Trick-taking game Trick-taking game A trick-taking game is a card or tile-based game in which play of a "hand" centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called "tricks", which are each evaluated to determine a winner or "taker" of that trick. The object of such games then may be closely tied to the number of tricks taken, as in plain-trick games such as Whist, Contract bridge, Spades, Napoleon, Euchre, Rowboat, Clubs and Spoil Five, or to the value of the cards contained in taken tricks, as in point-trick games such as Pinochle, the Tarot family, Mariage, Rook, All
Euchre game variations these, it helps to decide if they will have fixed ranks written on them (prev. ¶) "or" whether their ranks will depend on the color of trump (i.e., red Joker is highest when trump is diamonds or hearts, and second-highest when clubs or spades; black Joker vice versa). Euchre game variations "This article deals with variations in game playing. For a description on variations in game rules and terminology, see" Euchre variations. Euchre has many variations in game playing. Some of them are designed for two, three, five or even six hands. Described below are some of these variations. A