Spite and Malice - Variants

Variants

Some rules use unlimited center stacks - they are only removed when the draw stack is depleted. Also, sometimes a rule is employed requiring aces and deuces to be played any time a player is able to do so.

Spite and Malice is similar to a game called Misery. It is played with 2 players. Two decks are used instead of three (unless three people play then three decks) and two (goal) piles of 12 per player and a hand of 6.

Another variation calls for all piles to be built up to the King, with Jokers being used as wild cards.

Another variation calls for all piles to be built up to the King, and Jokers are used as wild cards (Wild represents all cards besides A, 2, 7, J)

One variation calls for one deck for every player (i.e. 3 players play with 3 decks) with a maximum of four center stacks to be built from Ace to Queen with Kings as wilds (Jokers are not used here.)

Another variation requires a natural A and 2 (no wild cards for A or 2) but does permit discarding of pairs of cards (two Queens, or two 7's, etc.) but not more than two cards at a time.