Talk:Speed (card game)

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Speed-card game

[edit] Spit

Speed is identical to Spit. Whilst I was taught the game as being called Speed, I know that both names do refer to the same game and the Spit article is far more detailed and wikified. I propose replacing this article with a redirect to Spit, and a short modification of the intro line of spit to include "(also known as Speed)". Standard seven days thing: any objections within seven days and the article stays. I doubt there will be, though. Gorman 00:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with it being identical. I read the Spit article, and it sounds more complex than Speed. A couple example lines:

"Shuffle well and divide the cards equally - 26 to each player."

In Speed, one player does all the dealing.

"Each player now deals a layout consisting of five stock piles in a row. The first stock pile has 1 card, the second 2 ... the fifth 5. Deal these piles face down and then turn the top card of each stock pile face up (or deal them that way in the first place)."

This is nothing at all like Speed. In Speed the cards are dealt as such. Player 1: 5(Cards in hand) 15(Replacement cards), then identical for player 2, then 2 single base cards, with 2 piles of 5 on each side for when neither player can go.

Basically Speed is much simpiler overall. I'd call them similar games, but definatly not identical.--Johaen 16:49, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This is a poor article

The method of play does not adequately or clearly explain how one plays the game, particularly how all of the facedown cards are played and when. I think that this article is muddled up with the 'Spit' article and is just a minor variation of that game in which there are a limited number of cards in the pile to resolve a stalemate. Xeolyte (talk) 20:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)