Vice-scum (or other names) – Player who came in next-to-last place. Lower neutral – Player who came in fourth place, this title is only used with 6+ players. If the game has 7 players, this title is used between upper and lower neutral. Neutral – Also the player who came in third place, however, this applies only when there are 5 players. Upper neutral – Player who came in third place, only used in games with 6+ players.
Vice-president (“VP”) – Player who came in second place in the previous round (regardless of the number of players). If scoring, this position receives two points. President – Player who won the previous round (regardless of the number of players).
President is also known as: Scum, Asshole (Arsehole), Landlord, Butthead, Root Beer, Warlords and Scumbags (Australia), Capitalism, Trou du Cul (France), Einer ist immer der Arsch (Germany), and Hűbéres (Hungary). Due to the nature of the game, its origins are believed to be traceable back to China. Games such as President, which is considered a ‘climbing game,’ where the object is to shed as many cards as you possibly can, are relatively new to the West (gaining popularity in the 1970s). TYPE OF GAME: Climbing Card Game AUDIENCE: Adults Some players may have more cards than others. All the cards are dealt out as equally as possible. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 4-7 players NUMBER OF CARDS: standard 52-card RANK OF CARDS: 2 (Highest), A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 THE DEAL: The player who is the president (or the scum in some versions) both shuffles and deals out the cards. The last player with cards in their hands is the ‘scum,’ ‘asshole,’ etc. OBJECTIVE OF PRESIDENT: To play all of your cards as soon as possible.
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