Card game Carousel Online

Number of players

2, 3 or 4 players. Most often "Carousel" is played in pairs - two players against two players from the other team. The players in one pair sit opposite each other and place the cut cards in a common pile. After the game is played, points are scored. The game is played until one of the pairs scores 120 points faster. In the case of two or three players, points are scored separately for each player.

Instruments needed for the game.

Žaidimui naudojama standartinė 56 kortų malka – 52 įprastos kortos ir 4 papildomos, iš kurių 3 sudaro juokdariai, dar vadinami „džokeriais“, „jokeriais“ (angl. joker - laughing stock), and 1 "broom". The jokers are ranked according to their point values, with the highest scoring card being 20, and the rest scoring 15 and 11 respectively. Remark: if the deck is less than 56 cards, you can play without a joker. The 55 cards are usually played without the most valuable joker - the 20-point card or the broom. If only 54 cards are played, both the most valuable joker and the broom are discarded, and the game is played with only two jokers - 15 and 11.

Carousel card game rules

The aim of the game

Collect as many points as possible, sometimes called fantasy points. One hand of 56 cards has 30 points and is played to 120. A hand of 55 cards goes up to 90 points and a hand of 54 cards goes up to 60 points.

Scoring:

10 points awarded to the highest joker with the number 20

5 points for the middle joker, numbered 15

3 points awarded for the lowest joker, numbered 11

2 points is awarded for the drum ten, which is called the "carousel"

2 points awarded for a wine duo

2 points awarded to the player with the highest number of wines in the hand

2 points awarded to the player with the highest number of cards in a hand (including those cards that are scored separately)

1 point is the amount received for each ace collected

Remark. If two players have the highest number of cards or wines in one hand, i.e. an even number of cards or wines, they share the points by 1. If three or more players have the highest number of cards or wines, no points are awarded.

Game progress

The dealer, after shuffling the deck thoroughly, deals 4 cards to each player. After the cards have been dealt to the players, an additional 8 cards are dealt face up on the table. If the deck is 55 cards, 7 cards are dealt face up, if 54 cards, 6 cards are dealt face up. The player to the left of the dealer starts the game, so play is clockwise.

Start of the game

If a player has a card of the same rank as a card on the table in his hand, he can cut that card by placing it on the table and picking it up. The cut cards are not used further in that hand and are placed in the community pile.

If there are two or three of a kind on the table, they can all be cut at once with the same card.

Eye amounts

If the sum of the faces of several cards on the table is equal to the sum of the faces of the card in your hand, these cards can also be taken (e.g. if there is a three of a kind and a four of a kind on the table, and you have a seven of a kind in your hand, these three cards can be taken in one turn, or if there are 3 aces on the table and you have a three of a kind in your hand, then you take all the aces with it). There are more combinations of cards on the table to match the number of eyes of the card in your hand (in this case a seven or a three).

If the sum of the eyes of any one or even several cards in the hand becomes equal to the sum of the eyes of another card in the hand, the smaller card may be placed on top of the cards that make up the sum of the eyes in the hand, but only on the next turn, all of them have to be taken (e.g, If there is a deuce and a three of a kind on the table, and there is an ace (an ace is considered to be a one for the purposes of this game) and a six of a kind in the hand, then the three cards may be placed in a single pile (deuce, three of a kind and an ace) and the three cards may be removed from the table with the six of a kind on the next turn. The other player may also cross this pile if it is his turn and he also has a six, or he may place another card on top of the pile to make up the sum of the other cards in his hand, and then cut it off on the next turn.

Gentlemen (the valet, sometimes called the "bartender", the queen, sometimes called the "maiden", and the king) are only crossed from the table in pairs, i.e. one king crosses only one king, one queen crosses only one queen. Exception - if there are three one-name cards on the table, e.g. one Jack can take down three Jacks on the table, one Queen can take down all three Queens on the table, and one King can take down all three remaining Kings.

When a "broom" is thrown on the table, all remaining cards are "swept" off the table.

If none of the above actions can be performed, one of your cards must be placed on the table and the other players do the same until there is an opportunity to cut again and score points. When all players have used all four of their cards, the same player deals four more cards to each player, but does not open any more cards on the table. The game is played until all the cards have been dealt. The last remaining cards on the table are taken by the player who was the last to cross something.

Card game Carousel. How to score more points?

Pair-cutting of Queen cards (Jacks, Queens and Kings) becomes important, because if during the game a player does not cut a Queen card with a Broom, there is always a number of pairs, and such a card can be used to "save the end", i.e. to try to cut the last card in the hand to get the uncut cards, as the higher number of cards awards extra points.

If there are no cards left on the table, try to discard the lowest-scoring cards first, or think strategically about what combinations you can make with the cards you have.

Sometimes combinations are made with jokers, e.g. the 11th joker is combined with an eight of clubs and aces, and the hope is to cut these cards with the 20th joker on the next turn and score a lot of points. If you have a broom, feel free to sweep the whole pile of points and cards off the table.

Keep an eye on your pairmate's actions and cards - often by throwing good cards at your opponent together, you give your partner a great opportunity to come up with some great combinations.

Don't forget, that a higher number of cards gives points, so try to collect as many as possible.

Who won?

Once the first hand is completed, the points are counted and the second round of play begins. The cards for the next game are dealt by the losing team. As mentioned above, the game is played until one player or pair of players has the highest number of points and reaches the maximum threshold of 120, 90 or 60 points - they win the game.

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Card game Carousel

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