Welcome to Lorum!

I want to tell you all about Lorum, a fun card game that can be played by up to 4 people. The goal of the game is to win chips or money by completing the goals of each round.

Now, let me break down how Lorum works. The game consists of 7 rounds, and each player takes turns dealing. So, by the end of the game, there will have been a total of 28 rounds. Exciting, right?

Getting Started

First things first, we need to choose the first dealer. It’s totally random, so anyone can have the honor! After that, the dealer position will pass to the right after each player completes their 7 rounds of dealing.

Once the dealer is selected, it’s time to set up the game. Before each round, the dealer will shuffle the deck of cards and have the player to their left make a cut. Then, the dealer will deal each player a hand of 8 cards. Everyone ready? Let’s go!

Understanding Card Ranking

Now, let’s talk about the ranking of the cards. In Lorum, there are no trumps, but the cards still have a specific order. The Ace is the highest-ranking card, followed by the King, Upper Jack, Lower Jack, 10, 9, 8, and finally, 7, which is the lowest. Keep that in mind as you play!

GAMEPLAY

Let’s talk about how the game works. There are 7 different contracts that we play, and most of them have some rules in common.

When we start a round, it’s always the player to the right of the dealer who goes first. They can play any card they want. The other players have to follow suit if they can, but if they can’t, they can play any card they choose. The person who plays the highest card of the suit that was led wins the trick. And guess what? The winner of the trick gets to lead the next trick!

Contracts

In this game, we have 7 contracts that we play in a revolving order. Each dealer starts with contract 1, and when they finish contract 7, the next dealer starts back at contract 1.

There’s a card game that I want to tell you about called Hearts. The objective is simple: you don’t want to collect any heart cards. See, when you win a trick that contains a heart, you have to fork over one chip. And if all the players end up taking at least one heart, well, then all those chips go straight into the pot. But here’s where things get interesting: if three players end up taking hearts, the lucky person who didn’t ends up with all eight chips. If only two players take hearts, then the other two players get four chips each. And if one player manages to collect every single heart, well, then every other player owes them eight chips each.

Let me tell you about two fun card games called Obers and No Tricks. They’re both really interesting and can be a lot of fun to play!

Obers is a game where the goal is to avoid winning the Upper Jacks. In this game, there are Upper Jacks of different suits – acorns, leaves, balls, and hearts. Each Upper Jack has a different value. If you win the Upper Jack of acorns, you have to pay 1 chip. If you win the Upper Jack of leaves, you have to pay 2 chips. For the Upper Jack of balls, you have to pay 3 chips. And if you win the Upper Jack of hearts, you have to pay 4 chips.

Here’s how the chips work: if all the players win Upper Jacks, the chips go into a pot. If 3 players win Upper Jacks, the remaining player wins all the chips. If 2 players win Upper Jacks, the chips are split between the other two players. And if a single player wins all the Upper Jacks, each of the other players pays them 10 chips each.

Now let’s talk about No Tricks. In this game, the goal is either to avoid winning any tricks or to win them all. It’s up to you to decide which strategy you want to go with. In this game, each trick you win means you have to pay 1 chip. The payouts in No Tricks are done in the same way as in Obers.

These are just two of the many card games out there that you can try. They’re both a lot of fun and can be a great way to spend time with friends or family. So why not give them a try and see which one you like better?

Welcome to the game of Quads! In this unique twist on a card game, we won’t be playing in the traditional trick-taking style. Instead, we’ll be strategically playing cards from our hand in a specific order.

So here’s how it works: I’ll start by playing a card, and then it’s up to you to play the next highest card of that same suit. We’ll continue this pattern until we have four cards in consecutive order, completing a trick. If the next card in the order isn’t in anyone’s hand, we’ll still complete the trick with fewer than four cards.

Now, let’s talk about the ranking order. It’s pretty straightforward, except for one small twist. We’ll use the normal ranking order for cards, like you’d expect, but once an Ace is played, the next card in rank is actually a 7.

Once a player manages to empty their hand, the round comes to an end. And here’s where it gets interesting – the player who emptied their hand will receive one chip from each of the other players for every card left in their hand. So the more cards you have left, the more chips you’ll be paying out!

Let’s talk about Fast Train, the fifth game in our collection. In Fast Train, we don’t play a trick-taking game. Instead, we play cards from our hand in order, starting with the first player.

The goal is simple: play a card that is one rank higher than the previous card, regardless of its suit. But if you can’t play a higher-ranking card, you have to pass your turn to the next player.

The ranking order is just like in the other games, except when an Ace is played, the next card in rank is 7.

Once a player runs out of cards in their hand, the round ends. And here’s the exciting part: each player pays the player who emptied their hand 1 chip per card remaining in their hand. So, the more cards you have left, the more chips you have to pay!

Now, let’s move on to the sixth game called Hairy Monkey. The objective here is to avoid winning the king of hearts. If you end up with the king of hearts in your hand, you have to pay a whopping 10 chips to the pot. Ouch!

When it comes to the game Seven, it has a unique goal compared to other rounds. Instead of playing a trick-taking game, players engage in a round similar to Fan Tan. The objective is to play cards from your hand in sequential order. The player who goes first establishes the ranking order for all four suits. For instance, if I start by playing the 10 of clubs, the order for this round would be 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, 7, 8, and 9.

So, here’s how the game works: The first player begins by setting the ranking. Then, it’s up to the other players to either start a new suit or play a card that fits into the ranking order of one of the other suits. Each card must be played into the corresponding pile and follow the established order.

If a player finds themselves unable to make a move, they’ll have to put a chip into the pot and pass their turn. The round comes to an end once a player has played all their cards. And here’s the kicker – each losing player has to pay a chip into the pot for each card they still have in their hand. The player who wins the round gets to take the whole pot!

End of the Game

Now, the game isn’t endless. In fact, it comes to an end after the 28th round. And whoever has the most chips at the end of it all – they’re the winner, plain and simple!

The game ends after the 28th round. The player with the most chips wins the game. Easy as that!