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3-5-8, also known as sergeant major for its popularity among members of the Royal Air Force, is a trick-taking card game for 3 players, based on whist, using a standard 52 card deck. 3-5-8 may be played as a gambling game, and there are many variations with names like "8-5-3" and "9-5-2" played throughout the world.
304, pronounced three-nought-four, is a trick-taking card game popular in Sri Lanka, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, in the Indian subcontinent.The game is played by two teams of two using a subset (7 through Ace of all suits) of the 52 standard playing cards so that there are 32 cards in play.
The fractional values of each of the cards are as follows: Oudlers and Kings - 4 + 1 ⁄ 2, Queens - 3 + 1 ⁄ 2, Cavaliers - 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, Jacks - 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 and low cards - 1 ⁄ 2 each. The same method is used as above but counting only two cards. For example, a Queen (worth 3 1/2 points) and a low card (1/2 point) would be counted together ...
The game is typically played with two to five people, with six players if desired, using a deck of 36 cards, for example a standard 52-card deck from which the numerical cards 2 through 5 have been removed. In theory, the limit for a game with one deck of 36 cards is six players, but this extends a considerable advantage to the player who ...
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Value: 1: 0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 0: 3: 1 ... The maximum number of points that can be won is 18. A minimum bid of 9 is forced if a player holds the 9 and ...
Two scoring variants were mentioned under the name 'Double or Eagle Game'. The first was the precursor to Spot Hearts whereby the cards of the heart suit cost the following in chips: Ace 14, King 13, Queen 12, Jack 11 and pip cards their face value. The second scoring scheme was: Ace 5, King 4, Queen 3, Jack 2 and all pips 1 chip each. [3]
The cards in every suit rank from high to low: J-9-A-10-K-Q-8-7. [1] The aim of the game is to win tricks containing valuable cards. The total number of points in the deck is 28, hence the name of the game. The values of the cards are: [1] Jacks = 3 points each; Nines = 2 points each; Aces = 1 point each; Tens = 1 point each; Other cards = (K ...
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 in Křížový mariáš (elder hand set-up trump when he has four cards in hand) 5-5-5-2-5-5-5 in Licitovaný mariáš (the winner of bidding process can take two cards left on the table (talon) and put off another two cards and then he pronounces the commitments in his contract).