Sorry!

So I just found out on Monday that I have apparently been playing "Sorry" (the game) wrong my whole life.

Apparently the real game is played by having a stack of cards in the middle and flipping one over on your turn and completing the action on the card. All four pieces were in the "Start" section until you drew a 1, 2, or "Sorry." Simple, right?

So here's the way I used to play (I'd like to think of it as the expedited version): each person gets to have five cards in their hand. Three pieces are in the "Start" section and one piece is out. The rules for the cards are the same, except you can use strategy to save certain cards in your hand until later on. For instance, I can save a "Sorry" card until my opponent is just about to get into the safety zone. I also like to save 2s, 4s, and 8s. Why? If you lay a 2, you can get out of start and go again. Four moves you backwards four, and eight gets you directly into "Home." Three steps and you've got your piece in! So I usually tend to horde all of those cards and win the game quickly.

I know it's unorthodox, but that's how I'm used to playing "Sorry."

Rhetorically,
Rebekah