Euchre is a trick-taking card game that is commonly played in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and the Midwestern United States. It is played with a deck of 24, 28, or 32 standard playing cards. The game is best for four participants, playing two against two as partners. The goal is to win at least three tricks, and if the side that fixed the trump fails to get three tricks, it is said to be "euchred". Winning all five tricks is called a "march". Many Euchre games are scored by rubber points, as in Whist. The first side to win two games wins the rubber.
Here are the basic rules of Euchre:
- Euchre is played with four players split into teams of two.
- Use a deck of cards with the aces, kings, queens, jacks, 10s, and 9s of each suit.
- Rounds last for five turns, or “tricks.” Each turn, players place one card down on the table. The card with the highest value wins the trick.
- The team that wins the most tricks wins the round.
- The team that wins three or more tricks wins the hand.
- The team that wins the most hands wins the game.
Euchre has declined in popularity since the late 19th century, but it still retains a strong following in regions such as the Midwest.