It's​ ​easy​ ​come,​ ​easy​ ​go​ ​in​ ​this​ ​fast​ ​paced​ ​game​ ​for​ ​reinforcing​ ​phonetic​ ​patterns.
In​ ​the​ ​sample​ ​deck​ ​included,​ ​players​ ​discriminate​ ​between​ ​long​ ​a​ ​and​ ​short​ ​a​ ​words.

You​ ​take​ ​turns​ ​picking​ ​cards​ ​from​ ​the​ ​deck​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​the​ ​table.​ ​You​ ​read​ ​the​ ​word​ ​and place​ ​it​ ​face​ ​up​ ​on​ ​the​ ​table​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​you.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​word​ ​follows​ ​the​ ​same​ ​phonetic​ ​principle​ ​as another​ ​player's​ ​face-up​ ​card​ ​(in​ ​this​ ​case,​ ​it​ ​has​ ​a​ ​short​ ​a,​ ​or​ ​alternatively,​ ​a​ ​long​ ​a),​ ​you​ ​get​ ​to capture​ ​his/her​ ​word.​ ​As​ ​the​ ​game​ ​progresses,​ ​words​ ​of​ ​one​ ​kind​ ​will​ ​accumulate​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​a player,​ ​making​ ​a​ ​delicious​ ​haul​ ​for​ ​potential​ ​capture​ ​on​ ​your​ ​turn.

Be​ ​sure​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​players​ ​read​ ​all​ ​the​ ​captured​ ​words​ ​on​ ​each​ ​and​ ​every​ ​turn.​ ​If​ ​one​ ​is misread,​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​should​ ​correct​ ​it;​ ​but​ ​the​ ​player​ ​still​ ​gets​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​it.​ ​If​ ​a​ ​player​ ​forgets​ ​to read​ ​the​ ​cards​ ​they’ve​ ​captured,​ ​they​ ​have​ ​to​ ​return​ ​the​ ​cards​ ​to​ ​the​ ​previous​ ​"owner."​ ​This stipulation​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​rapid​ ​pace​ ​at​ ​which​ ​the​ ​cards​ ​are​ ​“won”​ ​and​ ​“lost”​ ​makes​ ​this​ ​an exciting​ ​game​ ​for​ ​kids.​ ​The​ ​winner​ ​is​ ​the​ ​player​ ​with​ ​the​ ​most​ ​cards​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​him​ ​or​ ​her​ ​when the​ ​deck​ ​runs​ ​out.