Literature (Card Game)

This is a card game, i have played but only once or maybe twice in my life. But it was so amazing and mentally intriguing that i have tried every opportunity to play this. The rules are pretty complicated, in the sense that there is a lot of thinking and logical analysis that is required. The rules are just rules, but the play is how this game is defined. In terms of intrigue and challenge, i find this close to another game i frequently play, called the Twenty-Eight. More about the latter, another time.

After first playing it in 1991, i attempted to lay out the rules and play it again in 1994. But the second time, the team being smaller didn't have the same impact as the first one, which had about 8 players. And then many years later, i had another opportunity to play, but then my mind was wiped clear of most rules. A wasted attempt at trying to explain the strategy and process, in a bid to see if some members of the group i was with are able to remember and add to the rules.

I took to the internet soon after, and spend quite a bit of time trying to find this game and its rules. The biggest problem was i didn't know what we called it. I used to call it "Sequence", but that was not the real name by which this game was referred to. Finally, after several attempts that ran over a few days and months, i was able to narrow down to this beautiful site that had a collection of rules and strategy for many different card games. Pagat, showcased the rules of this game Literature, but now the problem was finding a group to play this. A recent visit to this site showed that Wikipedia hosted a page for the game too.

I am still waiting for an opportunity to play this game.

ref: http://www.pagat.com/quartet/literature.html
ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature_(card_game)