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Salute Addition / Subtraction

Salute
From Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks 

Regular Deck of Cards - remove all the face cards and jokers
3 players (more difficult variation - 4+ players)

  • One player is the general, other players are the soldiers.
  • Soldiers draw a card, but do not look at it. General says, “Salute”.
  • Soldiers place card on their forehead so all other players can see the card.
  • The general states, “The sum of your cards is ...”
  • The soldiers look at the other cards and say, “My addend is…”
  • Switch general after each salute.