Designed by an
activity director at an Alzheimer’s care facility, the
I Got It
card game is simple, intuitive and rewarding. It only takes a few
minutes to play a hand and there is a winner every time. The more
players, the more fun.
Middle
Stage: To play I Got It each player is dealt five regular size
playing cards, face down. Once everyone receives their cards, the
instruction to turn over your cards is given and everyone gets to
see their hand. The leader then draws from their Jumbo Deck and
calls out one card at a time card – number & suit – holding it
up for all to see. When a card in your hand is called, you turn it
over, face down. The first player to turn over all five called
cards is the winner and yells out, “I got it!”
Middle/Late Stage: Deal only three cards to each
player face up. The leader then turns over the top large card on
their deck and players match only the number of the card. When a
four is called, for example, and a player has a four in their hand,
they turn it over, face down. As soon as anyone matches and turns
over all three of their cards, they say ,”I got it”. This becomes a
fast-moving, easy-to-understand, very fun game.
All that
is needed is:
- One set of
normal cards (easy-to-read with large letters and
numbers)
- One set of
giant 10" x 14" playing cards to hold up for all to see
What we like best about this game:
- The game is
reminiscent of so many card games that we played, both as a child
and as an adult.
- It draws upon
lifetime skills associated both with lifetime card game skills and
Bingo.
- The game is
intuitive and requires little in the way of instructions or
achieving success.
- It’s a
fast-moving game with a frequent and multiple winners. Imagine if
you are dealt a pair of fives and a five is
called.
- By using the
jumbo cards each player receives both audio and visual cues as to
the card called. No need to repeat the card over and over or to
answer for those who may not have heard or remember what card was
called out – just look up, and if you forget, look up
again.
- Hands last
only a few minutes, as long as it takes to go through one deck of
cards or until someone wins. Thus, short attention spans are not
exceeded and a new game is begun before you know it, giving
everyone another a chance to win. End result – everyone is a
winner.
- And shuffling
the large cards is really not necessary since each hand changes by
shuffling and dealing the smaller cards.
This game is
perfect for those in the middle and later stages of dementia, who
may not have the patience or desire to play games that may
frustrate them, rather than provide pleasure. And if assistance is
needed - just check your neighbor’s hand, “Hey, Sarah, you’ve got a
King!”
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