Tumbang Preso CG

Tumbang Preso (pronounced as: tum-bahng preh-so) is a super fun family and unpredictable card game of tin-can-striking-with-slipper and tin-can-kicking. Knock down the dealer's fully guarded empty tin can, if not, you become the new dealer to defend the tin can which results in you collecting cards every time somebody knocked it down!

Win by collecting the fewest card at the end of the game. Let’s play!

***Rules are available for free download below!***

Purchase one deck for 2-4 players. Purchase two decks for 2-8 players.

Term: TSINELAS from the Spanish chinela, meaning 'slipper'. Tsinelas = slippers = flip-flops. When Filipinos say "slippers" in English, half of the time they're referring to flipflops made of synthetic resin. These are the contemporary tsinelas.

STORY BEHIND THE GAME
This card game is based loosely on the traditional Filipino children's game called tumbang preso. The equipment needed is empty can, slipper (flip-flops) or shoe. The principle involved is to hit and knock down the empty can with the slipper or shoe and for the defender of the can to put it back in upright position in a small circle. When a player is tag while re-covering his slipper or shoe, he becomes the "it" or new defender of the can.

In this card game version, the defender is the dealer. The dealer sets the card attribute, e.g. red slipper, that can knock down the empty can. The face down deck of cards represent the empty can. Starting to the right of the dealer, all players must match the card attribute, e.g. each player plays a red slipper card. If they do, this will results for the dealer to collect the discarded cards for that round and still assume the dealer role on the next round. The act of collecting cards means the players were successful in knocking down the empty can and the dealer will set it back to upright position by setting another card attribute that could knock down the empty can in the new round. The first player that cannot match the dealer's card becomes the new dealer. This is equal to the player being tagged while recovering his slipper or he has no red slipper in his position that will make him safe. The new dealer collects the cards played on that round.