Welcome to Three Two Five!

Three Two Five is a fun and challenging card game for three players. In this game, each person has their own set of tricks to capture. Let me explain how it works!

The Cards and the Deal

In Three Two Five, we use a special deck of cards. You will need cards from 8 to Ace in each suit, as well as the 7 of Hearts and Spades. Make sure you have all these cards ready before you start playing.

To determine who the first dealer is, we will use the cards 2, 3, and 5. Shuffle them up and hand one card to each player. Whoever gets the 2 card will be the first dealer. The dealer will then shuffle the deck and deal ten cards to each player.

After each round, the dealer role will pass to the left, and the new dealer will repeat the process of shuffling and dealing.

The Gameplay

When we play this card game, the first thing we do is decide which suit is the special one for that round. The player sitting to the left of the dealer gets to pick the special suit, and then they can start the game by playing any card they want. The rest of us have to play a card from the same suit if we can. But if we don’t have a card from that suit, we can play any card we want. Whoever plays the highest card from the lead suit wins the trick, unless someone plays a card from the special suit, which beats all the others. The winner of each trick gets to lead the next one, and this goes on until we finish all ten tricks.

It’s important that we keep our captured tricks face down so our opponents can see how many tricks we have.

TAKING CARDS

In round 2 and in all the other rounds, we have a chance to take some cards from our opponents.

When it comes to the game, if I have more cards than I need, I have the chance to steal a card from someone who has fewer cards than they need. Let’s say I have more cards, so I offer a fan of my cards to the other player. They get to choose one card from that fan. Then, I have to choose a card from my hand that I don’t want and give it back to them. But, there are rules. I can only give them a card if I have at least three cards of the same suit. And I can’t give them the card I just took. I have to keep that one for myself.

EXAMPLE

I was playing a card game called Trick Capture with my friends. Steve was the one leading the first trick, hoping to capture at least 5 of them. Unfortunately, he fell short and only managed to capture 4 tricks. Melissa, who was dealing the cards, went over her desired number of tricks by 2, as she captured 4. Darnell, on the other hand, didn’t fare any better and ended up with only 2 tricks, falling below his contract.

Once the next round started and the cards were dealt again, Melissa had a special privilege. She was allowed to take one card from both Steve and Darnell. First, she took a card from Steve’s hand and gave him a different one in return. Then, she did the same with Darnell’s hand, taking one card from him and replacing it with another.

With the exchange completed, the round continued, and it was now up to the player sitting to the left of the dealer to name the trump and lead the first trick.

SCORING

When the round ended, each player earned 1 point for every trick they managed to capture, regardless of whether or not they met their contract.

WINNING

The player with the highest score, after the agreed-upon number of rounds, would ultimately be declared the winner of the game.