OBJECT: To be the first team to score the predesignated
number of points, usually 11 points.
(But it can be 5,6,7,8,9,10,or 11 points)
Euchre is played with four persons (two people per team), using a deck of cards containing 9's thru Aces only.
The rank of power depends on the suit bid, as follows
The other suit of the same color as the suit which was bid (Known as the Hoyle suit), and
goes as follows: Ace King Queen Ten Nine
The two suits of the other color of the suit which was called Trump remain the same, and
goes as follows: Ace King Queen Jack Ten Nine
Note: Any Trump card is higher than Any card of the other 3 suits.
The play: Each player recieves 5 cards and the top card on the deck of cards is turned over by the dealer after the deal. This is known as the "Up card"
Bidding starts with the person to the left of the dealer Just the suit is required to make a bid, the number of tricks is not stated.
Bidding can ONLY be in the suit of the Up card. If this suit is bid the "dealer gets to exchange the up card with any card in his/her hand. If nobody bids, then biding starts again with the person left of the dealer and can be in any suit but that of the up card. The bidder can state he/she want to play without their partner, this is known as going "Alone".
The opposing team may opt to play without their partner, this is known as "defending alone". (these terms are defined in scoring, see below).
Once the bid has been made, that establishes what suit will be trump
The play begins with the person left of the dealer
Scoring is as follows :
If the Bidder bids with Partner
If the Bidder goes alone
If the Defender goes alone
Glossary
Alone
A bid played without the help of your partner
Action
How the bid is placed
Benny
A Joker which is also called "Best Bower"
Euchred
When all the tricks are agreed on are not made
Left Bower
The Jack of the same color as the trump. As an example, if the Hearts are trump then the Jack of Diamonds would be the Left Bower. This is also the second highest trump card
Maker
The player who sets up the trump suit
March
To win all five tricks by one side
Order Up
When the opponent of the dealer accepts the turn-up card as trump.
Pass
When the player rejects the turn-up card
Right Bower
The Jack of trump
Take Down
When the dealer's partner accepts turn-up as trump and plays it alone
Take Up
When the dealer chooses to accept the turn-up card
TRAM
When Turned On:
* The person leading the trick is certain to take all the rest of the tricks, or
* The defending team lost two tricks, resulting in a "Euchre" situation.
* Then, in those cases, the game will print a message in the middle of the table, and turn on 'auto-play' mode for all players, causing the hand to then play out without any more clicks or input from the players.
In the case of leading the trick, the message printed on the table is "TRAM". In the case of Euchre, the message is "Euchre".
Trick
One card played from each players hand in turn.
Trump
The designated suit that wins over all the other suits
Turn-Up
The name of the last card on the pack, which is turned face up on the game table
(But it can be 5,6,7,8,9,10,or 11 points)
Euchre is played with four persons (two people per team), using a deck of cards containing 9's thru Aces only.
The rank of power depends on the suit bid, as follows
| The Bid is : | The order of power is | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Bower | Left Bower | Ace | King | Queen | Ten | Nine | |
| Hearts |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |
| Diamonds | | |  |  |
 |  |  |
| Clubs |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |
| Spades | | |  |  |
 |  |  |
goes as follows: Ace King Queen Ten Nine
The two suits of the other color of the suit which was called Trump remain the same, and
goes as follows: Ace King Queen Jack Ten Nine
Note: Any Trump card is higher than Any card of the other 3 suits.
The play: Each player recieves 5 cards and the top card on the deck of cards is turned over by the dealer after the deal. This is known as the "Up card"
Bidding starts with the person to the left of the dealer Just the suit is required to make a bid, the number of tricks is not stated.
Bidding can ONLY be in the suit of the Up card. If this suit is bid the "dealer gets to exchange the up card with any card in his/her hand. If nobody bids, then biding starts again with the person left of the dealer and can be in any suit but that of the up card. The bidder can state he/she want to play without their partner, this is known as going "Alone".
The opposing team may opt to play without their partner, this is known as "defending alone". (these terms are defined in scoring, see below).
Once the bid has been made, that establishes what suit will be trump
The play begins with the person left of the dealer
Scoring is as follows :
If the Bidder bids with Partner
| If the bidding team takes | Bidding Team Scores | If the defending team takes | Defending Team Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 or 4 | 1 | 1 or 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 0, 1 or 2 | 0 | 3, 4 or 5 | 2 |
If the Bidder goes alone
| If the bidding team takes | Bidding Team Scores | If the defending team takes | Defending Team Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 or 4 | 1 | 1 or 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
If the Defender goes alone
| If the bidding team takes | Bidding Team Scores | If the defending team takes | Defending Team Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 or 2 | 0 | 3 or 4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Glossary
Alone
A bid played without the help of your partner
Action
How the bid is placed
Benny
A Joker which is also called "Best Bower"
Euchred
When all the tricks are agreed on are not made
Left Bower
The Jack of the same color as the trump. As an example, if the Hearts are trump then the Jack of Diamonds would be the Left Bower. This is also the second highest trump card
Maker
The player who sets up the trump suit
March
To win all five tricks by one side
Order Up
When the opponent of the dealer accepts the turn-up card as trump.
Pass
When the player rejects the turn-up card
Right Bower
The Jack of trump
Take Down
When the dealer's partner accepts turn-up as trump and plays it alone
Take Up
When the dealer chooses to accept the turn-up card
TRAM
When Turned On:
* The person leading the trick is certain to take all the rest of the tricks, or
* The defending team lost two tricks, resulting in a "Euchre" situation.
* Then, in those cases, the game will print a message in the middle of the table, and turn on 'auto-play' mode for all players, causing the hand to then play out without any more clicks or input from the players.
In the case of leading the trick, the message printed on the table is "TRAM". In the case of Euchre, the message is "Euchre".
Trick
One card played from each players hand in turn.
Trump
The designated suit that wins over all the other suits
Turn-Up
The name of the last card on the pack, which is turned face up on the game table
