SLOVAK LORUM

Hey there! I want to tell you all about Slovak Lorum, which is this really cool card game that four people can play together. The aim of the game is to win more chips than you lose.

Now, Slovak Lorum has three different types of rounds that you can play. And each type has its own set of rules, so things can get pretty interesting!

SETUP AND BIDDING

Alright, let me walk you through how you get started with a game of Slovak Lorum. First things first, to decide who goes first, we just pick someone randomly. Then, we switch the dealer every time we start a new round. Makes things fair, right?

So, the dealer starts off by shuffling the deck of cards. Then, the person to their left cuts the deck. After that, the dealer deals out the cards in a counter-clockwise direction, giving each player 8 cards in batches of 4 cards at a time.

When we start playing a round of cards, the bidding begins after the cards are dealt. It all starts with the player to the right of the dealer, and each player has the option to make a call: big, small, or pass. If someone calls big, it outranks a call of small. But if all players pass, then we play a regular game. And in that case, the winner of the bid or the player to the right of the dealer gets to start the round.

Now, let’s talk about the different calls. If a player calls big, it means they’re aiming to win all of the tricks. On the other hand, if someone calls small, they’re trying not to win any tricks.

Card Ranking and Values

In this game, there’s no trump suit. The cards are ranked in the following order: Ace (high), King, Upper Man, Lower Man, 10, 9, 8, and 7 (low).

Some cards also have values associated with them. If you win a trick with one of these cards, you’ll need to pay a certain number of chips to the pot, depending on the game type.

All hearts have a value of 1 chip. The upper man of the acorns suit is worth 4 chips, and the upper man of the green suit is worth 8 chips. All other cards have no value.

The Game

We have three types of gameplay: regular, big, and small rounds.

Regular Round

In a regular round, I start by leading the first trick, playing any card. If you can, you must follow suit, but being the highest card is not required. If you can’t follow suit, you can play any card.

The winner of the trick is the player with the highest card of the suit that was first led. The winner places the cards in a facedown score pile and leads the next trick.

So, here’s the deal. After we’ve all played our tricks and the game is coming to a close, we need to tally up our scores. It’s essential to know how to handle things when it comes to the end of the round.

If every player has at least 1 chip, we all chip in and add our chips to the pot. This means there’s no winner for this round, but the pot will be up for grabs in the next regular round.

Now, if all but one player has scored at least 1 chip, that one unlucky player who didn’t score anything actually wins the pot. But here’s the thing – every player needs to pay into the pot, and the winner gets to collect all the chips from this round and any previous rounds.

In the case where two players have no score, they’ll have to share the pot evenly. It’s only fair, right?

Now, here’s an interesting twist. If a player manages to score all the points but didn’t win every single trick, they have to cough up 20 chips and put them in the pot. Ouch!

Lastly, let’s say a player actually wins all the tricks. Sounds impressive, right? Well, they don’t get the pot, but they do get 10 chips from every player as a little reward. It’s like an unannounced big win!

Big

When bidding in a game of cards, the person who wins the bid gets to go first. The other three players work together to stop this person from winning all the rounds.

The person going first can play any card they want, and the other players have to play a card of the same suit if they have one. If they don’t have a card of the same suit, they can play any card they want. The highest card of the same suit wins the round and that person gets to go first in the next round.

If the person who bid ends up winning all the rounds, the other players have to give them 20 chips each as a penalty.

But if the person who bid fails to win all the rounds and someone else wins a round before them, the game ends and the person who bid has to pay each opponent 20 chips as a penalty instead.

Small

When bidding in a game of cards, the person who wins the bid gets to go first. The other three players work together to make sure this person doesn’t win any rounds.

When playing the card game, the first person to play can choose any card they want. The rest of the players must follow suit if they have a card of the same suit. One important rule is that you should try to play a higher card if you can. But if you don’t have a card of the same suit, you can play any card you want. The person who plays the highest card of the same suit wins the round and gets to start the next round.

If the person who made a bid doesn’t win any tricks, each of the other players has to give them 10 chips.

However, if the person who made a bid wins even one trick, the round ends. And now, they have to give 10 chips to each of the other players.

THE END OF THE GAME

You can play as many rounds of this game as you want. But when you’re done playing, the person with the most chips is the winner.

Hi, my name is Amber, and I love playing games like this. I’m really good at them! I also love dogs, plants, and playing Dungeons & Dragons.