All the players’ cards should be face down. Each player will receive three cards, one at a time, with the deal going clockwise around the group. The dealer will then shuffle the cards, allowing the player on their right to cut. The player who draws the lowest card will choose their seat last. The player who draws the highest card becomes the dealer for the first round, and they are able to choose their seat first. The most common way to do this is to draw for the high card.
Then, players must determine seating arrangements and assign the first dealer. The winner will be determined by the number of tokens you have, so make sure to collect! SETUPįirstly, players are given three tokens to place in front of them. Commerce is all about winning rounds and collecting tokens. Many newer games such as Thirty-One and Stop the Bus have been derived from Commerce. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3 to 10 Players MATERIALS: 1 Standard 52 Card Deck and Tokens TYPE OF GAME: Collection Card Game AUDIENCE: AdultsĬommerce began in France around the 19 th century.
OBJECTIVE OF COMMERCE: The objective of Commerce is to collect the most tokens.
