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	~~== How to Use the Lead in Calypso ==~~

	These short notes are from <i>Calypso: The four-trump game</i>, published by Jo Culbertson in 1955. There is much more to the game, but hopefully these few ideas gleaned from the book will give a sense of how to play the game and therefore make it more enjoyable

	* Leads of your own suit

	~~Leads of your own suit will always win unless they are trumped. When others lead your suit, it is an ordinary suit, not a trump.~~

	If you do not have protection in your own suit (Ace or at least a King) lead your low trumps when you have the lead to collect them for a Calypso. If you have protection, and can win an opposing lead of your own suit, do not lead your suit.

	~~The question is how many tricks of your suit to lead if you do not have protection:~~

	~~With 1, 2, or 3 small trumps, lead all of them.~~
	~~With 4 or 5 more small trumps, lead two of them and possibly a third.~~
	~~With 7 or more small trumps, lead one of them.~~

	~~If opponents lead your suit, and you use up protection to take the lead, continue leading your small trumps, less the number of tricks of them already played.~~

	~~If your partner shows out of your trumps, carry on leading them no matter your suit length, because your partner can trump in—or discard a valuable opposing Calypso card.~~

	* Leads of opposing suits

	~~Leading opposing suits is good, because they are ordinary suits not trumps. Especially, lead winners in opposing suits. Pull out opoosing Calypso cards.~~

	With a choice, usually lead the opposing suit in which you are longer. Thereby, hopefully void your opponent's suit before it can be led. If you have winners in either suit, lead them first, no matter your length in opposing suits.

	~~With no difference between the opposing suits, usually lead the suit of the player on your left. The opposing player on your left doesn't yet know what your partner will do, and a finesse is possible.~~

	* Leads of your partner's suit

	Almost never lead your partner's suit when you have a choice. If you have high cards in your partner's suit save them for when the opponents lead it. If you have low cards in your opponent's suit, the opposing players may be high and will strip out your opponent's Calypso cards. Leave it to your partner to lead low cards in their suit.

Kerryh at 03:14, 22 May 2024

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			== How to Use the Lead in Calypso ==

			These short notes are from <i>Calypso: The four-trump game</i>, published by Jo Culbertson in 1955. There is much more to the game, but hopefully these few ideas gleaned from the book will give a sense of how to play the game and therefore make it more enjoyable

			* Leads of your own suit

			Leads of your own suit will always win unless they are trumped. When others lead your suit, it is an ordinary suit, not a trump.

			If you do not have protection in your own suit (Ace or at least a King) lead your low trumps when you have the lead to collect them for a Calypso. If you have protection, and can win an opposing lead of your own suit, do not lead your suit.

			The question is how many tricks of your suit to lead if you do not have protection:

			With 1, 2, or 3 small trumps, lead all of them.
			With 4 or 5 more small trumps, lead two of them and possibly a third.
			With 7 or more small trumps, lead one of them.

			If opponents lead your suit, and you use up protection to take the lead, continue leading your small trumps, less the number of tricks of them already played.

			If your partner shows out of your trumps, carry on leading them no matter your suit length, because your partner can trump in—or discard a valuable opposing Calypso card.

			* Leads of opposing suits

			Leading opposing suits is good, because they are ordinary suits not trumps. Especially, lead winners in opposing suits. Pull out opoosing Calypso cards.

			With a choice, usually lead the opposing suit in which you are longer. Thereby, hopefully void your opponent's suit before it can be led. If you have winners in either suit, lead them first, no matter your length in opposing suits.

			With no difference between the opposing suits, usually lead the suit of the player on your left. The opposing player on your left doesn't yet know what your partner will do, and a finesse is possible.

			* Leads of your partner's suit

			Almost never lead your partner's suit when you have a choice. If you have high cards in your partner's suit save them for when the opponents lead it. If you have low cards in your opponent's suit, the opposing players may be high and will strip out your opponent's Calypso cards. Leave it to your partner to lead low cards in their suit.

