Gridlock

1. Pick a dealer. The dealer also plays.
2. The dealer gives each player 10 cards. Players stack their 10 cards in front of them, year hidden. No peeking. You'll be guessing year placements all game.
3. The dealer takes 9 more cards from the deck and lays them out into a 3 by 3 grid in the middle of the table, year showing. Set the rest of the deck aside. It won't be needed.
4. The dealer sorts all 9 grid cards by year, oldest to newest, then places them into the grid like reading a book:
   • Top row: the 3 oldest events, oldest on the left.
   • Middle row: the 3 middle events, oldest on the left.
   • Bottom row: the 3 newest events, oldest on the left.
   When you're done, the oldest event sits in the top-left and the most recent sits in the bottom-right.

The player whose birthday is closest to the most recent event in the grid goes first. After that, play moves around the table to the left.

1. On your turn, take the top card from your stack. Don't flip it. You only see the event side. Read the event and decide which spot in the grid you think the year would fit.
2. Place your card year hidden on top of an existing card (or stack) in that grid spot.
3. The next player flips your card to reveal the year.
   • If your year keeps the rows and columns in chronological order (older above and to the left, newer below and to the right), your card stays. The grid spot now uses your year as its new reference. Your turn is over.
   • If your year breaks the order, you take your card back along with every card stacked beneath it at that spot. Add them all to the bottom of your stack, year hidden. That grid spot is now empty and open for anyone to play into next time.
4. Play passes to the next player.
5. The first player to correctly place all of their cards into the grid wins the game!

Q Cards players love inventing their own rules and naming them after each other. Here are the ones we've collected so far. Make up your own and we'll add it to the list.