Card game 66 (sixty-six)

Card game 66 rules

Card game 66 is played with a partial deck of only 24 cards (from 9s to Aces). The order of rank of the cards is in ascending order: nine of a kind, jack, queen, king, ten of a kind, ace.

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Card values

In this game, card points are counted as in 1000:

an ace is worth 11 points,

decimal - 10,

King - 4,

Lady - 3,

valet - 2,

nine is worth 0.

The trumps are determined randomly after the dealer has dealt 6 cards. Each declared royal pair consisting of a King and Queen of the same family is worth 20 points, and if you are lucky enough to get a King and Queen of a Cossack family, you get 40 points.

Points are only scored if a player has taken at least one pick. The number of points awarded for a winning pick is equal to the sum of the respective values of the cards cut. For example, if a King and a Jack with a Ten are cut, the total points will be 4+2+10=16.

 How many players play?

Two players are best suited, but 3 or 4 friends can also play.

What is the purpose of the game Sixty-six?

To score a certain number of points as quickly as possible when taking crosses. Yes, the winner is the one with exactly 66 points. What makes the scoring fun and special is that the players themselves have to count the points in their minds and then tell their friends when they've scored the right number of points. It is worth mentioning here that it is important to keep track of not only your own score but also that of your opponent, as it is very easy to cheat.

Card game 66

The dealer first shuffles the cards thoroughly, passes them to the next player and deals 6 cards to each player - 3 times 2. The top card of the remaining undealt deck shows trumps. It is turned over, placed on the table and covered with the same undealt wood.

Let's get started!

The player to the dealer's left starts first. He places any card he wishes. The player with the highest ranked card wins the pot. All cards may be dealt with any value of trump, and trump cards may be dealt with a higher value card of the same trump family. The player who wins the cut takes the top card of the deck. The other players then take one card from the deck to return to a 6-card hand. The player who won the die starts a new turn.

If players discard cards of the same rank, such as a Jack and a Jack, the first player to act wins the pot. If there are more players, he may cut both Jacks with a Queen, King, Ten or Ace.

Porele

A player is only allowed to play with pairs if he has already won at least one club. This includes when they are the first to start the match. Hence, a queen or a king does not "play" together and does not form a pair when countering. When declaring a pair of queen cards, the player must first place the queen on the cue, and the other players may ask to see the king to make sure that their friend is not lying. As mentioned above, players receive an additional 20 or 40 points for declaring a Queen/King pair, although they may not win that pick.

Change

The player holding the lowest ranked card, a nine, has the right to exchange it once during the game for a trump card face up on the table. The exchange is only possible if at least one game has already been won and at least one successful draw has been made during that game.

Don't forget to count!

After winning a pick, the player must mentally calculate the value of the cards and then place the cards in his pick pile. These cards cannot be viewed again, so the number of points scored must be very well memorised.

 Closing

It is not necessary to cross a hole card with the same family or trump card until the card pool is exhausted - for example, if you discard the queen of clubs, your opponent may win the cross by discarding the king of wines. When the cards run out and the pool is depleted, the rules tighten up and the game becomes more interesting! Players with the last cards must only counter with cards from the same family, or if they don't have any, then with trumps. For example, if the Queen of Clubs is discarded, your opponent will win the club if only the King of Clubs, Ten of Clubs, Ace or any trump card is discarded.

Winning 

As soon as a player counts all 66 points, he/she must announce it with a pre-agreed word, e.g. "Already!", "Sixty-six!" or "All!". If the player's cards are checked and it is found that he has made a mistake or has made a mistake, the player loses immediately. If all the cards are discarded but no one scores 66 points, the player who takes the last die of the game wins the game.

New scoring

To make the game even more fun, you can organise tournament and calculate the points after each hand slightly differently, for example:

A player scores 1 point if the opponent scores 33 or more points

A player scores 2 points if his opponent has won at least one die but scores less than 33 points;

A player scores 3 points if the opponent has failed to take any picks.

The first player to score 7 points wins.

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Card game 66 - different game options:

• "Schnapsen" (Eng. Schnapsen) 

The main difference in this variant is that instead of 24 cards, the game is played with a 20-card deck, discarding all 9s. There are also fewer cards dealt to the players - 5 each.

Special rules:

The game is played with the trump jack. If the last cards are dealt, the winner of the pick at the time of the close receives a 10-point bonus for winning the pick. The "marriage" of Queen and King with trump cards is only possible when the last cards are dealt.

This variant of the game is considered to be slightly harder than the regular game and is also sometimes referred to by its local Austrian and Hungarian name Schnapskarten. In addition, decks with fewer cards have been designed specifically for this game.

• "Four Hands and North America 66" 

This variant is also played with a 24-card deck. The game is played by 2, 3 or 4 players (then played in pairs). Players sit opposite each other and place their bets. Points are accumulated in increments of 33.

 Building

In this variant of the game, bets are placed on how many points players will be able to score per game. The player to the left of the dealer starts first. Each player must bet an increasing number of points or miss the bet (only 1 miss). In addition, if your partner bet 1 and you bet 2, your final bet becomes 2.

 5 betting options:

• 1 bet - 33 points. Betting 1 is useful if the player has an Ace or a Ten and two other cards from the same family and knows or decides the type of trump. If the player has a Queen and King pair, he can reach as high as 40 points, so either way he wins.
•  Bet 2 - 66 points. This is slightly more than the sum of the values of the entire deck of cards. To bet 2, you must have at least one King-Queen pair (40 points). Your playing partner is likely to have at least 26 points to win the bet.
•  Bet 3 - 99 points. Quite risky, but possible with a pair of trumps - Queen and King.
•  Bet 4 - 132 points. Players usually do not choose this bet because the entire game deck is 120 points. Additional points can only be scored by holding pairs.
• Bet 5 is called "Moon" or "Game of One". The playmate passes and his partner plays the rest of the game alone.

 Axes

The player with the highest point total wins the bet and starts the game. The Koziri card becomes the card with which the game starts. Players must pay attention to the type of card and if they have a higher value card of the same family, they discard it. If they don't, they play with trumps. In this case it is possible to force your opponent to discard all the trump cards and you to discard the worthless cards, such as nines. If neither the family nor the trump card is present, any card is discarded.

 Scoring

One family has 30 points and the whole deck has 120, so the card values are the same as in the traditional Sixty-Six. Additional points are also awarded from the queen and king pairs. The winning team is the first to count its points. It is important to note that if the queen and king pairs were not shown during the game, their points do not count. If the bet is won, an additional amount of points is added, if not, the points are deducted. 

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