Welcome to the Six Point Northeastern Wisconsin Smear!

A Brief Introduction to the Game

The Six Point Northeastern Wisconsin Smear is a fun card game designed for four players. The objective is simple: be the first team to reach a score of 21 points before your opponents.

In this game, you will be partnering with another player, and your partner will be sitting across from you.

Before the game begins, you and your teammates should decide how many cards the bidder will be allowed to see from the undealt cards. The number can be anywhere between 0 and 3.

Getting Started

To play Six Point Northeastern Wisconsin Smear, you will need a modified deck with 34 cards. All cards ranked 6 and lower are removed.

At the start of each round, a dealer is randomly chosen, and the dealer position rotates clockwise with each new deal.

The dealer shuffles the deck and deals 6 cards to each player. The remaining cards are kept by the dealer for later use.

Card Rankings and Point Values

When it comes to the ranking of cards in the game, there are a few important things to keep in mind. First, we have the trumps, which are ranked in the following order: Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7. And then we have the Jokers, which are ranked lower than all the trumps.

As for the other suits, they are also ranked differently. The order goes like this: Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, and 7 (low).

Now, there’s an interesting rule about the Jokers. Some play that if the Jokers are played within the same trick, the first Joker played outranks the second. However, others play that the second Joker played outranks the first. It’s up to you and your fellow players to decide which rule you’ll be using before the game begins.

Now let’s move on to the point values in the game. During bidding, players can earn points by winning certain cards or meeting specific criteria. Here’s a breakdown of the things that award points:

• High trump
• Low trump
• Jack
• Jokers
• Game

Each of these cards or criteria carries a certain number of points. By keeping track of your points, you can strategize and make better decisions during the game. It’s an important aspect of the game that adds an extra layer of excitement and challenge.

So, now that you understand the card rankings and point values, you’re ready to dive into the game and enjoy all the twists and turns it has to offer. Have fun!

When we play a game of trump, the team that plays the ace of trump gets the high trump point. On the other hand, the team that plays the lowest numeric trump in play, which is usually the 7 of trumps but can be the 8 if the 7 is not in play, gets the low trump point. Winning the jack of trump in a trick earns the team the jack point. If a team wins each joker, they get two points for each joker. Finally, the game point is awarded to the team that has the most points overall.

To calculate the game point, we need to tally the points based on the cards won by each team in tricks. An ace is worth 4 points, a king is worth 3 points, a queen is worth 2 points, a jack is worth 1 point, a 10 is worth 10 points, and a joker is worth 1 point.

In total, there are 6 points at stake in the game.

BIDDING

So, here’s how the bidding goes in a game of cards. First, everyone gets their hands and then the bidding can begin. The player sitting to the left of the dealer starts, and each player takes turns bidding higher than the last or passing. You only get one chance to bid, so make it count. The players are bidding on how many points they think they can win in a round.

The minimum bid is 2, and the highest bid you can make is 6. No going beyond that.

If everyone else passes and doesn’t bid, the cards are thrown back in and dealt again by the same dealer.

The bidding ends when the dealer either bids or passes, or when someone makes a bid of 6. Whoever made the highest bid becomes the winner and becomes the bidder for that round.

Once the bidding is done, the bidder gets to keep a certain number of cards that haven’t been dealt yet. They can keep as many as they’re allowed to. After that, they have to discard cards until they only have 6 left. But, here’s the deal – they can’t discard any trumps unless they have more than 6. Any cards they discard count towards the game point for their team, but the cards that haven’t been dealt yet don’t count for anyone.

Let’s Play the Game!

Okay, here’s how the game works: I’ll start by leading the first trick. The card I play will tell you what the trumps suit is. Now, pay attention because this is where it gets interesting!

After I play my card, the rest of the players take turns in a clockwise order. They have to play a card of the same suit as mine, if they have one. But, here’s the twist: if they don’t have a card of the same suit, they can play any card, including trumps. Cool, right?

Now, here’s how you win a trick: if there are trumps, the highest-ranked trump card wins. But wait, it gets even more exciting! If there are no trumps in the trick, then the player with the highest card of the suit I led wins the trick. They get to collect the trick and lead the next one.

Remember, the round ends after all six tricks have been played. Now, wasn’t that easy to understand?

Let’s Count Our Score!

Now, it’s time to tally up our scores. After each round, we’ll do this. It’s simple, really. Just keep track of how many tricks you’ve won. Each trick you win gets you a point. Easy-peasy!

When I’m bidding on a project, my team and I have to figure out if we were successful in winning the bid. If we were successful, we earn the number of points we bid for – sometimes even more! But if we weren’t successful, then we have to subtract the number we bid from our score. It’s possible to end up with a negative score. The other team also adds any points they earned to their score.

The End of the Game

The game keeps going until one team reaches a score of 21 or more. That team is the winner!

In some versions of the game, you can only win if you have a successful bid in a round. And if a team would earn more than 21 points in a round where they weren’t the ones making the bid, those extra points don’t count.

I’m Amber, and I go by the pronouns They/Them. I love writing and playing games, especially dogs, plants, and D&D.