Twenty-eight (card game)

56 is a card game that originated in South India around the Kerala region. It builds on the game Twenty-eight, only instead played with a deck, with the two playing cards (48 cards) and in two teams of three players.

3.1 announcements
3.2 Explanation of the announcement procedure
3.3 Example announcements in a game

4.1 flow
4.2 Trump

5.1 The announcement team wins
5.2 The opposing team wins

Cultural background

This card game comes from Kerala, where it is playing very popular ist.Aber outside Kerala in Europe, many of the 1st and 2nd generation belonging to Indian immigrants to the game organized by the South Indian organizations celebrations or at tournaments. It belongs to the group of Jass and Whist - Play and is considered a game that requires analytical skills, good concentration, such as memory.

Introduction to the rules of the game of 56

Aim of the game

Before the game, the players have the opportunity to say their cards in a certain way. This is necessary in order to gain stitches by combining the sheets between the team members. In general, increased by any announcement of Rufwert. After a team has made an announcement 28-56, the team must try with the highest bid to achieve by winning stitches at least this announcement. The opposing team must try to prevent this accordingly.

Match colors and Ranking

I.Infos to the colors:

The 48 cards consist of twice the six playing cards Jack, Nine, Ace, Ten, King, Queen in the four card suits hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs.
A precedence within the color does not exist.
With six players, each player gets 8 cards.
For each game, there are twelve color stockings.

II about the order:

Even if some sheets have the same value, the ace and the ten the King proposes the lady.
Become cards of the same rank played in a round, hitting the first set card the second card of the same rank.
What is striking is the extreme similarity to the ranking of Skat in a trump game.

Before the game

Announce

The following calls are always initiated in conjunction with a color (except Nos, Pass, Pass Plus )

"Number one, two or raise several points ": The announcer has the highest or more of the highest cards and many odd card.
"Plus": The announcer has the highest card and at least two odd card.
" One Plus ": The announcer has the highest color map and just a kicker.
" Plus One ": The announcer has only the highest card of the color and not the two remaining cards.
"Two / three / X -Plus": The announcer has the two / three or X highest card (s ) and only one side card. The number increases according to two / three or X units

"Minus": The announcer has a minimum of three to four stockings from trendy color, but he does not have the highest card of the color.
"Minus -one/-two/-X ": The announcer has exactly one / two or X card (s ) of the color and is not the highest.

"Nos or" no- suit " ": The announcer has a map of the color (which refers to the last announcement ). Adjust all players after "Nos " was created, then played "No- Trump "!
"Plus two / three / X Nos ": No Color card (which refers to the penultimate, antepenultimate, X - last announcer ).

"Pass " means the number of points is not increased by this announcement. When all have passed to the last announcer, the game begins with the announcement of the last player.
" Plus Pass ": the number of points is increased by this announcement, but in contrast to the simple " pass " each player is given by the " Plus Pass" announcement a new opportunity for the announcement. Adjust all players on a " Pass Plus ", it is played "No- Trump ".

"No- Trump ": This is a game without trumps. Only the highest card counts. The score increases through this announcement to another unit.

Explanation of the message procedure

The player left of the dealer begins with the Rufwert 28, to announce his cards.
Does the first player this is exceptionally equated with a "Plus Pass " announcement.
With each announcement will increase the number to at least one unit (except passport).
No player, including the first player is obliged to call.
If there is no announcement by a player during the entire Rufprozedere, so the team will automatically play left of the dealer a "No- Trump - game"
The Rufprozedere ceases when fit following an announcement of a player, the remaining players in the round.
The highest possible reputation is 56, as this is the max. is achievable score.
The highest bidder team has the opportunity to opt for a game with or without Trump ( No- Trump ).
Decides the highest bidder team for an ace game, so they can also choose the trump suit.
A "Nos " may only be called when the color was at least announced once before.
All other prompts must at all times be carried out.
Attention: Each player has the opportunity to represent an announcement, even if that player does not have this card (Subtlety calls)

Example announcements in a game

Note: The first announcement starts at 28 to ( the player with the straight ordinals form a team, and the odd the opposing team. ).

Second player raises: 29 Plus Cross ( It has the highest card, ie the 2 boys and the two remaining cards )

Third player raises: 30 Plus One Heart ( thus He has the second boys and no remaining cards, and only a " Plus One Heart" reputation would have the same meaning as 30 Plus One Heart)

4 player passes (the number will therefore remain on 30)

5 players: " 31 Plus One Heart" ( He thus has the Nine - heart, because this is the next highest card after the 2 trendy Jack of Hearts and a kicker )

6 players: "Nos " (ie He has no heart card; Reputation is thereby increased to 32)

Second player passes. (Even if he has another boy, he says it for tactical reasons not to. )

3rd player passes ( The called number of 34 will not increase this reputation. )

4 player makes the following announcement: "Minus cross" ( ie he has at least three to four cross - cards, but without the high card points are the trendy now 35. )

5 player passes. ( 6,1,2,3 dignity player also fit, so players would have 4 determined by the called Cross the trump card. The game would then begin. )

6 player makes the following announcement: "Minus one cross" ( He has only one cross card and not the highest, the hip points are now risen to 36. . )

Second player passes.

3rd player shouts " 40 No- Trump "

All other players fold.

The announcement of the player 3 is now binding: The first team must now try to reach 40 points.

The game

Expiration

The game is played anticlockwise. The player to the right of the dealer puts the first card. The player of the highest card gets the pass and must play a card next. At the end of the game, all the stitches are added together and the team must have made at least the hip points.

Trump

There is a compulsion to follow: If a color is played, all players must use this color, as long as they keep cards in the suit in his hand. Can not use a player, he has the possibility of a trump card or any other card (but then the lowest ranking card) to play. The next player in the circle have the opportunity to outdo, provided that they do not have the required color.

After the game

The announcer team wins

The announcer team will receive at the hip points:

28 - 39 = 1 point
40 - 47 = 2 pts
48 - 55 = 3 points
56 = 4 points

The opposing team wins

The opposing team gets on the hip points:

28 - 39 = 2 pts
40 - 47 = 3 points
48 - 55 = 4 points
56 = 5 points

In the announcement round, each opposing player has the option to call Double.
If a Double summoned, you can, provided the round is not over yet, all players still more cards announce.
A Double is therefore not take effect until all players have passed in the round to the double reputation
The players who " doubled for " were able to answer this with a redouble.

Double and redouble double in both cases, the points scored. "Double" (like Contra ) is expressed by opponents after the last announcement: doubling of points. "Re- double" ( as Re or Recontra ) by a member of the team announcement in response to a "Double": quadrupling of points.

Suit (cards) Hearts (suit) Diamonds (suit)

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