Beggar-my-neighbour, also known as Strip Jack naked, Beat your neighbour out of doors,[1] or Beat Jack out of doors,[2] or Beat Your Neighbour[3] is a simple card game. It is somewhat similar in nature to the children's card game War, and has spawned a more complicated variant, Egyptian Ratscrew.
Beggar-my-neighbour
Cards are dealt from face-down stacks
Alternative names
Strip Jack naked, Draw the Well Dry, Beat your neighbour out of doors, Beat Jack out of doors
The game was likely invented in Great Britain and has been known there since at least the 1840s.[4]
It may be the same as Beat the Knave out of Doors or Knave out o' Doors, in which case it is much older as this game is mentioned as early as 1755.[5]
It appears in Charles Dickens's 1861 novel Great Expectations,[6] as the only card game Pip, the book's protagonist, seems to know how to play as a child.
Play
A standard 52-card deck is divided equally between two players, and the two stacks of cards are placed on the table face down. The first player lays down their top card face up to start a central pile, and the opponent plays their top card, also face up, on it, and this goes on alternately as long as no Ace or court card (King, Queen, or Jack) appears. These cards are called "penalty cards".
If either player turns up such a card, their opponent has to pay a penalty: four cards for an Ace, three for a King, two for a Queen, or one for a Jack. They do this playing the required number of cards to the central pile. When they have done so, if all the cards are numerals, the player of the penalty card wins the hand, takes all the cards in the pile and places them under their pack. The game continues in the same fashion, the winner having the advantage of placing the first card. However, if the second player turns up another Ace or court card in the course of paying to the original penalty card, their payment ceases and the first player must pay to this new card. This changing of penalisation can continue indefinitely. When a single player has all of the cards in the deck in their stack, they have won.
For more than two players, play proceeds clockwise. If a player reveals a new penalty card while paying their penalty, the next player around pays the tax.[1]
Game theory
Unsolved problem in mathematics:
Is there a non-terminating game of beggar-my-neighbour?
A longstanding question in combinatorial game theory asks whether there is a game of beggar-my-neighbour that goes on forever. This can happen only if the game is eventually periodic—that is, if it eventually reaches some state it has been in before. Some smaller decks of cards have infinite games, such as Camicia,[7] while others do not. John Conway once listed this among his anti-Hilbert problems,[8] open questions whose pursuit should emphatically not drive the future of mathematical research. The search for a non-terminating game has resulted in "longest known games" of increasing length.[9]
There are possible combinations of beggar-my-neighbour.[10]
^"Beat Your Neighbour" in 50 Card Games: 50 Popular Card Games for Hours of Fun. Igloo Books. 2018. p. 17. ISBN9781784409852.
^""his shop-boy, seated across an empty sugar-tub, was playing a game of 'Beggar-my-neighbor'" The Disgrace to the Family Chapter IV". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
^. 19thnovels.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
^Alessandro Gentilini, I found that Camicia was declared non terminating. Retrieved 2023-08-07
^Guy, Richard K.; Nowakowski, Richard J. (25 November 2002). "Unsolved Problems in Combinatorial Games"(PDF). More Games of No Chance. MSRI Publications. Vol. 42. Cambridge University Press. ISBN0521808324. Retrieved 2018-12-03. This problem reappears periodically. It was one of Conway's 'anti-Hilbert problems' about 40 years ago, but must have suggested itself to players of the game over the several centuries of its existence.
^ Richard P Mann. "Known Historical Beggar-My-Neigbour [sic] Records". Retrieved 2023-06-06. As of 31 August 2021, none of these games continues indefinitely, the longest found being 1164 tricks / 8344 cards (Reed Nessler, 2022-09-06)
^Remy, Beggar-my-neighbour possible games. Retrieved 2023-08-07
Marc Paulhus (1999). "Beggar My Neighbour". The American Mathematical Monthly. Mathematical Association of America. 106 (2): 162–165. doi:10.2307/2589054. JSTOR 2589054..
Morehead, Albert H.; Frey, Richard L.; Mott-Smith, Geoffrey (1991). The New Complete Hoyle Revised: The Authoritative Guide to the Official Rules of all Popular Games of Skill and Chance. London, New York, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto: Doubleday. p. 456. ISBN0-385-40270-8.
Smith, Gyles (1755). Serious Reflections on the Dangerous Tendency of the Common Practice of Card-playing;: Especially of the Game of All-Fours, as it Hath Been Publickly Play'd at Oxford, in this Present Year of Our Lord, MDCCLIV. in a Letter from Mr. Gyles Smith, to His Friend Abraham Nixon, Esq; of the Inner Temple. London: W. Owen, at Homer's Head near Temple-Bar.
