How to Play Euchre: Card Game Rules & Interactive Tutorial

Euchre is a 4 player "trick-taking" game. The game is played by two teams of two, with partners sitting across from each other.

The rules of the game are pretty straightforward. Below you'll find a complete guide on how to play the Euchre. If you prefer learning by doing, you'll find an interactive tutorial above that'll guide you through how to play the game.

After you've learned the rules, you can Play Euchre Online directly at World of Card Games. We recommend a game against bots first, and once you feel comfortable with that, you can switch to multiplayer against other people online or with your friends.

If you're looking to level up your skills, you should have a look at our Euchre Strategy Guide, where we've collected a lot of great strategies on how to win the game.

So prepare to dazzle your friends and confound your foes as you become a master of this classic card game!

Rank of cards

Cards are ranked from Ace (high) down to 9 (low) except for cards in the trump suit which are ranked:

Objective

The objective is to be the first team to reach 10 points.

Deal

A random player is chosen to be the dealer.

Each player is dealt a hand of 5 cards from a deck of cards containing only A K Q J 10 9 of each suit.

The player to the dealer's left goes first.

Consider Up Card

A card is dealt from the deck face up for all to see.

Starting with the start player and proceeding clockwise around the table, each player has the option to "Accept" the up card as the trump suit or "Pass".

If any player accepts the up card, that card is given to the dealer, who must then discard a different card and then normal play begins.

If all 4 players choose to "Pass", then we move to the Consider Suit phase.

Consider Suit

Starting with the start player and proceeding clockwise around the table, each player has the option to choose any suit to become the trump suit, or they can "Pass".

If 3 players pass, the dealer is then forced to choose a suit to become the trump suit. This is known as "Sticking the Dealer".

"Stick the Dealer" is the default option for Euchre at the site. You may choose to uncheck this Option, in which case the dealer may pass instead of being forced to make a choice for trump suit. Passing has no penalty; new cards are redealt, and the choosing phase begins again.

Play

The start player starts the trick by playing any card from their hand. The other players then each play a card in clockwise order until all 4 players have played a card. Whichever player played the highest card with the same suit as the lead card takes the cards. This is known as "winning a trick".

The trick winner starts the next trick.

Players must play a card with the same suit as the lead card. If they do not have a card with that suit, they may play any card.

Normally the highest card with the same suit as the lead card wins the trick. However, if a card in the trump suit is played on the trick, then the highest trump suit card will win the trick instead.

Score

After each hand, scores are calculated for each team.

The player that chose the trump suit is part of the "Maker" team.

The other team is the "Defending" team.

If the "Maker" team takes 3 or 4 tricks, they will receive 1 point.

If the "Maker" team manages to take all 5 tricks, they will receive 2 points.

If the "Defending" team manages to take 3 or more tricks, then they will receive 2 points.

Going Alone

When considering the up card and suit, the players can also choose to "Go Alone".

When choosing this option, your teammate will discard their cards and will not play this hand.

Instead, you are all on your own when it comes to taking tricks.

If you manage to take 3 or 4 tricks when "Going Alone" your team will receive the standard 1 point.

If you take all 5 tricks, your team will receive 4 points!

If the "Defending" team manages to stop you by taking at least 3 tricks, they will receive the standard 2 points.

Game End

The first team to reach 10 points wins!

History

Euchre was first known to exist around 1850. Euchre was the game responsible for introducing the Joker. The version of Euchrehere on World of Card Games is the USA version of the game, which does not use the Joker.

Helpful Links

Pagat.com Euchre Page

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