Euchre it was introduced by French or American prisoners of war imprisoned in Dartmoor prison during the early 19th century. Ombre is an ancestral form of Euchre. In the United States the only teaching of the game, except a few paragraphs in the late American editions of "Hoyle's Games", and of "Bonn's New Hand-Book of Games", is contained in "The Game of Euchre"; with its Laws, 32mo., Philadelphia, 1850, pp. 32, attributed to a late learned jurist. The game has declined in popularity since the 19th century, when it was widely regarded as the national card game, but it retains a
Euchre game variations Euchre player. If a defender has won two tricks and still has possession of the Benny then he must slap it onto his forehead as a sign of the guaranteed euchre. In an attempt to improve a poor hand a player may call a 'kezza' with what would appear to be little chance of success in the hope that his partner may assist in winning the majority of the available tricks. The Kurtz Blind Loner In eastern Michigan(United States) there is a slight variant to the standard euchre rules. If a team is trailing by 9 points, the trailing team