Asshole (also less commonly known as Presidents and Assholes, President, Scum, Capitalism, Schlub,, P&A, and other names), an Americanized drinking game^[1][2][3][4] version of Dai Hin Min, is a card game for 3 or more in which players race to get rid of all of the cards in their hands in order to become President in the following round.^[1][3] There are countless variants of this game, including various "house rules," which must be established before the start of the game to prevent arguments. Drinking games are games which involve the drinking of beer or other alcoholic beverages. ... // Daifugo/Daihinmin (大富豪/大貧民; in English, Very Rich Man, Very Poor Man) is a Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack, that is usually known as the non-drinking, original version of Asshole. ... // For the game on The Price Is Right, see Card Game (pricing game). ...

Equipment

To play this game, players need only a standard deck of Anglo-American playing cards and a surplus of beer. For the Russian group of artists, see Jack of Diamonds (artists). ...

Game play

Play in Asshole is organized into tricks, much like Hearts or Bridge. The word trick has several meanings in English: Confidence trick Magic trick Trick or treat A trick in a card game A trick can be a feat requiring some dexterity or ingenuity performed to amuse or as part of a game, such as a Skateboarding trick. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depend on the variant played). ...

The Asshole (the person to place last in the previous round, see below) shuffles and deals the cards. All the cards are dealt, until none are left, in clockwise rotation.^[1]

The player on the dealer's left begins by leading any card, or set of matching cards, though in some house rules the player with a certain card always leads. The player to their left may then play an equal number of matching cards with a higher face value, or may pass. Note that you must play the same number of cards as the lead. If the leader starts with one card, only one card may be played on top of it; if they lead with a pair, only pairs may be played on top of it, and so on. The next player may do the same, and so on. This continues until all players pass. The last person to play cards leads the next trick.^[1]

General rules

• A two (2) card is "clear", meaning all played cards are removed, and the person playing the 2 starts again^[4]
• If there are 2 or 3 of a card on the table (in a row), and a player has the rest to "complete the set" of all four cards, that can be done, regardless of whose turn it is currently. The cards are cleared, and the player who "completed the set" gets to go again, as if he or she laid a "clear" in the previous round.^[4]
• If a player passes, he or she must drink.^[2]
• When players pass, this does not limit them in any way from playing later, even during the same trick.
• When a player matches the rank of the previously played card, the next player's turn is skipped. A skipped player must drink.^[2]
• If a player reaches his or her last card, he or she must immediately yell "last card". If someone points out that they didn't say it, or if someone else reaches their own last card, and yells it first, then, the player who forgot to yell is automatically the asshole for the next round.

Special titles

There are at least 4 special titles for players during the game, and each player is permitted to give drinks indiscriminately to any lower-ranked player.^[1][2] Often, players move seats to sit in the order of their place, so as not to forget the order.^[1]

An "Asshole" during a game.

• President - The winner of the previous round. He or she has the power to add rules to the game. Some variants only allow the President to make one rule during each term (hand), or only allow Presidents to make rules after winning a certain number of hands, usually about 3.^[4] A Presidential rule stays in effect until a future Presidential rule repeals or contradicts it.
• Vice President ("VP") - Second place in the previous round.
• Secretary - The place after the VP.
• Normal People - Anyone in between VP and Vice Asshole.
• Vice Asshole ("Beer Bitch") - Second to last place in the previous round.
• Asshole - Last place in the previous round (may wear beer case on head saying "Asshole"). He or she is the "whipping boy" of the game but is allowed to give out drinks while shuffling and dealing the cards for the next hand.^[2] The Asshole also clears cards from the game when needed. In some rules, if another player does the job of the asshole, that player has to drink or is penalized in some other way.^[2][1][2]

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In popular culture

It's played by the five main characters at a party in American Pie 2 and Beerfest. American Pie 2 is the 2001 sequel to the comedy film American Pie. ... Beerfest is a beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard released 2006. ...

References

See also

• Dai Hin Min, the non-drinking version of Asshole
• The Great Dalmuti, a commercial variation of Asshole with a non-standard deck.

// Daifugo/Daihinmin (大富豪/大貧民; in English, Very Rich Man, Very Poor Man) is a Japanese card game for three or more players played with a standard 52-card pack, that is usually known as the non-drinking, original version of Asshole. ... // The Great Dalmuti is a card game designed by Richard Garfield and published in 1995 by Wizards of the Coast. ...

External links

• Examples of "house rules"
• Alternate rules
• Play Asshole online