The Big Three Card Game

The Big Three is a card game designed for three players. In this game, you play in teams of two against one. The objective is to be the first team to get rid of all your cards. To determine who plays alone, there is an action involved, and the team that successfully empties their hand first will win the bets made during the auction.

This game combines elements of trick-taking and shedding. The goal is to quickly get rid of your cards, but you must also strategically beat the tricks played by your opponents.

How to Set Up the Game

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First, we need to pick a random player to be the dealer. After each round, the winner of the previous round will become the dealer for the next round. The dealer will shuffle the deck, and the player on their left will cut the deck. Then, the deck is placed in the middle of the table, and each player will draw cards from the top of the deck. We go in a counterclockwise order until every player has 16 cards in their hand. The remaining 4 cards stay in the center until later.

Card Rankings

In Big Three, the suits of the cards don’t matter. What matters is the ranking. All suits are ranked the same way. In this game, there are no special cards for winning tricks. The ranking goes like this: 3 (highest), 2, Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 4 (lowest).

AUCTION

When we’re ready to play, we hold an auction to determine who goes first. It’s an exciting competition among us players. To kick things off, the player with the lowest ranking heart, specifically the 4 of hearts, starts the bidding. They have three options: bidding 1 unit, bidding 2 units, or bidding 3 units. The player starting the bidding must bid at least 1 unit.

Then, we move in counterclockwise order, and each player has the choice to either increase the bid or pass. The auction continues until either two players have passed or a bid of three units has been made by a player. Once the auction is complete, the winner gets to pick up the four remaining cards from the center of the table and add them to their own hand.

Ready to Play!

When it’s my turn to start the game, I’ll play a sequence of cards. After that, we’ll go around the table in counterclockwise order. Each player can either pass or play a higher-ranking sequence of the same type. We keep going until two players in a row pass. At that point, we turn the previously played cards face down. The player who played the highest-ranked cards in the last round will be the one to start the next round. We keep going like this until one of us runs out of cards.

Hey there! Let’s talk about the different types of cards that you can play in this game. It’s actually quite easy once you understand the rules. Just keep in mind that there are specific ways to play your cards for them to be valid. Here’s what you need to know:

The first option is to play a single card. This means you just pick one card from your hand and play it.

Another option is to play a pair, which means you play two cards of the same rank.

If you’re feeling lucky, you can even play a triplet or all 4 of the same ranked cards.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. You can also play a consecutive sequence of three or more cards in ranking order. For example, if you have a 6, 5, and 4, you can play them together.

But wait, there’s more! You can also play a consecutive sequence of pairs, triplets, or quads, as long as they’re in ranking order. So, for instance, you could play J-J-J or 10-10-10 or 9-9-9. Cool, right?

Oh, and just a little heads up, there are a few cards that can’t be played in consecutive sequences or in consecutive pair, triple, or quad sequences. Those are the Aces, 3s, and 2s. They like to keep things interesting.

So there you have it! Now you know all the different ways you can play your cards in this game. Have fun and good luck!

Let me give you an example of a trick. Imagine Player A plays a pair of 5s. Player B, not wanting to be outdone, plays a pair of 7s. Player C decides to pass this time. Player A, determined to take the lead, plays a pair of 10s. But Player B has a better hand and plays a pair of kings. Player C then plays a pair of 2s. Player A realizes they can’t beat this and reluctantly passes. Player B, with the power to win the trick, decides to hold onto his pair of 3s and passes as well. Finally, the cards are flipped over, and it’s Player C’s turn to start a new trick with three 9s. And the cycle continues until someone wins the game.

Now, let’s talk about scoring.

When it comes to scoring, there are two possible outcomes. Either the auction winner manages to empty their hand first and walks away with some units, or one of the other players is skilled enough to empty their hand first, forcing the auction winner to pay up units.

If I win the auction and manage to empty my hand before anyone else, each player will owe me the number of units they bid. Let’s say I bid 2 units, then both players would have to pay me 2 units each, which adds up to a total of 4 units.

On the other hand, if I don’t empty my hand first, I’ll have to pay the other players the units I bid. For example, if I bid 2 units, I would have to pay out 4 units in total, giving 2 units to each player.

END OF GAME

The game continues until we decide to stop playing or until one player runs out of units.

The game continues until we decide to stop playing or until one player runs out of units.