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Origin	England
Type	Shedding-type
Players	2+
Skills required	Tactics, Communication
Deck	French
Play	Clockwise and Counter-clockwise
Card rank (highest first)	A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Playing time	Various
Random chance	Medium
Irish Switch

Switch, also called Two Four Jacks or Irish Switch,^[1] or Last Card, in New Zealand, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim of Switch is to discard all of the cards in one's hand; the first player to play his or her final card, and ergo have no cards left, wins the game. Switch is very similar to the games UNO, Flaps and Mau Mau, both belonging to the larger Crazy Eights or Shedding family of card games.^[2]

The game is also commonly known as Jack Changes, Crazy Eights, Take Two, Black Jack and Peanuckle in the UK and Ireland.

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If a user ends on a so-called 'fire card', a user is able to pick up, and put down another 'fire card' immediately unless stated beforehand.An Ace can be used as any card.

Objective[edit]

Switch is played with a regular, single deck of playing cards, or with two standard decks (shuffled into one) if there is a large number of players.

Each player at their turn may play any card from their hand that matches the suitor the rank of the card previously played; for example, if the previous card was a seven of clubs, the next player may put down any seven card, or any club card, from their hand. Should the player not have any card available to play, they must pick up one card.

Game rules[edit]

Players are initially dealt a similar sized hand of cards (often seven per person), but the exact number may vary depending on how many players are present. The remainder of the deck is placed face down and serve as a 'pool' or drawing stack. At the beginning of the game the topmost card from the 'pool' is revealed and, so long as this card is not a trick card, play begins. (Switch may not start with a trick card, and so if the 'starting card' is a trick card, cards shall continue to be selected from the pool until a non-trick card is revealed.)

The first to play (generally, the player on the dealer's left) should select from his or her hand a card that matches either, the suit or the rank of the open card (the card that is 'top'); for example, on a 9 of spades, only a spade card or a 9 may be played. If a player is not able to place a card, he draws cards from the stack until he is able to play a card. A player may choose to withhold a card due to personal strategy but will incur the penalty of having to pick a card from the deck.

If the drawing stack is run down and becomes empty, the playing stack or discard pile (except for the topmost card) is shuffled, and placed face down to become the new 'pool.'

If the last player, at the point of when the second last player has said 'Last Card', and has ended the game, the last standing player, or the lost player, can bring the player back into the game, provided the player has all logical moves remaining in hand. If the player does have all logical moves, the second last player is brought back into the game, as a form of resurrection, to re-compete. Should the last player not have all logical moves, that player loses the game.

Power Cards[edit]

In Switch some cards are known as 'power' or 'trick' cards, because their being played directly affects the gameplay:

2: If a player places a two (of any suit) down, the next player is required to pick up two cards. One player may not place two 2 cards at the same time. If the next player has a two, they may place it down instead of taking cards, requiring the next player to take four. This continues until a player with no two has to pick up the current total. A player that draws cards after a two has been played is usually not permitted to put any more cards down.
Q: The player may place any card of their choice onto the queen.
8: The next player misses their turn. Normally, the next player may not play an 8 to continue the power, as they could with the 2; however, if this rule is included, then 8s will continue to be played, until the flow reaches a player without an 8, in which case they will miss a number of turns equivalent to the number of 8s played previously.
Ten: The ten reverses the play direction.
Black Jack: When the Black Jack is played, the next player must pick up the same number of cards dealt or play another Black Jack and the following player must then pick up double that. If a player has both Black Jacks then they can play both of them at the same time, to then cause the next person to pick up.
Red Jack: Is best played when a Black Jack is played as this will cancel the pick up Black Jack rule. One Red Jack cancels one Black Jack.
Ace: can be played regardless of the suit or value of the topmost card on the playing deck—that is, the Ace may be played at any time in the game. When playing an Ace, the player can decide freely the suit that has to be played next; from then on, play continues as normal, but on the suit selected by the player of the Ace.
10: If a player has a 10, they can place any card of the same suit down, but from then it must carry on in order. For example, if the 10 of hearts is placed, then the player can put down a 7 of hearts. However, after this they have to put down an eight of hearts, or a six of hearts, or a 7 of a different suit, or move on to the next player.

When a player has only one remaining card they must remember to say 'last card' aloud before their turn has ended, to inform the other players that they are about to win. If a player should fail to do so before the next player has started their turn they may be penalised, often to the cost of picking up one card immediately (over and above any picking up as a matter of routine course in the game).

Endgame[edit]

As soon as a player plays their last card they win the game. If the last card is a power card they must draw another card as a game can not end with a power card. The game can continue until all the players get rid of their cards.

Last Card rule[edit]

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In some games, the 'Last Card Rule' can be applied, whereby if a player is down to one card they must say 'Knocking' before their turn ends. If they do not, they must pick up another card (or 5 if playing Turbo Switch). Although not an official rule, it is a rule widely accepted across Ireland and the UK. A player can also not end on a double of one card.

In the variant known as Peaknuckle, players with two cards remaining in their hand must say 'peaknuckle' and a player with only one card must say 'super-peaknuckle'. Failing to say either will result in the player picking up another card, if noticed by another player.

Also in Peanuckle the 7 card means a player can play a run of cards that link, ie: 7, 8, 9, K, J and 3A player can also use an ace to change suit in these runs as well as being able to change suit