Looking at these two outside cards is very important. The two cards in the middle remain a mystery for a brief moment. You’re allowed to look once at the two cards on the outside hand, the card on the far left and the one on the far right. The majority of the cards are anywhere from 4-over-par (with OUCH printed on each such card) to 1-under par.Įach player is dealt four cards face down, arranged in a left-to-right row. The Shiperio deck is made up of a series of cards that have a score value in relation to par, from the rare 2-under-par Ace and Eagle cards to the dreaded Snowman. It took a little more than 30 minutes to play a leisurely 18-hole round with two people, and a little more than double that with four people (this includes the beer factor). The strategy is the same as a round of golf: try to end up with the lowest score at the end of the game. I’ve played with two and four, and they were equally fun. Shiperio can be played by as few as two players or as many as six. Aside from the obscure name (after a few beers, it became more like “Shipiro” with my playing partners), this card game is fun whether you are an avid golfer or not. Until recently, that is, when I had a chance to play a couple “rounds” with a card game called Shiperio.
In fact, outside of the truly addictive GOLO dice golf game, I’ve never played one. Good table games based on golf are as hard to find as birdies on the Road Hole at St.
