Okay, well, things got off to a slow start at first. In fact, we ended up taking the kids to the cheapo theater that morning to see Rio 2. We got there a little late and had to sit in the second row and got cricks in our necks.
But after? It was GARBAGE time!
Garbage is a card game that is now a part of Madsen family lore. Apparently Grandma Vera (Viggo's mother) created the game and all the grandkids would play it when they went to visit Grandma Vera and Grandpa Red in 29 Palms. So, in the interest of preserving family history, here is how you play Garbage. (Friends, pay attention. I fully intend on having a Garbage Game Night some time soon.)
Materials
6+ packs of regular playing cards
150-300 pennies per player
A cup for each player (to put the pennies in)
2 cups for the middle of the table
To Play
*If you are Grandma Vera you charge each player for the pennies. Seriously, she would charge a grandchild $1 for 100 pennies. Also, all pennies that land on the floor belong to the Sweeper, a.k.a. Grandma Vera. Grandma Vera rocked.*
1. A dealer deals 5 cards to each player, face down so no one can see the cards. (Player may look at his cards.)
2. Each player puts 1 penny in each of the cups in the middle of the table.
3. Five different games are then played with the hand just dealt:
a) Spades: the person at the table with the highest spade wins one of the cups of pennies from the middle of the table. (So if 8 people are playing, the highest spade wins 8 pennies.) Ace is high. Dealer can win.
b) Poker: poker is then played with the cards in hand. No other cards are dealt. The dealer can play. Betting and raising take place with pennies added to the second cup in the middle of the table. Winner takes all of the pennies from that cup.
c) Bingo: (Dealer no longer plays; they can put their cards aside.) Everyone but dealer lays their cards, face up, in front of them. The dealer then starts laying out cards, one at a time, from the deck. Each time a number is called and a player has that number, they lay a penny on that card. Suites and colors do not matter. (For example, if the dealer calls out an 8 and you have an 8, you put a penny on that card.) If a number is called multiple times a player must lay a penny on that card each time. The first person to place a penny on all five of their cards calls out BINGO and wins ALL of the pennies from everyone's cards.
d) Put In: players leave their cards in front of them. The dealer then starts flipping over cards one at a time. If a player has the same number card as the first card flipped over, then they put 1 penny (for each of the same number card they have) into the pot in the middle. If a player has the same number card as the second card flipped over, then they put in 2 pennies (for each of the same number card they have) into the pot in the middle. For example, if the first card flipped over is a 5 and you have a 5 in your hand, you put in one penny. If the seventh card flipped over is a 2 and you have three 2s in your hand, you put in 21 pennies (because 7x3=21). If the ninth card flipped over is a queen and you have one queen you put in 9 pennies. The dealer stops after flipping over 10 cards; the pot stays in the middle.
e) Take Out: Now the dealer does the same flipping over of cards, but this time if you have a matching number then you take out that number of pennies. For example, if the second card flipped over is a 4 and you have one 4 in your hand, you take out 2 pennies from the pot (because x2=2). If the sixth card flipped over is a 3 and you have three 3s in your hand, you take out 18 pennies from the pot (because 6x3=18). If the ninth card flipped over is a queen and you have one queen you take out 9 pennies. The dealer stops after flipping over 10 cards. If there are any remaining pennies after the 10th card, the dealer keeps those. If the pot runs out of pennies before flipping over 10 cards, the dealer has to make up the difference.
f) Chance: (I have no idea what to call this game; Chance seemed as good a name as any.) The dealer flips over 13 cards. If any of those cards are the same number as the order that it is flipped over (for example, if the 6th card is a 6 or the 12th card is a King) then the dealer gets that many pennies from everyone in the game.
4) Play until everyone has a turn to be dealer, until everyone else runs out of pennies (I don't think that's ever happened), or it's time to eat. (That's what stopped us.)
It really was a fun afternoon. Too bad I forgot to take my camera and only got a few shots with my phone. I'm still kicking myself over that.
Lance, Spencer, and Uncle Dane.
Nephew Trevor, Josh, Lance, & Spencer.
Bringin' the garbage smack down.
That evening Joy and Viggo gave a little presentation about our Madsen/Sandstrom family history, complete with PowerPoint presentation and commentary. It was actually REALLY good and I'm so glad that they did it - I learned so much about Joy and Viggo and their families. We saw lots of pictures from when they were first married, of their parents and siblings, and even got to hold a box of diamonds! (Long story, plus they were only industrial grade, but still. Cool.)
We finished the evening with a spectacular fireworks show put on by our resident pyromaniac Uncle Dane. It ended with a firework falling sideways, shooting across the front yard mere inches away from Spencer and Tess's heads, and scorching the front porch. Tess didn't even notice it, but Spencer jumped out of the way and all of the adults freaked out a little! (This is not the first time Uncle Dane has tried to kill my children. Just ask him.)
It was a great day with a great family. I'm promising them and myself that I'll get family pictures next time! (Next time being next summer for Dane's wedding. Woo-hoo!)
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