O.G. is quickly catching on at The House.

THE HOUSE – The game: O.G. The origin: Unknown. Popularity status of this infamous Northwest card game has been skyrocketing ever since the “great” Northwest correspondent Nichole (yet to receive an official nickname) has introduced it to The Blue House. Members of The House are considering dropping off the proper forms to committee in order to make O.G. The House’s Official Card Game. Discussions have been made regarding designating an official O.G card night for the week.

When first taught the game, The Blue House was considerably perplexed by this advanced card game, unknown completely outside of the Puget Sound region. Rumor has it that O.G. was invented in an isolated prison on McNeil Island off the shore of Steilacoom, WA.

The O.G acronym has slowly taken on many meanings. In the Northwest, it is primarily known as original gangster or organized general. Since its expansion from the West coast, it has telephoned into “obscene gayness” and “occult genitalia” thanks to The Blue House.

As addicting and strategic as the game is, and as simple it may truly seem, it can be quite difficult to grasp at first. Once strategies were developed, Blue House members began going wild, screaming absurdities and antagonizing one another. Players have even jumped over The Porch table demanding rematches. From there the spiral of round-after-round of O.G. ass-kicking began.

Blue House member Man-Man took little pity on close Blue House friend Fryin’ Brian as he tragically attempted to learn the rules of the game under the influence. As Man-man continued to instigate Fryin’ Brian and his poor skills, FB was quoted as aggressively responding “I just want to learn the game! I just want to learn the game. Fuck off, I’m trying to learn the fuckin’ game!” Fryin’ Brian’s eagerness and enthusiasm to understand the game was quite apparent, but his slow pace at grasping the rules and game strategies were quickly used against him by Scooter and, more often, Man-Man.

Nichole brought the game from the "great" Northwest.

As expected with any addicting substance, all players were present the next day for more. Only this time, they came prepared with their game faces on. Talk had circulated, and it became apparent that the Blue House had formed alliances within already existing alliances. Along with creating allies and enemies, a silent language of cheat codes composed entirely of coughs and blinks were noticed as well.

Who knows if members of The Blue House will ever reach such champion levels as World, Universal, Divine, or Ultimate Yoda O.G. Master? Only one has been known to even reach Divine, and naturally that player resides in Dupont, WA, which is the capital of O.G tournaments (for now). Maybe with practice, The Blue House might have a chance at this extraordinary Pacific West Coast game…maybe.

Rules

• 3 face down cards, not to be touched till end of game. They are to be drawn randomly through the guide of lady luck.
• 3 face up cards, or “front line (BH Trademark)” cards rest on top of the 3 already down
• 3 cards in hand, so 9 to start. The 3 cards in hand can only be swapped out for higher cards with the front line cards at the beginning of the game.
• 3 cards must remain in hand consistently, as players discard and pick up from the remaining deck, or draw pile. Object is to match or trump the starter card, which is just flipped from the draw pile. The starter card must be lower than a face card and can’t be a 2 or 10 either. Once the players have swapped their front line out and the starter card is flipped, the player left of the dealer starts the game off.
• If a player cannot match or trump a discarder card, then he or she must pick up the discard pile and use it in his or her hand till the hand is back down to 3 cards again
• Once a player’s hand is gone, and there are no more cards to pick from the draw pile, then players turn to the front line for support. Once those cards are diminished, then players rely on the mystery cards faced down and hope that luck is on their side. If the card they flip cannot beat the discard pile, then the player must pick up that pile and continue to play.
• Winner is whoever gets rid of their entire hand first

• 2’s are wild/reverse back to the players turn
• 10’s blow up the discard pile and those cards are no longer in use. Player then places down the new starter card
• 4 of a kinds act as 10’s and blow up the pile
• 3-9 are ranked in numerical order
• Jacks-Aces are high, like most face cards are and are ranked accordingly. Aces are highest next to 2’s and 10’s, so be careful with them. Suits are irrelevant.
• Remember to keep 3 cards in hand!!!

* Game can be played with 2-4 players, preferably 3. Any more requires another deck of cards, or ½ a deck.

Tags: fryin' brian, games, man-man, nichole, o.g., the porch

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