Exciting and [physical] [card game] for two players, also known as [52 pickup]. Although this game is very [popular], especially amongst younger folk, its appeal is limited by the fact that the [winner] is predetermined before dealing commences. The [gameplay] itself is normally completed in less than a minute, although the post-game [violence] may continue for a much longer period.

[Players]
The [Dealer]: The role of the dealer is very important, and is thus normally assumed by a seasoned [veteran] of the game. It is the dealer's responsibility to ensure that the [rules] of the game are properly understood by his [playing partner], whom we shall term "The Picker".
The Picker: In one's first game of 52 card pickup, one almost always assumes the role of picker, at least in the first round. The picker is the first to play after the cards have been dealt.

[Gameplay]
Traditionally, the game commences with an [invitation] by the dealer in the form, "Do you want a game of 52 card pickup?" Should the picker answer in the [affirmative], the game commences, and the dealer is immediately declared the winner. This fact is not immediately communicated to the picker, however, and the dealer proceeds to [distribute] the cards. One hand of 52 cards is dealt, although it is not considered [illegal] to also deal the [joker]s and [rules of bridge] cards. The cards should be dealt not onto the playing surface (such as a [card table]), but onto the floor of the room in which the game is being held. Also, rather than being deployed in a neat pack, the cards should be [flung] randomly into various corners of the room.

Once the cards have been dealt (and only then) the dealer should patiently explain the rules to the picker. The dealer is free to choose any [form of words] for this task, but will generally use something along the lines of "There's 52 cards: pick 'em up!" It is usually at this point that the picker realises that he/she has lost the hand, although in some cases the picker may proceed to gather together all of the cards before this [realisation] dawns. A particularly poor player will have to be explicitly told by the dealer that he or she has lost, after gathering all of the cards into a neat pile. This is the worst possible [result] from the picker's [point of view], and represents a significant [victory] for the dealer.

At this stage, gameplay proper is said to have ended, and the players move immediately to the post-game [beating] stage, wherein the dealer's delight at winning is tempered by his/her [discomfort] at having the picker's fists repeatedly applied to his/her head.

52 card pickup (thing)