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Description

Whist Card Game

Resources

 Pack of playing cards for each four players

Instructions

Introduction A good card game to play in pairs
Instructions
Number of Players
Four people can play in partnerships of two against two.

THE PACK
The standard 52-card pack is used. As in many bridge games, two packs of cards of contrasting back design are recommended. While one pack is being dealt, the other can be shuffled for the next deal.

RANK OF CARDS
A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. (In drawing for partners and deal, however, ace is low.)

THE DEAL
The dealer gives each player one card at a time, face down, beginning with the player on his left, until he comes to the last card. The last card is the trump card.

THE TRUMP CARD
The dealer places the last card of the pack face up on the table before him, and every card of its suit becomes a trump. When it is the dealer's turn to play to the first trick, he picks up the trump card and it becomes part of the dealer's hand.

OBJECT OF THE GAME
Each of the partnerships tries to score points by taking any trick in excess of six. The partnership with the most points at the end of play wins the game.

THE PLAY
The turn to play is in clockwise rotation. The player on the dealer's left leads first and may play any card. Each player in turn plays a card, following suit if possible. If he cannot follow suit, a player may play any card. Four cards played (including the card led) constitute a trick.
A trick is won by the person who played the highest trump. Any trick not containing a trump is won by the person who played the highest card of the suit led. The winner of each trick leads next.
HOW TO KEEP SCORE
Each odd trick (a trick in excess of six) counts one point for the side winning it.

Tags

• Branch Weekend 2018
• Card games
• Games for Fun
• IGG Guide Games for Fun

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