Egyptian Ratscrew

Egyptian Ratscrew, or ERS, is a fairly violent card game played all over the world. Its popularity was well established at CTY by 1985, when Ratscrew and Spit were the two dominant card games played by students. Historically, Ratscrew was one of the games that most students learned at CTY, rather than at home; this leads to the supposition that Ratscrew was popular at CTY before in the outside world.

The nickname ERS is a common misconception, but is solid enough to stand. The actual name of the game is Egyptian Rat's Crew, commonly slurred together into Egyptian Rat Screw. Thus the abbreviation SHOULD be ERC, but ERS is used by all.

External Links

• ERS Rules
• Wikipedia article on ERS