There are also a number of variations of Switch that are often played:
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Additional Power Cards: In addition to the cards listed above which have special affects when played, there are sometimes other cards which are optionally given special status during the game. The following are some of these cards and their affects on the game when played:
- Eights: In some games, if a player on his turn plays any Eight, the following player in turn is skipped. Thus, the turn would pass to the player following the skipped player.
- Sevens: Another optional Power card that is sometimes added to the basic game is regarding Sevens. When this optional rule is used, when a player plays a seven he may also play all other cards of the same suit as the seven to the pile. He may play these cards in any order to the pile.
- Black and Red Jacks: Sometimes an alternate affect is applied to Jacks, which is different depending on the suit color of the Jack played. When this rule is for the Jacks, the 10's take the role the Jacks did in the standard game (reversing the current direction of play). Thus, when this variation is used, the Jacks have the following affects on play:
- Black Jacks: When a player on his turn legally plays a black Jack (Spades ♠ or Clubs ♣) to the table, the next player in turn must then draw a number of cards equal to that he was dealt at the beginning of the hand. If that player, however holds a black Jack of their own, the next player in would then have to draw double the initial number of dealt cards.
- Red Jacks: A red Jack is a kind of counter to the black Jacks. When the previous player plays a black Jack, which would normally force this player to draw a large number of cards, he may instead play a red Jack (Diamonds ♦ or Hearts ♥) which negates this requirement to draw any cards. A red Jack can also be played, as normal, on another card of the same suit, but when played in this way, has no special affects.
Forced Play: Here, if a player has a card in their hand that they can play, they cannot draw and instead must play a valid card on their turn, if able. Most play this variation with the following exception to this rule: A player is NOT required to play a wild card (such as an Ace). Even if a wild card is the only card a player would be able to play, he need not play it and may draw from the stock instead if he does not choose to play this card.
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