What's the name of this card game?

[Chappers]

My friends and I frequently play a game that we refer to as "sh*thead" but I assume there is a more suitable, perhaps family oriented name for this.

You deal 3 or 4 cards face down to each player (depending on people) then 3 cards face up, then another 3 face down...the first 3 or 4 cannot be touched but the others are picked up, then on top of those first cards you place a card for each and then you cannot touch those until later in the game.

Then there's the rules which I hope someone will recognise...

Someone puts down a card and each person lays a card equal or higher than the one before...if 4 identical numbered cards are put down at the same time then the pile of discarded cards becomes inactive "burnt"

Aces are high, after you lay a 3 you can follow up with ANY other card...a 2 can be played on anything and 10's "burn" The aim of the game is to get rid of all your cards and at the same time make your opponent pick up the pile of cards by stopping him laying any higher card.

There are more rules but that will suffice...anyone know the real name for that game?

[waimarie]

Sounds similar to 'Mornington Crescent'

[Jackson74]

I call it sh*thead, and I've been to Thailand and Oz and they call it sh*thead also.

There is another name for but cant quite remember. I'm at poker tonight so will ask and post answer tomorrow.

[wideboy]

I thinks kids used to play it and called the person 'Baby' or anything insulting?