Euchre is a trick-taking card game commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards. After the deal a suit is chosen as the trump suit, with the cards of this suit outranking the other suits, called off suits. Cards are ranked as J of trump suit, J of colour matching trump suit, A, K, Q, 10, 9 and off suits as A, K, Q, J, 10, 9. Play is usually clockwise with lead-suit-following card play to a score of 10.
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Why do so many people play out of turn on the last lead?
Is this a common play say in bridge or some other euchre where players just randomly throw their last card in? I notice it's commonly done during a lone hand but also on regular play and I have to always defend that it was my lead.
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When does play begin in Euchre?
I'm the dealer. The person to the left tells me to pick it up. He plays before I discard. As a result of the fast play, I forget to discard, and in the end of the play, I'm obviously holding onto one extra card. Does the official play begin at…
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What happens if someone reneges on a loner hand in euchre?
Yesterday, I was observing a game of Euchre when something interesting occurred and I wasn't sure what to make of it. I'll call the two teams A and B. Team A went alone, and around the 4th trick someone on Team B ended up reneging on accident. We…
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What's the difference between a Euchre, a March and a Set?
I've heard of different terms for the same result in Euchre, but is it just preference or is there more to it?
Call trump and get all 5 tricks: Is this called a "March" and/or a "Euchre"?
Earn 3 or more tricks when the opposing team calls trump: Is…
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Lead trump to partner's call?
When my partner calls trump and the dealer is on my right and has the right bower,
should I still lead trump knowing we can't get that trick?
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In Euchre, can you call a misdeal with "No ace, no face, no trump"?
In the game of Euchre I have been dealt a hand of nines and tens, none of which are trump. May I declare a misdeal? I have seen some groups play that the hand is redealt by the same dealer while other groups pass the dealer. Is this an official…
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Euchre Call for partner
In Euchre Call for a partner with 6 people playing...if you are playing to 31. One person has 28, and another has 29. If they pair up and both go out winning a 4 bid trick, who wins...the person with the most points or the bidder (considering they…
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Euchre partner leads with trump - why?
This happened during a play online. Why does my partner lead with a trump when I call name suit? I rely on my partner to take a trick but he leads with a trump, drawing mine, and leaves me short.
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Odds that Left Bower is guarded if I have 5 trumps
I got dealt five cards of the same suit and one of them was the right bower (Jack). Since I had 5 out of the 7 total trump, it seemed a good bet to call a loner. Twice in 80 hands I was dealt 5 trumps, and twice I was set. We thought the odds of…
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I noticed after the last lead someone reneged but it actually helped me so I just let it go
I had made it spades I played the jack of clubs opponent put on the ace of clubs and I had low clubs but more and higher spades. If the gentleman had played properly he probably would have euchred me. So instead of trying to get 2 points when really…
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What is the best lead when calling next on a declined bower?
Let's say that we have a scenario where the dealer has declined a ♠J.
You are sitting to the dealer's left, with ♥A, ♣K, ♣9, ♢Q, ♢10.
The advice I read at this site says that calling clubs is a reasonable call as it is likely the dealer was strong…
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Rules on lone hands
In euchre what, if any, is the penalty if a loners partner plays a card ? I went alone, the opponent to my left lead a card and my partner played the same suite as led.
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How many people can play in Euchre?
I have seen Euchre played with up to 6 people before (3 pairs) and was wondering if adding more people in to the game would be possible or if it would cause issues with the intended probability of the game. Is there a threshold for the number of…
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Does the result of the last game of Euchre determine who gets to deal first in the next game?
I have always played where a new game gets a new "Jack for deal" scenario. Playing with my nephew this week he was ADAMANT that since he and his partner won the last GAME, this gave him the privilege of dealing first. I say a new game has…
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What is the probability of obtaining the right, left, Ace, King, and Queen of trump in a 5-card hand in euchre?
Take into account that in order for that hand to be the best hand, the dealer must also flip over a card that matches the suit that your best hand is for.
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