One Zero One

One Zero One is a card game at a green table against up to three rivals. The deck has 36 cards, from sixes to aces. Each round you try to empty your hand first. Cards left behind become penalty points, and the match ends when anyone reaches 101 or more. The lowest score wins. On your turn you play one card of the same suit or the same rank. A jack or a queen can land on any card. A queen lets you call the suit to follow, and a jack breaks that call. Sixes, sevens, aces, and the king of spades make the next player draw, skip, or both. If you play an eight, you cover it yourself. You may draw more cards first, even with a cover already in hand. If nothing covers it, you keep drawing until something does. Going out on a queen, the queen of spades, or the king of spades takes points off your score. Holding them when someone else finishes adds those points instead. Nines are worth nothing. You can draw when a legal card is in your hand. Choose two, three, or four players, a calm or quick pace, automatic sorting, and one card back. Sound and music switch on their own. After each round you see who won, who deals next, and where the points went. At the end, players still under 101 come first. One mark sets apart everyone who crossed the line. Pause when you need to, then return to the same hand.