FOUR OF A KIND · ONE SPOON SHORT
Spoons card game
Keep your cards close.
Watch the middle.
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Your hand
Four cards to keepWhen you draw, choose one card to pass left.
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Draw, then pass one card.
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Collect four equal ranks.
- 03
Take a spoon before they are gone.
A race around the table
Spoons combines a card-collecting game with a quick reaction. You deal cards and pass unwanted ones through three computer hands. There is always one fewer spoon than players, so somebody misses out each round.
This table plays a complete elimination match with the letters SPOON. Computer hands stay covered. Their choices use only their own cards; your draw order stays fixed. Touch buttons and keyboard shortcuts both work.
Before the first draw
Who can take the first spoon?
A player holding four cards of one rank may take the first spoon. Once any spoon is taken, everyone can take one.
What happens if I miss a spoon?
You receive the next letter in SPOON. Five missed spoons eliminate a player. The last player remaining wins.
How do the computers react?
A computer with four equal cards waits 650 milliseconds before taking the first spoon. Other computers then react after 450–1,049 milliseconds. Pause freezes the race for everyone.
Can I resume a saved match?
Your cards and letters stay in this browser. Reloading or hiding the tab pauses the match; choose Resume game when ready.