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Deal

To determine the first dealer, draw cards. The player with the highest card deals first. The turn to deal rotates

clockwise with each round.

The cards are shuffled and cut and the dealer deals the cards one at a time until everyone has the appropriate

number of cards for the Round being played. The next card is turned face up and the suit of this card is the

trump suit for the round. The trump suit beats any of the other three suits played in that round. The remaining

undealt cards are placed, face down, in a stack with the card turned trump showing on top of the stack so

everyone can always see what suit is trump.

Bidding

The bidding in each round begins with the player to the left of the dealer, and then continues clockwise, back

around to the dealer, who bids last. Each bid is a number representing the number of tricks that player will try to

take. Everyone must bid - it is not possible to pass, but you can bid zero, in which case your object is to take no

tricks at all. A bid may be changed only if the next player to the left has not yet bid. A round will always be

“even”, "over-bid" or "under-bid". Keep in mind when bidding that not all cards in the deck are in play in any

round.

Scorekeeper

Appoint one player to keep score. Divide the score sheet into columns so there is one for each player. The

scorekeeper records the bids each round and answer questions about the bids when asked. During bidding, a

player on his turn may ask how many total tricks were bid before him. During play, a player on his turn may ask

for what bids were made by the various players. At the end of bidding, the scorekeeper should announce

whether the deal was even, underbid, or overbid (that is, if the total of all the bids is equal to, less, or more than

the number of cards in that round). The scorekeeper, needless to say, has a distinct advantage, and should be

monitored closely for "inadvertent" errors.

Play

The play begins with the player to the dealer's left, who leads the first card. The lead may be any suit (including

trump). Play follows clockwise. Each player must follow the suit led, if he can. If not, he may play any other card

in his hand, including trump. The player who has played the highest trump card, or if no trump was played, the

highest card of the suit led, wins the trick. That player then leads to the next trick. Continue until all tricks have

been played and won for the round.

Scoring

After each round, the scorekeeper records the results and adds the points for each player to their previous total.

If the player does not make their bid, they get 0. For players that make their bid are awarded points according to

the following chart

Bid

Made

Points

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