Gamehelpninetynine

Game play

• 36 card deck.
• 3 player trick taking game.
• Maximum points from one hand = 99.
• Gain points for each trick taken + bonus points for making a bid exactly.
• Unique bidding system.

Bidding

• Each player sets aside 3 cards in secret.
• Bid = sum of the suit values:

Suit	​♦	​♠	​♥	​♣
Value	0	1	2	3

Scoring

• +1 point/trick taken.
• Only one bonus/hand.
• If a player misses their bid, the other players gain the bonus.
• Bonus points for making a bid exactly:
  • reveal their bid +30 points.
  • reveal their hand and bid +60 points.

# players	👤1players	👤2players	👤3players
Points	+30	+20	+10

Options

Game style

Standard

• Trump suit by random card draw.
• 9 or Joker: no trump.

Junk the Joker

• 1st deal: ​♦ trump.
• Other deals: trump suit depends on the number of correct bids in the last trick.

Junk the Joker (no starting trump)

• 1st deal: no trump.
• Other deals: trump suit depends on the number of correct bids in the last trick.

Scoring style

1 Round per player (with end of round bonuses)

• Each game is 3 rounds.
• Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
• Players that reach or pass 100 points gain bonus points:
  • 30/20/10 points for 1/2/3 players.

1 Round per player (no round bonuses)

• Each game is 3 rounds.
• Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
• No bonus points.

First to 3 rounds

• Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
• 1st player to win 3 rounds wins.

9 hands

• Each game is 9 hands.
• Highest score at the end wins.