Jugglin társasjáték

Angol leírás

Jugglin is a point-trick game in the Tarock family for three or four players. It uses a standard deck of 52 cards and its two Jokers. The Jokers, the Aces, and the 2s to 5s are the tarocks, which are permanent trumps. Every tarock has a twin of the same number and colour, and between twins the one played first ranks higher.

Six cards form the talon. Players bid on how many talon cards they want, and the fewer they take, the higher the bid. The auction winner becomes the Declarer. If nobody bids, everyone plays Ramsch alone and tries to take as few card points as possible.

With three players, the Declarer plays alone against the other two. In a Point game they need 41 of the 80 card points. After a bid of One or Zero, they may instead play Tightrope and try to win at most one trick.

With four players, the Declarer calls a King, and whoever holds it becomes their secret partner. Together they need 39 of the 76 card points against the two Defenders. By calling a King they hold themselves, the Declarer plays alone against all three, and nobody knows it until that King is played. Once the called King appears, the partners on each side exchange one card.

The deck holds two Fools, two Monds, and two Pagats, the Honours of the game. A Pagat, normally the lowest tarock, beats a Fool whenever they meet in a trick. This is the Juggler's Trick.

Every deal is played for chips. In a Point game, moments pay on the spot to the winner of a trick, such as a King meeting its Queen, one Honour capturing another, or a Pagat in the last trick. After two or three rounds, the player with the most chips wins.

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