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Snap (card game)

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Snap is a card game in which players deal out the cards and then react as quickly as they can to spot pairs of cards of the same rank. The cards are either dealt into separate piles around the table, one for each player, or, particularly when the game is played with young children, into a single shared pile. The game may be a simplified version of the older game Snip Snap Snorem. Its play depends on quick reactions rather than deep strategy, since the whole task is to notice a matching rank before the other players do.

Facts
Origin Year
1866 2
Playing Time Band
Under 30 Minutes 1
Playing Time
10 2
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Designer
(Uncredited) 2
Publisher
(Public Domain) 2
Publisher
(Unknown) 2
Publisher
A Collier 2
Publisher
Abbatt Toys 2
Publisher
Ariel Productions Ltd 2
Publisher
Arrow Games Ltd 2
Publisher
Briarpatch 2
Publisher
Brooke Bond / PG Tips 2
Publisher
C.W. Faulkner & Co 2
Publisher
Cardinal 2
Publisher
Cartamundi 2
Publisher
Chad Valley Co Ltd. 2
Publisher
Chiefton Products Ltd. 2
Publisher
Child's Play (International) Ltd 2
Publisher
Clifford Toys 2
Publisher
Contender Entertainment Group 2
Publisher
Cow & Gate 2
Publisher
De La Rue 2
Publisher
Dinosaur Publications 2
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley (DK) 2
Game Category
Card Game 2
Game Category
Children's Game 2
Game Category
Movies / TV / Radio theme 2
Game Category
Novel-based 2
Game Mechanic
Pattern Recognition 2
Game Mechanic
Real-Time 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
12 2
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
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Sources
1. Snap (card game) (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: players
    2-8
  • Infobox: playing_time
    5 minutes
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Low-Moderate
  • Lead paragraph
    Snap is a card game in which players deal cards and react quickly to spot pairs of cards of the same rank.
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2. Snap (BoardGameGeek)
  • Origin Year: 1866
  • Playing Time: 10
  • Designer: (Uncredited)
  • Publisher: (Public Domain)
  • Publisher: (Unknown)
  • Publisher: A Collier
  • Publisher: Abbatt Toys
  • Publisher: Ariel Productions Ltd
  • Publisher: Arrow Games Ltd
  • Publisher: Briarpatch
  • Publisher: Brooke Bond / PG Tips
  • Publisher: C.W. Faulkner & Co
  • Publisher: Cardinal
  • Publisher: Cartamundi
  • Publisher: Chad Valley Co Ltd.
  • Publisher: Chiefton Products Ltd.
  • Publisher: Child's Play (International) Ltd
  • Publisher: Clifford Toys
  • Publisher: Contender Entertainment Group
  • Publisher: Cow & Gate
  • Publisher: De La Rue
  • Publisher: Dinosaur Publications
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (DK)
  • Game Category: Card Game
  • Game Category: Children's Game
  • Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
  • Game Category: Novel-based
  • Game Mechanic: Pattern Recognition
  • Game Mechanic: Real-Time
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 12
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