Whist

The classic trick-taking game.

Number of Players

The game is played with 4 or more players. It is possible that players are divided into teams.

Set Up

• One standard 52-card deck

All cards are dealt face down to each player until the last card is undealt. Flip this card face up. It is the trump card and the suit of that card is the trump suit.

Game Play

Turn goes clockwise starting with the player to the left of the dealer. This player leads with a card by placing one face up from their hand. Play continues with players to the left that try to: play with the trump suit, play with the same suit as the card that was led, or just play a card. The trick is won when the player with the highest trump suited card is played. If no card was played using the trump suit, the highest card of the led suit wins the trick. The winner of the trick takes all the cards and leads the next round.

Winning the Game

The game is won when all cards are taken. The first six tricks taken do not count towards scoring. Starting with the seventh trick, every odd trick counts as one score. The player, or team if team play is chosen, with the highest score wins.

Tarot decks

Tarot decks may be chosen. If this is the case, the atouts are the trump suit and the last card is not assigned as the trump card.

Wish Solitaire

A solitaire game

Number of Players

The game is played with 1 player.

Set Up

• One standard 52-card deck

Remove the 2s through 6s of all suits. Deal out 8 piles of four cards each.

Game Play

Flip over the top cards of each pile. If there are any pairs of a kind, take them from the pile and set aside, flipping over the card underneath, if one exists.

Winning the Game

The game is won when all piles are exhausted.