Bid Euchre attended by graduates of Chaska Senior High School in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. In 1988, the Principal of Chaska Senior High School permanently banned students from playing the game, basing his action on allegations of gambling and large sums of money being wagered and exchanged. Dirty clubs, also called buck euchre, is a variation of euchre and 500 card game, and similar to Oh Hell – 500. Like euchre, these games are trick-taking card games; unlike euchre, the players must bid on how many tricks they will take. Dirty clubs can be played by 3 to 6
Pinochle team or player has been "set". This means that the total bid amount is subtracted from the total game score, often accompanied by losing the points scored in meld for that hand as well. This can result in a negative score. A related though different style of bidding is for the players to bid individually, and partners' bids are then summed. The winning bid only decides trump; both (or all) teams' bids become their contract, meaning any team can score or be set. This creates a more balanced game. In some versions of pinochle, after the bid has been taken