3UP 3DOWN Card Game

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GASSON: I bet against the Als’ year-long trend last week. I kind of want to do it again but this Argos team is just too good. Montreal can keep it close, though. Honourable mentions: Henoc Muamba, Toronto Argonauts; Ben Hladik, B.C. Lions; Adam Konar, Edmonton Elks; Boseko Lokombo, B.C. Lions Photo: Bob Butrym/3DownNation. All rights reserved. HODGE: B.C.’s a good team but Winnipeg has every advantage here, outside of the injury to Dalton Schoen. Between the bye week, the weather, and the ear-splitting crowd noise, Winnipeg can afford to make a few mistakes and still win. B.C. can’t. The "Clear", "Clear + 1", and "Clear + 2" cards are greater in value than all numbered cards. Refer to the "CLEAR CARDS" section for how to play each type of Clear card.

Note: You have the option to discard "multiples" for both the "+1" and "+2" plays). Additionally, you have the option to draw a card from the draw pile prior to your "+1" play, and then again prior to your "+2" play. If you have a card in your hand that you can play, you must play. Once you've played, you finish your turn by drawing from the available discard pile until you again have three cards in your hand. Distribute six additional cards, face down, to each player. You may look at these cards. Select three of these cards and place them face up on your 3DOWN cards to create your 3UP 3DOWN pile, as shown below.Specialists: Rene Paredes, Calgary Stampeders; Marc Liegghio, Winnipeg Blue Bombers; Tyson Philpot, Montreal Alouettes HODGE: Montreal will need close to a perfect performance to get the upset here. Toronto has been champing at the bit for almost two months and is simply the better-coached and more talented team. If the Alouettes cover this spread, it’ll likely be thanks to a touchdown in garbage time.

BALLANTINE: The forecast puts this game right around the freezing mark which takes away the potential deep-freeze home-field advantage. The Lions will take the crowd out of it early. The value of the card you play must be equal to or greater than the value of the card in the discard pile. Note: You may play any card on an open/cleared discard pile. KLEIN: Home-field is such an advantage here for Winnipeg. They’ve come up big in so many spots over this run, I expect this to be another in a really fun West Final. You may only play from your 3UP 3DOWN pile once the draw pile is gone and you have discarded the cards in your playing hand. At that point, you may play your 3UP cards, one at a time - or as multiples - on your turn.BALLANTINE: There is no reason for me to believe the Argos won’t be able to get to the big game. Montreal hasn’t beaten any of the remaining playoff teams but their elite defense will keep it closer than this spread. Gittens reached superstardom this year, making 81 catches for 1,101 yards and five touchdowns to record the second-best single-season receiving total by a Canadian in a decade. Schaffer-Baker was Saskatchewan’s best offensive player this year, while Demski made 10 touchdown catches over a nine-game stretch. Behar quietly set new career highs across the board in Ottawa, while Philpot made plays each time he got on the field. The second-year passer took the league by storm during the first half of the season before undergoing foot surgery in late August. Rourke threw for 3,281 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions and ran for 304 yards and seven touchdowns over nine starts and was on pace to shatter a number of single-season league records before getting hurt. He earned this spot by a country mile.

Note 1: You may play "multiples" of the same numbered card on your turn. Also, three or more of the same-numbered card played consecutively (by the same or different players), act as a "Clear" card, and the discard pile is removed from play. ABBOTT: With all due respect to Cody Fajardo, the reason why the Alouettes have been underdogs all season is that they haven’t beaten anybody of substance. The Montreal offence is about as scary as a kitten and their impressive defence is dwarfed in talent by that of their opponent. If the Argos are who they say they are, this will be over by halftime. Canadian players have always been the heart and soul of the CFL, even if attempts have been made in recent years to minimize the impact of homegrown talent.DUNK:B.C.’s last practice of the week was inside BC Place — out of the elements. That tells me all I need to know.