Editing Slapjack (section)

{{Short description|Card game}}
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{{Infobox CardGame
| title = Slapjack
| subtitle = 
| image_link = English pattern jack of hearts.svg
| image_caption = Players slap the pile when a jack is played
| alt_names = 
| type = Matching
| players = 3-4 (2-8) 
| play = Clockwise 
| card_rank = N/A
| ages = 
| num_cards = 52
| deck = [[Standard 52-card deck|French]]
| origin = 
| related = [[Beggar-My-Neighbour]], [[Egyptian Ratscrew]]
| playing_time = 15 min.
| random_chance = Mostly [[luck]]
| skills = [[Visual system|Visual]] [[alertness]], [[reflex action]]<ref name=USPC>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070605000022/http://www.usplayingcard.com/gamerules/childrenscardgames.html ''Children's Card Games''] by USPC Co. Retrieved 22 Apr 2019</ref>
| footnotes = Easy to play
}}
'''Slapjack''', also known as '''Slaps''', is a [[card game]] generally played among children. It can often be a child's first introduction to [[playing cards]].<ref name=USPC/>
The game is a cross between [[Beggar-My-Neighbour]] and [[Egyptian Ratscrew]] and is also sometimes known as ''Heart Attack''. It is also related to the simpler 'slap' card games often called [[Snap (card game)|Snap]].