Euchre is also played with 24 cards (7s and 8s omitted), 28 cards (7s omitted), or with one joker added.ĭeclaring side wins three or four tricks, 1 pointĭeclaring side wins five tricks (a march), 2 points For trump, the jack (called the right bower) is high, and the jack of the same color (the left bower) is the second-highest trump. Cards rank as follows: A (high)-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7, except in the trump suit. Special Euchre decks are available, a Bezique deck can be used, or you may simply set aside the 2s through 6s of all suits in a standard deck. The cards: A 32-card deck, 7s through aces for each suit, is used. Object: To score points by winning at least three of five tricks.
There are also two- and three-handed versions. A hundred years ago in America, it had plenty of devotees and was considered our national card game. Euchre is a card game that is thought to have descended from a popular 16th century game named Triomphe.
