Pogs - Gameplay

Gameplay

Rules may vary among players, but the game variants generally have common gameplay features. Each player has their own collection of pogs and one or more slammers. Before the game, players decide whether to play "for keeps", or not. "For keeps" implies that the players keep the POGs that they win during the game and forfeit those that have been won by other players. The game can then begin as follows:

1. The players each contribute an equal number of pogs to build a stack with the pieces face-down, which will be used during the game.
2. The players take turns throwing their slammer down onto the top of the stack, causing it to spring up and the pogs to scatter. Each player keeps any pogs that land face-up after their throw.
3. After each throw, the pogs which have landed face-down are then re-stacked for the next player.
4. When no pogs remain in the stack, the player with the most pogs is the winner.