The Romanian Whist Game

Welcome to Romanian Whist, a thrilling card game that combines elements of Oh Heck and traditional Whist. In this game, I’ll guide you through multiple rounds, each with a unique hand size. Your objective is to bid on the number of tricks you believe you can win and then try to win exactly that number. If you fail, you’ll lose points. The player with the highest total points at the end of the game emerges victorious!

The Deck and How to Deal

Romanian Whist uses a modified deck of 52 cards. The number of cards used depends on the number of players joining the game.

When you’re playing a card game, one of the first things you need to think about is how many players will be participating. This is important because it determines the number of cards you’ll need for the game. If there are three players, you’ll need a deck of 24 cards. For four players, you’ll need 32 cards. With five players, you’ll need 40 cards, and for six players, you’ll need 48 cards.

Now, what kind of cards should you include in your deck? Well, it’s pretty simple. The lowest card you’ll have is a 3, and the highest card is an Ace. The card values go from low to high, with 9 being the lowest and Ace being the highest.

So, depending on how many players you have, you’ll need to make sure you have the right number of cards and that they range from 3 to Ace. This way, everyone will have a fair chance of winning the game. Now that you know the basics, you’re ready to start playing! Just gather your friends, shuffle the cards, and let the fun begin!

Hey there! Let me tell you about Romanian Whist, a game that’s kind of like Oh Heck. In this game, we all start with just one card in our hand. Then, we gradually increase our hand size and then decrease it again. It’s like a rollercoaster!

Now, here’s where Romanian Whist gets interesting. In each round, every player takes a turn dealing for each hand size. So, in a game with four players, we would have to play four rounds with one card each! And then four rounds with two cards, and so on. This way, the deal passes to the left, and nobody has the disadvantage of always being the dealer. It also makes the game last longer, so we can really enjoy ourselves.

The first deal is special because we need to determine the trump suit for the round. To do this, we shuffle the deck and give each player one card. Then, we turn over the top card of the remaining deck, and whatever suit that card is, becomes the trump suit. If there are no cards left in the deck, guess what? No trump suit for that round!

Now, let’s talk about bidding!

Hey there! Let me explain to you how bidding and playing work in this card game.

So, we start with the player to the left of the dealer. They begin by saying how many tricks they think they can win. Then, the bidding passes to the left.

Now, here’s the catch. The last player to bid cannot make a bid that adds up to the number of cards dealt. Let’s say there are six players in the first round, and each player has one card. The bid total cannot equal 6. The final player must bid either higher or lower than 6.

It’s important to keep track of everyone’s bid. The scorekeeper should write down each player’s bid.

Ready to Play?

Let’s Start with the First Trick:

The player to the left of the dealer starts the first trick by playing a card from their hand. Remember, if players have a card of the same suit, they must follow suit. But if they don’t have a card of the same suit, they can play a trump card. And if they don’t have a trump card either, they can play any card.

Keep the Game Going:

So, here’s how the game works. Whoever plays the highest ranking card takes the trick, and that player gets to lead the next round. The game keeps going until all of the tricks are taken.

Now let’s talk about scoring. It’s important to know how many points you can earn or lose.

If you meet your bid exactly, you earn 5 points plus 1 point for each trick you captured. For example, let’s say you bid 3 and you end up capturing 3 tricks. That means you’ll earn a total of 8 points for the round.

On the other hand, if you don’t capture as many tricks as you bid, you’ll lose 1 point for each trick you’re under. Let’s say you bid 3 again but this time you only manage to capture 1 trick. In this case, you’ll lose 2 points from your score.

Now, here’s a tricky situation. If you manage to capture more tricks than you bid, you also lose 1 point for each extra trick. Let’s say you bid 4 tricks but you end up capturing 6. Well, in this scenario, you’ll also lose 2 points from your score.

So how do you win the game?

Simple! At the end of the final round, the player with the highest score wins. That’s it. Good luck!