Youth Ministry Games : We Got It, They Got It (Portuguese game "Just ta"

SMALL GROUP: Sit around the table with your partner opposite. Each person is dealt 4 cards and then the dealer puts 4 cards in the middle of the table and the says "go". Players can exchange the cards in their hands with the ones on the table (all cards face up on table) trying to get 4 of a kind. (Dealer takes away cards on table when action stops and puts out 4 new cards) When one person gets 4 of a kind he/she tries to signal their partner who must call "we got it" before other players notice and say "they got it". A point is given to the team that either has 4 of a kind and calls it or catches another team with 4 of a kind and calls it.

BIG GROUPS: Same idea as small group but play in a bigger room. Divide into teams and then divide teams in half and put them across from each other in a room. (so 1/2 team is facing the other 1/2). Give each 1/2 team 4 cards. Place 4 cards in middle of floor and say go. Kids run up and exchange only the cards in their own hands (makes everyone participate) and when a 1/2 teams has 4 of a kind they must try and signal their other 1/2 to call "we got it" before another team notices and calls "they got it".