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The pinnacle of partnership card games — bidding, declarer play, and defense at its deepest.
The classic Midwest trick-taking game with the Right and Left Bower. First to 10 points wins.
A trick-taking and melding game using a 48-card double deck. Score points for tricks AND combinations held in…
The dignified ancestor of Bridge — pure trick-taking, no bidding, four players.
Bid the EXACT number of tricks you'll win — not one more, not one less. Getting it exactly…
Bid the tricks you'll win; highest bidder names trump. Bid all five (Nap) for the biggest reward —…
Also called Setback. The opening lead sets trump, and the bidder must win at least as many of…
Australia's national card game — a bidding game with nullo (win zero tricks) contracts and a 10-card kitty.
Germany's national card game. Three players compete with shifting alliances in a complex bidding and trick-taking battle.