The card game Mother is a two player game that can be played with a regular deck of cards. The object of the game is to score points by playing cards from your hand onto the table in front of you. The first player to reach 21 points wins the game.
To set up the game, each player takes turns drawing cards from the deck and placing them face down on the table in front of them. Once both players have 7 cards, play begins.
On your turn, you will draw one card from the deck and then play one. Cards are played either to the center of the table or onto one of your opponent's existing piles. When played to the center of the table, these become new piles which can be built upon by either player. Cards played onto an opponent's pile must match either the rank or suit of the top card on that pile. For example, if there is a 9 at the top of an opponent's pile, you could play any 9 or any  onto it. When you cannot or choose not to play a card, you must instead draw another card from the deck and add it to your hand.
If at any point during your turn you are able to score 21 points or more (based onthe valueof theranksof therank-and-filecardsyou haveplayed),you immediatelywintheround! Otherwiseplaycontinuesuntiloneplayercannotorchoosesto passtheirdraw stepwithoutplayingacard,at whichpointtheotherplayerwinthescoringroundandclaims1point(orthebestend-of-gamebonusifapplicable).
Winning: At thee endofthegamethefirstplayertoscores21pointsormorewins! Ineventoftiethewinneristhedefendingplayer(i..e.,thelastpersonwhoscorewasnot21). Ifneitheroftheplayershavescored21pointsbytheendofthegameeachplayercompares theirscorestoseetowhomthegamewaslostorwon: • Ifdefense has morethanoffense theylose2pointsfortheroundandoffensescores1point • Ifoffense has morethan defense they win2pointsfortheroundanddefensescore1point • Ifthescoreisatiethenneithersidewinsnorlosesapoint
Bonuses: Thereare5possible bonuseswhich