Multiplayer Belote

If you're looking for a challenging and exciting card game to play, look no further than this 4-player game. In this game, you'll team up with the player sitting opposite you, forming two partnerships. The game uses a standard deck of cards, but with the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s removed, resulting in a total of 32 cards. The deck is not shuffled but only cut before dealing.

Each player is dealt 3 cards, followed by 2 more cards, and then the bidding phase begins. During bidding, each player can choose to bid for a contract, such as clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades, no trumps, and all trumps, or they can pass. You must make your choice before the time limit expires, or you'll lose.

If the previous player has bidded for a contract, the next player must bid higher or pass. If only one player has bidded for a contract, that contract will be used for the round, with the chosen suit becoming the trump suit. The ranking of cards in the trump suit is J, 9, A, 10, K, Q, 8, 7, while the ranking in a non-trump suit is A, 10, K, Q, J, 9, 8, 7.

If everyone passes, the round is forfeited and the cards are collected and redealt. If your opponent has bidded for a contract, you can choose to double the contract, and they can re-double it. Once the bidding phase is over, each player is dealt two more cards, and the round begins.

Each round consists of 8 tricks, and during the first trick, a player can declare that they're holding a special pattern of cards for additional bonuses. So, if you're looking for a fun game of strategy and skill, give this one a try!