[She recovers fast enough, focusing on the cards, and clearing her throat.] W-well... You deal out all the cards to the players, and then try to pull one that matches with another. So, a 2 with a 2, but the colors must match too. Hearts with diamonds, spades with clubs. The first to get rid of their hand wins, and the other players keep trying to match for other places.

[...so basically like Old Maid, but without the Old Maid card. Everyone just matches cards?]

Obviously, with two people, it's more likely they'll finish at the same time.