Slapjack Goal Win all the cards by slapping jacks. Key Terms Slap: Quick grab when a jack appears. False slap: Slapping without a jack; usually a penalty. Setup Deal all cards evenly, face down. Play Players take turns playing the top card to a center pile. When a jack appears, the first player to slap wins the pile. False slaps usually cost a penalty card to the pile (house rule). Example Turn A jack is flipped into the center pile—first player to slap the pile takes all cards in it. End Player with all the cards wins.