In the traditional game of Spoons, you have players sitting around a table. In the middle of the table, spread out, are spoons -- there is one less spoon than there are players. Multiple decks of playing cards are shuffled and given to one of the players. This player deals 4 cards to each of the players, and then begins the round by going through the rest of the deck, one card at a time. This first player can choose to keep the card from the deck, thus discarding one of his other 4 cards. He can also choose to not take this card, and pass it quickly to the next person on the table, who in turn passes it to the next person if he doesn't want it, and so on, and so forth. The players do this as fast as possible, and it keeps going and going and going.



The game's intensity picks up as the cards start flying. Basically, the goal of the game is to be the first person at the table to get 4 cards of the same kind. Four aces, four kings, four sevens, etc. However, there is a second element that makes this game so intense. When somebody gets 4 cards of the same kind, they grab one of the spoons in the middle of the table. As soon as this happens, all of the other players must IMMEDIATELY grab a spoon as well. There will be one person who is not quick enough, and this person will not get a spoon. Thus, they will be eliminated from the game. This continues, round after round, until only 2 remain; then, there is a final face off.

Schedule:

The rounds will begin on the days listed below, unless I say something differently in the thread. The challenges will rotate times each day, to accommodate multiple time zones. I am not sure of the times yet. The next round's time will be announced towards the end of the ongoing round.

Check this link (NYC time) to see what time it is in my time zone. When it approaches the announced challenge time, get in the thread: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york

Here is a time zone converter: http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

Please note that I have the rights to amend this schedule if necessary.

Round 1 -- January 2 @ 9 PM EST // cont. thru January 3 (38 players)
Round 2 -- January 4 @ 2 PM EST
Round 3 -- January 5 @ 10 AM EST
Round 4 -- January 7 @ Midnight EST
Round 5 -- January 7 - later in the day????
Round 6 -- January 8
Round 7 -- January 9
BREAK -- January 10
Round 8 -- January 11
Round 9 -- January 12
Round 10 -- January 13
Round 11 -- January 14
Round 12 -- January 15
Round 13 -- January 16
BREAK -- January 17
Round 14 -- January 18
Round 15 -- January 19
Round 16 -- January 20
Round 17 -- January 21
Round 18 -- January 22
Round 19 -- January 23
BREAK -- January 24
Round 20 -- January 25 -- BACK TO BACK ROUNDS
Round 21 -- January 25 -- BACK TO BACK ROUNDS
Round 22 -- January 26
Round 23 -- January 27
Round 24 -- January 28
Round 25 -- January 29
Round 26 -- January 30
BREAK -- January 31
Round 27 -- February 1
Round 28 -- February 2
Round 29 -- February 3
Round 30 (TENTATIVE FINALE) -- February 4