Percent Flash

What You Do:

1. Shuffle the cards and place the deck face down in the center of the playing area. Distribute paper and pencils (or calculators) to every player.
2. Decide on a percent for the first game. For our example, we'll use 50%. (For first time players, 50%, 10% or 1% are good choices, as they can be simpler to solve with.)
3. Turn over the top card. Players race to find the given percentage (e.g. 50%) of the value of the card. (Let's say it is a four of hearts.)
4. The first player that can give a correct answer wins the card. (In our example, 50% of 4, the answer would be "2".)
5. Play until the deck is depleted or time runs out. The player with the most cards wins.

Variations:

• Allow the winner of each round to determine the percent used for the next round.
• Remove the face cards from the deck in order to simplify the solving process.
• Create a challenge. Distribute the cards evenly among the players. All players must keep their cards face down in a pack. Players simultaneously turn over one card from their pack and place it in the center of the playing area. The first player that can find the sum of the cards and then find the given percent takes all of the cards.