Welcome to Schieber Jass!

In this exciting game of strategy and teamwork, you’ll join three other players to form two teams. The goal? Score 3000 points before the opposing team does! Are you ready to embark on a thrilling trick-taking adventure where every decision counts?

Getting Started

First things first, it’s time to choose your teammates. Once that’s settled, make sure to sit directly across from them during the game. As for deciding who gets to be the dealer, the group can come up with their own method, but drawing for the high card is the most popular choice. The player with the highest card becomes the dealer, and from there, the deal and gameplay will proceed counterclockwise.

Okay, here’s how we’re gonna play this card game. The dealer is gonna give each player a set of three cards, starting with the person on their right. The player with the seven of flowers gets to go first. If nobody has the seven of flowers, then the player to the right of the dealer goes first.

Card Ranking

Now, let’s talk about how the cards are ranked. The order, from highest to lowest, goes like this, and I’m also gonna tell you how many points each card is worth: Aces (11 points), Kings (4 points), Obers (3 points), Unders (2 points), Banner (10 points), Nines (no points), Eights (no points), Sevens (no points), and Sixes (no points).

GAMEPLAY

Each team gets to pick someone to keep track of the score. This person will write down all the points that are earned during the game. The first player gets to choose if they want to make a contract or shove. If they choose to shove, then their partner has to pick a contract.

Contracts

Acorns, Shields, Bells, and Flowers are the contracts that can be announced. They can be announced as single or double, which means you can earn more points. The trump suit for the round will be the announced suit.

In a game of Obenabe, there are no trumps. The eights are special and they count for eight points.

In a game of Undenufe, there are no trumps and the suits are inverted. In this game, the sixes become the highest cards and the Aces become the lowest.

The first player gets to lead the trick. After each trick, the winner leads the next one. If there is no Trump suit, players have to follow suit if they can. But if they can’t, they can play any card.

The player with the highest card wins the trick. If there is a trump suit, the trick is won by the player who played the highest trump card.

Once we’ve played the first trick, it’s time to announce our Weis. This is where things get interesting! The team with the best Weis will earn points for all their Weis, while the other partnership won’t score any points for their Weis.

Now, here’s a cool move! If you have both the King and Ober, you can announce stock. This move gives your partnership a whopping twenty points! How awesome is that? The game keeps going until a team reaches 3000 points.

THE END OF THE GAME

So how does the game end? Well, as soon as one team reaches 3000 points, the game is over. It doesn’t matter if it happens in the middle of a hand—the game wraps up immediately. It’s fast-paced and exciting, just like the game itself!

So keep playing with gusto, and remember, the first team to score 3000 points is the champion!