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Object of the Game. The object of Pit is to corner the market on Barley, Corn, Flax, Hay, Oats, Rye and Wheat by trading cards with other players. Game Play. Pit can be played by three to seven players. There are nine cards in each suit. If three play, use only three complete suits.
Pit is an open-outcry commodity trading game. The first edition in 1903 had a deck of 63 cards, 9 each of 7 commodities, each with a value (ranging from 40 for Flax to 100 for Wheat). Players offer trades by crying out the number of cards they want to swap (“One! One! One!”, or “Three! Three!
Classic PIT Game Instructions OBJECT OF PIT: The objective of Pit is to control the market on Flax, Corn, Barley, Hay, Rye, Wheat, and Oats. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3 to 8 Players MATERIALS: 74 Playing Cards, a Silver Playing Bell, and Instructions TYPE OF GAME: Party Card Game AUDIENCE: 7+ OVERVIEW OF PIT
9 paź 2011 · It is a 107 year old game where players try to corner the market in Flax, Rye, Barley, Hay, Corn, Wheat, Oats and Rice. Players are dealt a hand of cards and begin trading up to four cards with other players attempting to gain a hand with 9 like commodities. Collect them all, ring the bell, get the points that the commodity is worth.
The game is based on the exciting scenes of the United States Corn Exchange, usually styled the 'Wheat Pit'. There are nine cards each of Wheat, Corn, Barley etc. The idea is to obtain, by trading, all nine cards of any one kind.
Pit is a fun, yet hectic, card game that is all about cornering the market on important commodities, such as wheat and rye. Players will attempt to collect all nine cards of a specific type, while yelling and trading with other players. All players will attempt to gather their needed cards simultaneously, so be prepared for yelling!
27 cze 2022 · Players are attempting to collect a full hand of one type of good, and once they do, shouting “pit!” or ringing a bell, depending on what version you have… and if you’ve lost the bell or not. Once everyone has cards in their hand, the chaos can begin.
