Strip 'Go Fish' Rules

Most card games can be easily adapted to a strip version - even the children's game 'Go Fish'.

How to play using Strip Go Fish Rules:

Basic rules for a game of strip 'Go Fish' - as featured in the erotic short story: Three Against One.

'Go Fish’ is a card game for two to six players, but plays best with three to six. Although specialist ‘Go Fish’ playing cards are available, it can be played with a standard 52-card deck.

The object of the game is to collect the most sets of four, for example, four twos; four Kings etc. A set of four is known as a ‘book’ or ‘trick’. Strip ‘Go Fish’ is like normal ‘Go Fish’ only the one with the least books every game must take off an item of clothing.

If three to six players are involved, five cards are dealt to each player. With only two players, seven cards are dealt to each. All remaining cards are placed face down in a draw pile or spread-out face down in a ‘pond’.

Tip #1 - Make sure everyone consents to play

As with all games involving stripping, never force anyone to play against their will. All players should be consenting adults.

Of course, alcohol may help some of those initially more hesitant!

Tip #2 - Agree on what counts as clothing

Ideally all players should start off wearing the same amount of clothes. In 'Three Against One' three of the players are wearing eight items each and one is wearing nine; but as she was the shyest, it was agreed this was okay. Such agreements should be made before starting the game to avoid awkward disputes later.

As a general rule, the more players, the less items each should be wearing. For example, if there are four players then seven or eight items is appropriate. If there are five players, then six or seven is appropriate. Once you've agreed on the number of clothes, that determines if watches and jewelry count.

Also agree how far the game will go. Is your group daring enough to get completely naked, or will they only be comfortable stripping to their undies?

Tip #3 - Gameplay

Choose a player to go first. An easy way to do this is for everyone to pick a card, the one with the highest card goes first. Assuming there are 3 - 6 players, deal 5 cards to each player.

The first player asks any other player for a specific card rank. For example: "Clara, please give me your sevens." You must already hold at least one card of the requested rank.

If the player you ask has any cards of the requested rank, they must give all of their cards of that rank to you. In the example, Clara would have to give you all of her 7s.

If you get one or more cards from the player you ask, you get another turn. You may ask any player for any rank you already hold, including the same one you just asked for.

If the person you ask has no relevant cards, they say, "Go fish." You then draw the top card from the draw pile or take one from the ‘pond’.

If you happen to draw a card of the rank asked for, show it to the other players and you get another turn. If you draw a card that's not the rank you asked for, it becomes the next player's turn. You keep the drawn card, whatever rank it is.

When you collect a set of four cards of the same rank, immediately show the set to the other players and place the four cards face down in front of you.

‘Go Fish’ continues until all of the cards have been made into sets of four. The winner is the player who then has the most sets of four. And the loser is the one with the least sets of four.

Tip #4 - Stripping!

In strip ‘Go Fish’ the one with the least books has to take something off.

Because there are 13 sets in all, there could be more than one loser. In this case, all those with the lowest amount of sets has to remove something. For example, in a game of four players, one person may get four sets, and three players may get three sets each. In this case, all of the players with only three sets would have to take something off.

Once the loser(s) has removed an item of clothing, the next player deals and the game continues.

Tip #5 - Variations

To spice things up a bit you could specify that the one with the most books gets to take something off the one with the least. In this version the loser nominates what they want taking off, and then the winner removes it for them.

"Clara's hands moved to the top of my jeans, and she adroitly undid the top button. My jeans had a button fly and she moved her fingers slowly down, undoing them as she went." – Extract from 'Three Against One'

And to spice things up more, you could introduce a double jeopardy. In this version, if someone doesn’t win a single book in the game, they have to have two items removed.

Jade looked at me, “You didn’t win any, did you?” she said, “That’s two items to come off.” she added. I thought I sensed a hint of pleasure in her voice." – Extract from 'Three Against One'

Finally, you could specify that, in the extremely unlikely event that one person takes all thirteen books, all the others players have to get naked!

Tip #6 - And the winner is....

The winner will be the one with the most clothes on at the end of the game. The loser(s) will be easier to identify - they'll have least on, and may even be naked! This will depend on how far you agree to go at the start.

"I was standing completely naked in front of my three best female friends, and they were staring at me." – Extract from 'Three Against One'

Remember

It’s not necessarily about winning the hand, it’s about not losing. Only the loser must take anything off.

Have fun, if it's not fun then stop.‘