BATAK: The Turkish Twist on Bridge

Hey there! Have you ever played Batak? It’s like a Turkish version of Bridge, and it’s a lot of fun! Just like in Bridge, Batak is a trick-taking game that involves 4 players. But here’s the twist – instead of a default trump card, you actually get to choose it through an auction!

So, here’s how it works. The game starts with the dealer, and each player is dealt a set of cards until the deck is used up. Usually, you play 10 rounds, and in each round, every player takes a turn to play their cards. The player with the highest score at the end is the winner. It’s as simple as that!

Ready to Play? Here’s How to Set Up

When we play a card game, we start with a deck of 52 cards that are shuffled and dealt out evenly to each player. Once we have our cards, we begin an auction to determine the trump suit and then the game begins. The goal is to use our cards strategically to win as many plays as possible and earn points based on our successes.

How the Game Works

First, a dealer hands out the cards to everyone at the table. There can be a maximum of 4 players in this game. After receiving our cards, we enter the auction step of the game. During this step, we each decide how many plays or rounds we think we can win. Our decision is influenced by the cards we hold in our hands. The player with the highest bid gets to choose the trump suit and starts the game.

So, here’s how the auction works. First, I take a card from my hand and put it in the middle of the table. Then, starting from the player on the left, everyone else takes turns playing their cards. The catch is, you have to play a card that is higher than the current trick and it has to be in the same suit. But if you can’t do that, don’t worry! You can play a card from the trump suit instead. And if that’s not possible either, you can play a card from any suit just to keep the game going.

We usually play between 10 to 15 rounds, depending on how we’re feeling. And at the end, whoever has the highest total score from all the rounds and the auction is the winner.

Here are some general rules for the game:

• You can’t play a trump suit card as the first card in a trick, unless someone has already played a trump suit card in a previous trick or play.
• The maximum number of players for a deck of 52 cards is four people.

GAME OVER

Let’s tally up our results! We’ll start by calculating how many games each player has won. If you didn’t live up to your auction bids, don’t fret – you’ll still earn points. The number of points you’ll receive is exactly equal to the value of your bid. It’s all about fairness here!

Once we have the individual scores for all 10 games and the auction, we’ll add them up. And guess what? The person with the highest total score will be crowned the ultimate champion. So, give it your all and aim for that top spot!