That is, every deal must in total be either overbid or underbid. The number of tricks bid cannot equal the number available starting from round 5. During a round, each player bids for a number of tricks, then attempts to take exactly that many tricks during the hand.Įach player now bids for the number of tricks he believes he can win. The game uses a trump suit.Ī game consists of 16 hands/rounds, and each round consists of dealing a certain number of cards to each player. The game is played using a standard 52-card deck, with ace (A) being the highest rank, two (2) the lowest. It's a trick-taking card game in which the object is to take exactly the number of tricks bid.