Rationale Novice anatomy students can feel overwhelmed because of the potential complexity of the human skeletal system. This game is geared toward learners who need or desire a simplified approach to learning the basics of the human skeletal system. It also can provide a basic foundation upon which to build future learning of the entire human musculo-skeletal system. The object of the game is to eliminate all of the cards in a players hand. The player who eliminates all of the cards first, wins the game.
Players choose a dealer to shuffle the deck of cards and deal five cards to each player.
The remaining cards are placed, face down, on the center of the table to form a draw pile. After the players have viewed their cards, the player to the left of the dealer begins the play by drawing one card either from the draw pile or the discard pile. The game cards can also be used by individually or as a group in the form of a concentration game where the cards are placed face down and learners take turns picking two cards. If they have selected a match they get to keep them in a pile and the player with the most matches wins. The deck consists of 52 cards.