Sports
Fast plays, big shots, and cheering for an awesome team.
PLAYER ONE HAS ENTERED
I’m 8 years old. I like brilliant moves, amazing animals, great stories, and games that make you think.
Challenge me →YOUR MOVE
REAL RULES · CHECK & CHECKMATE · CASTLING · EN PASSANT · PAWN PROMOTION
OFF THE CHESSBOARD
Fast plays, big shots, and cheering for an awesome team.
Back Alley Bridge is my favorite. Teamwork, big calls, and a little joker magic.Check out my rulebook
New worlds, tough levels, and one more try before game over.
The wilder, faster, and fluffier, the better.
Adventure stories that make the real world disappear.
THE GAME ZONE
Sports bring the action. Video games bring the levels. Card games bring the strategy. I’m here for all three.
THE QUICK-START RULEBOOK Common partnership version with two jokers. House rules can vary!
Trick = one card from each player.
Trump = the suit that beats other suits.
Goal = finish with the most team points.
Four players, two teams. Partners sit opposite. Shuffle 52 cards plus two different jokers: Big Blooper and Little Blooper. Play clockwise.
Deal 13 cards each, then 12 next hand, down to 1. Repeat the 1-card hand, then climb back to 13: 26 hands. Rotate dealers. Flip the next undealt card for trump. A flipped joker means no trump; swap any joker in a hand for an undealt card.
Starting left of the dealer, everyone bids once: pass (zero), a number below the hand size, or “board” for every trick. Add partners’ number bids. Your team wants at least that many tricks. Everyone passes? The next dealer redeals.
Highest bidder starts; first bidder wins number ties, last wins board ties. Follow the first card’s suit if you can; otherwise play anything. Highest trump wins, or highest card in the starting suit. Winner leads next. Aces are high; twos low.
Big Blooper beats Little Blooper, then the trump ace. Leading Big makes everyone play their highest trump; Little demands their lowest. No trumps? Discard anything. Don’t lead trump until it’s been played on an earlier trick, unless you bid board.
Meet your team’s bid: earn 5 per trick bid + 1 per extra. Fall short: lose 5 per trick bid. Example: bid 4, win 5 = 21 points; win 3 = −20.
Agree on house rules before dealing—some groups play just one 1-card hand. Full rules & variations on Pagat
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