Close Call: An Addition Card Game

What You Do:

1. Remove 10s and face cards from the deck. Shuffle the deck and deal each player 6 cards.
2. Each player selects four of their cards and creates two 2-digit numbers from them. The goal is to create two numbers that have a sum as close to 100 as possible, without going over.
   • (For example, a player may choose to use the cards 4, 6, 8, and 1, creating the problem 14 + 86 = 100.)
3. After players have made their selections, they place their cards face up in front of them, arranging them so other players can see which two numbers they have created.
4. The player with the numbers closest to 100, without going over, wins a point. In the case of a tie, a point is awarded to each team.
5. Shuffle the cards before dealing another round.
6. Play continues for 5 rounds. The player with the most points after the last round wins the game.

Variations:

• Change the number of cards dealt, the number of cards used, or the goal.
• For younger players, restrict the number of cards dealt to 4 per player, allow them to use only 2 of the cards, create single-digit numbers, and set the goal to 10.
• To make the game more challenging, deal 8 cards to each player, let them choose 6, create 3-digit numbers, and set the goal to 1,000.