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This article is about the card game For the British sitcom see Beggar My Neighbour TV series For the economic policy see Beggar thy neighbour Beggar my neighbour also known as Strip Jack naked Beat your neighbour out of doors 1 or Beat Jack out of doors 2 or Beat Your Neighbour 3 is a simple card game It is somewhat similar in nature to the children s card game War and has spawned a more complicated variant Egyptian Ratscrew Beggar my neighbourCards are dealt from face down stacksAlternative namesStrip Jack naked Draw the Well Dry Beat your neighbour out of doors Beat Jack out of doorsTypeAdding up typePlayers2 1 SkillsCountingCards52DeckFrenchPlayClockwisePlaying timeusually lt 15 minutes per handChanceCompleteRelated gamesBattle Egyptian Ratscrew Contents 1 Origins 2 Play 3 Game theory 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksOrigins EditThe game was likely invented in Great Britain and has been known there since at least the 1840s 4 It may be the same as Beat the Knave out of Doors or Knave out o Doors in which case it is much older as this game is mentioned as early as 1755 5 It appears in Charles Dickens s 1861 novel Great Expectations 6 as the only card game Pip the book s protagonist seems to know how to play as a child Play EditA standard 52 card deck is divided equally between two players and the two stacks of cards are placed on the table face down The first player lays down their top card face up to start a central pile and the opponent plays their top card also face up on it and this goes on alternately as long as no Ace or court card King Queen or Jack appears These cards are called penalty cards If either player turns up such a card their opponent has to pay a penalty four cards for an Ace three for a King two for a Queen or one for a Jack They do this playing the required number of cards to the central pile When they have done so if all the cards are numerals the player of the penalty card wins the hand takes all the cards in the pile and places them under their pack The game continues in the same fashion the winner having the advantage of placing the first card However if the second player turns up another Ace or court card in the course of paying to the original penalty card their payment ceases and the first player must pay to this new card This changing of penalisation can continue indefinitely When a single player has all of the cards in the deck in their stack they have won For more than two players play proceeds clockwise If a player reveals a new penalty card while paying their penalty the next player around pays the tax 1 Game theory EditUnsolved problem in mathematics Is there a non terminating game of beggar my neighbour more unsolved problems in mathematics A longstanding question in combinatorial game theory asks whether there is a game of beggar my neighbour that goes on forever This can happen only if the game is eventually periodic that is if it eventually reaches some state it has been in before Some smaller decks of cards have infinite games such as Camicia 7 while others do not John Conway once listed this among his anti Hilbert problems 8 open questions whose pursuit should emphatically not drive the future of mathematical research The search for a non terminating game has resulted in longest known games of increasing length 9 There are 6 54 10 20 displaystyle approx 6 54 cdot 10 20 possible combinations of beggar my neighbour 10 See also EditWar card game Egyptian RatscrewReferences Edit a b c Beggar my neighbour The Guardian 22 Nov 2008 HIPS Finder Ltd Retrieved 2020 09 20 Beat Your Neighbour in 50 Card Games 50 Popular Card Games for Hours of Fun Igloo Books 2018 p 17 ISBN 9781784409852 his shop boy seated across an empty sugar tub was playing a game of Beggar my neighbor The Disgrace to the Family Chapter IV Retrieved 2016 09 09 Smith 1755 p 15 I played the game to an end with Estella and she beggared me Great Expectations Chapter 8 19thnovels com Archived from the original on 2009 09 25 Retrieved 2009 10 29 Alessandro Gentilini I found that Camicia was declared non terminating Retrieved 2023 08 07 Guy Richard K Nowakowski Richard J 25 November 2002 Unsolved Problems in Combinatorial Games PDF More Games of No Chance MSRI Publications Vol 42 Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521808324 Retrieved 2018 12 03 This problem reappears periodically It was one of Conway s anti Hilbert problems about 40 years ago but must have suggested itself to players of the game over the several centuries of its existence Richard P Mann Known Historical Beggar My Neigbour sic Records Retrieved 2023 06 06 As of 31 August 2021 none of these games continues indefinitely the longest found being 1164 tricks 8344 cards Reed Nessler 2022 09 06 Remy Beggar my neighbour possible games Retrieved 2023 08 07Bibliography Edit Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Beggar my neighbour Marc Paulhus 1999 Beggar My Neighbour The American Mathematical Monthly Mathematical Association of America 106 2 162 165 doi 10 2307 2589054 JSTOR 2589054 Morehead Albert H Frey Richard L Mott Smith Geoffrey 1991 The New Complete Hoyle Revised The Authoritative Guide to the Official Rules of all Popular Games of Skill and Chance London New York Sydney Auckland Toronto Doubleday p 456 ISBN 0 385 40270 8 Smith Gyles 1755 Serious Reflections on the Dangerous Tendency of the Common Practice of Card playing Especially of the Game of All Fours as it Hath Been Publickly Play d at Oxford in this Present Year of Our Lord MDCCLIV in a Letter from Mr Gyles Smith to His Friend Abraham Nixon Esq of the Inner Temple London W Owen at Homer s Head near Temple Bar External links EditBeggar My Neighbour at pagat com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beggar my neighbour amp oldid 1169438768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
