up

Split the pack into two similar sized halfs and take one each.

Deal each half as if for solitaire but with only five piles.

Place remaining cards infront and to the left of where you have dealt the cards.

If there are two cards of same numerical value place them on top of each other, and turn over vacant card.

Play

When both players are ready count from three to one and then take a card from the pile to the left and deposit it in the centre.

If you have a card above or below either card that has been played you may play it.

If this means a pile is empty you may move other cards into it.

Repeat this until one player has finished all cards in front of him, at which point he must place his hand on the pile in the middle which looks smallest and shout 'Spit'