Flip-Flop Slam: the schoolyard card-slapping game, online with friends

At recess in Vietnam, kids sat around a desk, each with a card face down, and slammed a flip-flop on the table so the gust flipped the cards. Land your card face up on a friend's face-down card and it is yours. In Vietnam it is called bạt dép ăn hình, đập hình or Dép Lào Tuổi Thơ, the flip-flops of our childhood.

Flip-Flop Slam brings it to the browser: free, no download, no account. Make a room, send the link, and 2 to 4 friends join from their phone or computer. When nobody else is around, computer players join in.

How to play

1. Slam close to your card. Hit the table near your card, not the card itself. The closer the hit, the harder the gust.
2. Face up on face down wins. Flip your card face up so it lands on an opponent's face-down card, and you win that card.
3. Don't drop a card. Knock any card off the table and you are out. Go easy near the edge.
4. Flat or tilted. A flat slam sends the card high; a tilted one skims low and flips more easily. Watch the wind: it pushes cards while they fly.
5. Mind the clock. Run out of time two turns in a row and you are out of the round. Last player standing wins the round; two rounds win the match.

Quick answers

Is it free?

Yes. The game is free, with ads outside matches and a button to support it if you like it.

Do I need to download anything?

No. Open the link and play in the browser, on a phone or a computer.

How many players?

2 to 4 per room. Use "Play now" to be matched with others, or make a private room and send the link to friends.

What if nobody is online?

If not enough people turn up after a short wait, computer players join so you never wait long.

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