B.S.
From Wall Of Losers
B.S. (as it is referred to around younger children) is also known as Bull, Bull Shit, Cheat or Liar. To play, there must be at least three people. A two person game is possible, but highly improbable and unrealistic as players would have to utilize an underused lying strategy (see below). This game, thanks in part to the name, but mostly to the egos that play and the intensity of the game, usually degenerates into loud swearing and crude sexual jokes.
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[edit] How to Play
"the Basics"
A deck of cards (sometimes multiple decks, to make it more interesting) is split as evenly as possible amoung a group. The person to the left of the dealer starts by putting cards face down on the table announcing how many of which card he has put down- the first player must start off by saying ace. Play continues with each player putting down the next highest card in the order until reaching the king at which point it starts again with the ace. At any point, if a player thinks another player has lied, he may challenge what the other player has put down, but it must be done before more cards go down. To challenge, one must call the name of the game. If the player is caught in a lie, he must add the pile to his hand, but if he was telling the truth, the accuser gets the pile. The object of the game is to be the first to get rid of your hand.
It is essential in this game to be good at both lying and being able to tell when other players are lying. Some people choose to announce when they have lied after it is no longer possible for others to call them on it. This is done either by sayng the words 'peanut butter' or simply stating 'I lied.'
[edit] Strategy
The most common lie to put one false card down if the player has none of the number that is in turn. The hope behind this is that no one person in the rest of the game holds all four and therefore could not know for sure if it is a lie. More adventurous people go two in these cases to appear more confident.
The more underused lying strategy is to put down false cards even when no other player can refute it because the lying player really does have the cards. This brings favor to the lying player by confusing other players later on in the game either when someone picks up the deck or when the player finally puts down the real cards.
[edit] Obstacles
Sometimes it happens that more than one person challenges another player at the same time. If the challenge is proved incorrect, there is (as of yet) no rule that says which challenger the pile should go to. It has so far followed that whichever player concedes takes the pile, but there has been talk of instating a "robin hood" rule that forces the challenger with the least cards to take the pile (so named for its 'taking from the rich, giving to the poor' nature).
A problem invariably results later in the game when single players collect all four of a certain card. This leads to humor if everyone knows who has the cards and another player is forced to try to lie about it. It can become a pain when too many of these get collected because the game turns into a stalemate when it is known what every player has. The problem can be alleviated if a player who has one or more of the four-of-a-kinds breaks them apart by putting them one or two at a time onto the pile.
[edit] Historical Moments
One of the most memorable moments in B.S. history is the "Kayla Trick". This occured at the senior class picnic. Her turn came and she put down a card, but announced that it was a card that was not the next in the order. Other players clarified what she was supposed to be putting down and she left the same card on the pile and just changed what she said. When she was challenged on it, it turned out that she had put the correct card down in the first place and the challenger had to take the pile.
[edit] Famous Players
Kelli is infamously bad at this game, thanks to her inability to keep a straight face while lying.
"Hey! You'd like to think that."
