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Joker-Joker-Deuce High | First to 300 Wins
Game Setup
- 4 Players
- 54-card deck (52 cards + 2 Jokers)
- 13 cards per player
- Spades are always Trump
- Straight deals only
- Dealer shuffles can only be cut in two
- No turning over cards
- Dealer rotates clockwise
Card Ranking (Highest to Lowest)
- Big Joker (colorful
- Little Joker(black & white)
- 2 (Deuce of Spades)
- A
- K
- Q
- J
- 10 down to 2
Redeal:
Every player must receive 13 cards.
Cards are not evenly distributed
If this happens:
- Reshuffle & same dealer redeals
- No other reason qualifies for a redeal.
First Hand Bids Itself
Bidding (After First Hand)
- No blinds
- No nils
- Once a bid is made, it cannot be changed.
- No bids lower than 4
Scoring
- Straight 10 system
- Overs not counted
- Double Book set (if you bid a 4 and a 8, you are automatically set)
Gameplay Rules
- The player left of the dealer leads first
- Must follow suit if possible
- If unable to follow suit, may play any card
- Spades cannot be led until broken (unless you only have spades)
- Highest card of suit led wins unless trumped
- Highest spade wins the trick
Reneging
- If "renege" is called, challenged and confirmed, team that reneged forfeits all books accrued at the time of call.
- If "renege" is called, challenged, and NOT confirmed, team that called renegemust forfeit all books accrued at the time of call.
Winning
- First team to reach 300 points at the end of a completed hand wins
- If tied at or above 300, one additional hand is played.
- HAND BIDS ITSELF will determine the winner
GOOD LUCK!