

The side taking three or four tricks scores 5 points five tricks, 10 points. Any other trick is won by the highest card of the suit led. When a lower trump is led, a player is not required to follow suit with the five or jack of trumps or the ace of hearts.Ī trick containing a trump is won by the highest trump played. If unable to follow suit, a player may play any card. Each player, in turn, must follow suit if possible, or trump. The player on the dealer's left leads any card. The goal is to accumulate the most chips by winning tricks.

If an ace is turned, the dealer may discard at once and take the ace into their hand after the first trick, or may play with their original hand, announcing this intention. If the player does not choose to make this exchange, they must ask the dealer to turn down the trump card, thus announcing who holds the ace (otherwise that player's ace becomes lowest trump, even if it is the ace of hearts). The player holding the ace of the trump suit may exchange any card in their hand for the turned card. After the deal is completed, the next card is turned over to indicate trump. The rule to remember is, "Low in black, high in red." The Dealĭeal five cards to each player clockwise - three, then two (or two, then three) in rotation, to the left, beginning with the player on the left.

Rank of spot cards is different in red and black suits. There are 13 trumps when hearts are trump, 14 when any other suit is trump. The ace of hearts is always third-best trump.
