<P> The player can only use the cards that are face up . Once such a card is used, the next card under the stack can be turned over and then played . If a spot of the stack is empty, a player can transfer any face - up card into that slot and turn over the following card . Cards of the same face value can be placed in the same pile to allow for another pile to be freed up . </P> <P> Once the cards are set up accordingly, the players can begin . There are no turns; each player plays their cards at the same time as fast as they can . Players may use either both or just one hand while playing Spit; however, both players need to agree on either one or both . The object is to lose all of one's cards . </P> <P> To begin, each player flips over the top card from their remaining pile in the center to start the two active piles . Each player plays their face - up cards in front of them placing them on either center pile in ascending or descending order . Once either player has played all cards in front of them, each center pile is open to' slap' for the player who has finished their cards . When one player has extra cards, other than the one they are playing with, the opponent takes the bottom card and puts it in place of where the players pile would be . This card is called the mystery card . If one by the player with no more cards, the opponent is not eligible to see the mystery card . The player then plays like they would normally until they or the opponent has no cards remaining . The mystery card must be played at least once a game . </P> <P> These cards are added to the remainder of the player's cards, shuffled and then dealt into the columns as they did in the beginning . There is no set number of rounds and the first to lose all of their cards is the winner . </P>

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