Taukapo (Maori Snap)

Hi Ruru
One task I had today was to play a game of cards so I did first with my mum and then with my brother Dayzharn.The game we played was one you have probably never heard of because last year when I was working with Mr Barrow before he left I was in a special maths group where we could earn gold badges. I chose to work for the cultural badge (maori) We had to do 12 activities to earn the badge one of the activities was to create a maths game so I made one called Taukapo with the help of my mum and my friend from last year Lita this is a video of us playing the game. After we played Taukapo my mum taught me how to play Pyramid next she is teaching me Clock Patience.

The rules It is a lot like snap. You have to know how to count in maori. 2 players you need a deck of cards. K=10,Q=10,J=10, A=1 You deal the whole deck out to all the players. At the same time the players place a card down and you have to add the numbers together for example a king and a 4 would be 14 but you have to say it in maori so you would say tekau ma wha. If the cards are the same for example a 9 and another 9 that would be 18 but remember you have to say it in maori so you would say tekau ma waru and then because they are the same cards you can slam your hand down ontop and shout TAUKAPO (snap) and you get all the cards on the pile. The winner of the game is the first one to win every card from the deck.I hope you understand and if you want to play but cant count in maori here is a guide. 1=Tahi,2=Rua,3=Toru,4=Wha,5=Rima,6=Ono,7=Whetu,8=Waru,9=Iwa,10=Tekau and then for any number higher than ten you would say ¨Tekau ma¨ and what number you need and lastly the number 20=Rua tekau.