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AmassGamesYouTube at 12:32, 22 April 2023

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	'''Calypso''' is a trick-taking game for four players in fixed partnerships. Playing with four 52-card decks shuffled together, each player has their own personal trump suit, with the aim being to collect sequences of these ('calypsos') from cards won in tricks.		'''Calypso''' is a trick-taking game for four players in fixed partnerships. Playing with four 52-card decks shuffled together, each player has their own personal trump suit, with the aim being to collect sequences of these ('calypsos') from cards won in tricks.

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	'''Calypso''' is a trick-taking game for four players in fixed partnerships. Playing with four 52-card decks shuffled together, each player has their own personal trump suit, with the aim being to collect sequences of these ('calypsos') from cards won in tricks.		'''Calypso''' is a trick-taking game for four players in fixed partnerships. Playing with four 52-card decks shuffled together, each player has their own personal trump suit, with the aim being to collect sequences of these ('calypsos') from cards won in tricks.

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 * Cards rank in all suits from high-low A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
 * If two cards of may win the trick and are of equal rank the winner is the first to play it.
 == Calypsos ==

Mandrel: Initial quick game summary

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Initial quick game summary

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'''Calypso''' is a trick-taking game for four players in fixed partnerships. Playing with four 52-card decks shuffled together, each player has their own personal trump suit, with the aim being to collect sequences of these ('calypsos') from cards won in tricks.

== Game ==

Each round lasts for four hands - in each hand one-quarter of the quadruple-deck is dealt out, so that all cards eventually show up after four deals. After each round is complete scores are tallied. On BGA games last for 1-4 rounds.

== Deal ==

Each hand consists of 13 cards dealt to each of the four players. Subsequent hands are dealt from the remainder of the deck, until after four hands the round is complete. After each hand the deal passes to the left - except that the first hand of a new round is dealt by the dealer of the last hand of the previous round.

== Play ==

Each player is randomly assigned one of the four suits as their personal trump suit - hearts and spades (the 'major suits') form a partnership against clubs and diamonds (the 'minor suits'), with partners sitting opposite one another. Cards are played clockwise, with the leader to the first trick being left of the dealer, and the winner of each trick leading to the next. Players must follow suit if able to, but if unable to they may play any card ('renouncing'). If a player renounces, a suit indicator will display this fact for the remainder of the hand (these may be switched off in table options).

The rules to decide who wins a trick are a little unusual:

* If a player leads a card not of their personal suit, and everyone follows suit, the highest ranked card wins the trick
* If a player leads a personal trump, and no-one else plays a card of their own personal trump suit, then the leader wins the trick, regardless of any card ranks.
* If any player plays a card of their personal trump suit when it was *not* the suit led they are 'trumping in', and if they are the only player to do so, will win the trick
* If any player 'trumps in' after another player has done so, they will only win the trick by playing a higher-ranked card than the previous trump.
* If a player follows suit to a trick in which their personal trump was lead, they have not trumped in - they may only win the trick if they play the highest ranked card
* Cards rank in all suits from high-low A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
* If two cards of may win the trick and are of equal rank the winner is the first to play it.

== Calypsos ==

The primary aim is to collect 'calypsos' - sequences of each of the 13 cards A-2 in players' personal trump suits.

At the end of each trick, players take cards belonging to the personal trump suit of themselves and their partner, and lay them out in front of them in their 'calypso' area, if they do not have cards of that rank already represented. Any duplicate ranks, and cards of opponents' suits, go face down into the players trick-pile. If a player completes a calypso after a trick, all cards of the calypso are set aside, and they can once again take cards of any rank to begin compiling their next calypso. Any cards that end up in trickpiles are no longer available for calypsos. Calypsos can (and typically will) be built up over the course of several hands of the round.

== Scoring ==

After a round of four hands, scores are calculated - players score individually first, and then partners' scores are combined for the final round score. Scoring works as follows:

* For each players first calypso they recieve 500 points, their second is 750, and 1000 each for any further calyspos.
* For each card left in an incomplete calypso 20 points
* For each card in their trickpile 10 points