Whot!
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Whot is a fast pace strategic card game played with a non-standard deck in five suits: circles, crosses, triangles, stars and squares. It is a shedding game similar to Crazy Eights, Uno or Mau-Mau and was one of the first commercial games based on this family.
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Origin | England |
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Alternative names | Whot! |
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Type | Shedding |
Players | 2+ |
Skills | Hand management |
Cards | 54 |
Playing time | Varies |
Chance | High |
Related games | |
Crazy Eights • Uno • Switch • Mau-Mau |
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The game has been adapted into different formats, the most popular of which in Africa is the Nigerian Whot Game, which has been described as Nigeria's national card game.[1][2][3]