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In Rook, the real tension is never found in your own hand. Instead it’s found in what you’re not holding. Those cards are waiting in the nest, face down, ready to change the direction of the game. That buried stack is Rook’s wild card. It provide the points that can save a shaky bid or … Read more

There is no math; that’s why there is a app called Sheepshead calculator. It do the math for you so you can concentrate on the game. No one argues over who owes whom. You can focus on socializing and keep the math out of it. In Sheepshead, there is a hard ceiling on the score: … Read more

In Belote, order comes from the score sheet. One moment you’re debating what should be in a trick, and then next you’re counting the cards’ value. Then you must decide whether you’ve won or lost the advantage for your team. Seems magical, but it’s just arithmetic wrapped in tradition. And there’s layers of arithmetic. You … Read more

Skat problems don’t usually come from people not knowing the rules; instead they come from people disagreeing on how many matador they each have. One person think their hand’s pretty strong, holding the ace of spades and the jack of clubs, while the other person think they’re weak. This is where the calculator comes into … Read more

You stare down at your cards. You have a Jack of Hearts and four more aces. Yeah that would be nice, but with the rules of scoring it’s hard to understand. Scoring in Skat is relatively straightforward mathematically, but then again, it can test your nerves. Most player will have picked up the fundamentals, but … Read more

When the deck is gone and players are down to counting cards, Phase 10 gets interesting. No longer is it about dumping cards but about adding up point. Looking around at the cards that is still in your hand, you glance at all the wild card and skip cards. You know what they’re worth. That’s … Read more

Canasta’s most poorly understood card is the red three. This card will either save your team or ruin it. It lies dormant on the table, ready to erupt and either add a hundred points to your score or subtract them. Most of the time, you’re holding onto it, waiting to use it to meld, treating … Read more