Euchre

Euchre is a card game for two to six people, which is a modification of the ecarte. In general, it is played for four. In England and America Euchre is a popular card game. In Germany, however, this game is less known, although it was brought from ethnic German immigrants to America. The following description is an especially on the game for four.

• 4.1 card distribution
• 4.2 bidding process
• 4.3 alone game ( solo )
• 4.4 rating 4.4.1 profits of the gambling party
• 4.4.2 gains of the opposing party 4.4.2.1 Older Version
• 4.4.2.2 Newer Version

• 5.1 Railroad Euchre
• 5.2 twos Euchre
• 5.3 three - Euchre
• 5.4 English Euchre
• 5.5 American Euchre
• 5.6 Euchre Online

Historical Background

The origins of the popular card game Euchre go back to 1860, when German immigrants in Michigan, USA, brought a deck of cards from their homeland: the Jucker game. The Jucker play his part, was inspired by the Skatregeln, and still are basic principles of Skat recognize in Euchre. The German origin ( occasionally also Bower ) are called to recognize in the boys who actually Jack's hot in English, in Euchrespiel but as a farmer.

From Michigan off Euchre spread throughout North America and was then transferred by sailors to England and even as far as Australia, where it is one of the most popular card games today.

Basically, there are two versions, one that Euchre and on the other the English Euchre, which is played with an extra joker. Euchre is considered the first card game at all, which is played with a joker ( in this case, as the highest card value ). This was due to the different method of manufacture of playing cards:

For the first time you took in England a complete sheet-fed offset with either 33 or 55 playing cards printing, which were then cut. Each with eleven maps were located next to each other, so that the excess cards ( 33 cards, there was an excess card, at 55 three excess cards) were used for other purposes, namely as a cover, as a card with rules of the game or just as a wild card ( Benny ).

Game material

Euchre is traditionally played with 25 cards with French image. These values ​​are two to eight or from a Skatblatt the values ​​of seven and eight away from a poker hand. In addition to the remaining 24 playing cards joker is still needed. If no joker available, it can be replaced by any of the sorted cards. This is often the Heart Two or Pik- Two.

Hierarchy of maps

Stockings

Permanent highest trump card is the Joker, who is called the Euchre also " Benny ". The second-highest trump acts of the Knave of trumps, which is also referred to as the "right builder". In third place is the so-called "left-wing peasant ", ie the boy who has the same coloring as the trump suit. ( For example, if heart trump, so is the heart -Jack right builder and the Jack of Diamonds, the left Bauer, because Karo is just as heart red. The same applies to the boys of the black colors clubs and spades. ) Another stockings serve the values ​​Ass> King > lady > 10 and 9 in the particular trump suit.

Puncture force

The sequence of the remaining cards in the non- stocking color is the jump-off ( starting with the highest card value ): ace > king > She> Jack > 10 > 9s. Note, however, that that non- stocking color, which has the same coloring as the trump suit for the boys is reduced: ace > king > She> 10 > 9er

Aim of the game == == The aim of the game Euchre is at least the majority of the stitches, so to get three in number. For the achievement of all stitches and continue the game alone further awards will be available ( see below).

Play

Card distribution

After mixing and lifting the cards are distributed counterclockwise, ie to the left. Each of Euchre player is dealt five cards that are distributed in two litters: first, each player gets three, then again two more cards. The remaining cards are set aside as Talon covered. The top Talon card is reversed, however, and determines the trump suit. If it is at the trump card pointing to the Joker, the trump suit is determined by the dealer, but before he took up his own cards.

Bidding process

Starting with the player in the forehand position, the players must declare whether they want to start a game. Viewing a player because of his cards not in a position to take over the game, he explained: " I ​​watch " a player thinks, however, to be able to win at least three tricks, he says: "I take on the game " or " I demand to". In this case, the trump -looking card remains open - but as part of the dealer's cards.

However, if all players pass, the trump card is turned over and started determining forehand of a new auction round the dealer. Now, however, the trump suit must be determined by our players. The player who now appoint a trump suit along with his partner, makes the gambling party. If again no player agreed to play acquisition, are redistributed by the next player. Is the Joker has been revealed as a trump -looking card, so in general abstention in the first round of betting, the second auction round is obsolete. Furthermore, in this case, the dealer will announce the trump suit without being allowed to see his own cards previously.

Alone game ( solo )

Think a player, also able to win without a partner, so he immediately explained in the Background: "I play alone " or "! On, down" The partner of the declarer then puts his cards face down on the table ( he puts his cards " down " ) and the dealer replaced the trump card against determining an inappropriate hand card ( he takes the trump card setting " on "). However, as the partner of the game announcer declare to play alone. Even a player of the opposing party may respond to the announcement of a solo game with "I play alone! ". If the lender has already started the trump card in determining his hand, he may call definitely not a solo. A special award only comes to the solo, if the declarer creates a walkover, that is, acquired all the stitches.

Rating

Depending on the number of tricks won and in consideration of whether a solo is played, points are attributed to the parties. In Euchre tournaments will be played until one party has reached 21 points. Per game so at least 21 points must be achieved. The winner is the tournament that play Euchre Party, which won two matches. In family circles only eleven points per game are often common.

Profits of the gambling party

• 3 or 4 stitches reached: 1 point
• All 5 stitches reached: 2 points
• Declarer reaches every 5 stitches: 4 points
• Benny as a trump -looking card: up to 2 points

Gains of the opposing party

Older version

• Gambling party reaches less than 3 stitches: 2 points
• Declarer does not reach 5 stitches: 4 points

This is now an outdated form of accounting that is only rarely used.

Newer Version

In most regions, declarer win a point for three or four stitches, for less than three stitches wins the opposing party two points.

Punishments

For non regelgerechtem adding the appropriate party is punished with two points.

Variants

Railroad Euchre

In this game form should the partner of a player who wants to venture a solo, the solo player concealed push one of his cards. The declarer exchanges this card against an inappropriate hand card. However, the solo player to miss out on the slide close. Then win the solo player all the tricks, so his game party will be credited to five points.

Two - Euchre

When two's Euchre must always play to the first trick forehand. Aside from the fact that there are no partnerships, the rules of the game are in this variant for four.

Triple Euchre

The declarer determines the trump suit and plays alone against the other players. In this variant, the declarer credited to a point when it reaches three or four stitches in a walkover, however, three points. Loses the declarer, so get his opponent two points. In this form of play, the player who first reaches five points wins.

English Euchre

When English Euchre is played with jokers who stands as the highest card itself on the left and right jacks ( Bower ). The name " English Euchre " does not mean that this game is preferably played in England, but due to the special manufacturing technology in 19th century England were added here, for the first time in the history of playing cards, a Joker ( Benny ) was added.

English Euchre is only sporadically worldwide, and most played in the Canadian province of Ontario.

American Euchre

When American Euchre is played without Joker.

Euchre online

The online Euchre is offered on several American servers and is based on the classical rules (two teams of four players, no jokers ).