skep419
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Curious if anybody outside of Mn plays the card game Buck Euchre.
Anybody play buck?
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SSG_Karg
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Hell yeah, we play buck euchre in PA! Great game.
skep419
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I can’t find any rules that even come close to how we play around here. I copy and pasted from a couple different sites.
Buck (Mn rules)
Buck is a trick taking game for 2 teams of two. It’s played with 24 standard playing cards (using only the 9, 10, J, Q, K, and, A). The objective is for your team to get to 52 points first.
A pen and paper are used to keep score.
The dealer has to deal at least 2 cards at a time until everyone has 6 cards.
The goal is to take at a minimum, the number of tricks you have bid. It is acceptable and desirable to take more tricks than you have bid.
The highest trump is the jack of the trump suit, called the "right bower." The second-highest trump is the jack of the other suit of the same color called the "left bower." (Example: If diamonds are trumps, the right bower is J♦ and left bower is J♥.) The remaining trumps rank as follows: A (high), K, Q, 10, 9. The remaining (non-trump) suits, rank as follows: A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9. A trump card of any value always ranks above a non-trump card.
The bidding starts with the player to the left of the dealer and goes around the table clockwise. No table talk. A bid is the number of tricks the player offers to win if allowed to choose trumps, but no suit is mentioned as part of the bid at this time. The lowest possible bid is "3”. It is considered being “under”(the person to the left of the dealer is “under” if he or she chooses not to bid they are under for 3 (meaning of everyone passes they are stuck bidding 3)) Each number bid must be higher than the previous one. If you do not wish to bid higher, you may pass.
A participant may also bid "high" or “low” when bidding you say the number of tricks followed by “no trump” a regular trunk bid outbids the same value “no trump” bid.In this case the rank of the cards is A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9.
You have to bid at least 4 on a no trump bid. 4 trump is a higher bid than 4 no trump.
No trump you do not get to lead out. Low starts with the player to your left and high to the right.
The highest bidder names the trump suit or announces high/low if they called no trump. Then each of the other players in turn announces whether they will play or drop out (let them have it).
If you don’t think you will get at least one trick you can drop out “let them have it”
The players who bid get their points and you don’t get set. (Get zero and deal the next hand)
You can’t drop out of a 3 bid (under bid)
The opening lead is made by the player who won the bid. If he can, each player must follow suit to a lead. If unable to follow suit, the player may trump or discard any card. A trick is won by the highest card of the suit led, or, if it contains trumps, by the highest trump. The winner of a trick leads next.
Each trick is a point. If you don’t get the amount of tricks you bid it’s called
being set. Say you bid 4 and only got 3 tricks. You got set and go back 6 points.
Say you were under for 3 and only got 2 tricks. You got set and go back 6 points.
Bidding 12 and 24
12 bid you are allowed to pass your partner 1 card in return for one of their cards. You must get all 6 tricks without your partner playing or you get set 12. Each trick your opponent gets is doubled.
24 bid no passing cards and no partner help. All 6 tricks or you get set 24. Again each trick your opponent gets is doubled.
High low is optional 12 or 24 bid so decide before the game. Still don’t get to lead out. Low to the left high to the right.
After a trick has been completed, the player who took the trick must gather the trick and place it face down in front of them. Quitted (completed) tricks can not be turned face up for review with the following exception. The last quitted trick may be turned face up for review if requested by anyone at the table. After review, it must be turned back over before the next trick is played.
Buck (Mn rules)
Buck is a trick taking game for 2 teams of two. It’s played with 24 standard playing cards (using only the 9, 10, J, Q, K, and, A). The objective is for your team to get to 52 points first.
A pen and paper are used to keep score.
The dealer has to deal at least 2 cards at a time until everyone has 6 cards.
The goal is to take at a minimum, the number of tricks you have bid. It is acceptable and desirable to take more tricks than you have bid.
The highest trump is the jack of the trump suit, called the "right bower." The second-highest trump is the jack of the other suit of the same color called the "left bower." (Example: If diamonds are trumps, the right bower is J♦ and left bower is J♥.) The remaining trumps rank as follows: A (high), K, Q, 10, 9. The remaining (non-trump) suits, rank as follows: A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9. A trump card of any value always ranks above a non-trump card.
The bidding starts with the player to the left of the dealer and goes around the table clockwise. No table talk. A bid is the number of tricks the player offers to win if allowed to choose trumps, but no suit is mentioned as part of the bid at this time. The lowest possible bid is "3”. It is considered being “under”(the person to the left of the dealer is “under” if he or she chooses not to bid they are under for 3 (meaning of everyone passes they are stuck bidding 3)) Each number bid must be higher than the previous one. If you do not wish to bid higher, you may pass.
A participant may also bid "high" or “low” when bidding you say the number of tricks followed by “no trump” a regular trunk bid outbids the same value “no trump” bid.In this case the rank of the cards is A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9.
You have to bid at least 4 on a no trump bid. 4 trump is a higher bid than 4 no trump.
No trump you do not get to lead out. Low starts with the player to your left and high to the right.
The highest bidder names the trump suit or announces high/low if they called no trump. Then each of the other players in turn announces whether they will play or drop out (let them have it).
If you don’t think you will get at least one trick you can drop out “let them have it”
The players who bid get their points and you don’t get set. (Get zero and deal the next hand)
You can’t drop out of a 3 bid (under bid)
The opening lead is made by the player who won the bid. If he can, each player must follow suit to a lead. If unable to follow suit, the player may trump or discard any card. A trick is won by the highest card of the suit led, or, if it contains trumps, by the highest trump. The winner of a trick leads next.
Each trick is a point. If you don’t get the amount of tricks you bid it’s called
being set. Say you bid 4 and only got 3 tricks. You got set and go back 6 points.
Say you were under for 3 and only got 2 tricks. You got set and go back 6 points.
Bidding 12 and 24
12 bid you are allowed to pass your partner 1 card in return for one of their cards. You must get all 6 tricks without your partner playing or you get set 12. Each trick your opponent gets is doubled.
24 bid no passing cards and no partner help. All 6 tricks or you get set 24. Again each trick your opponent gets is doubled.
High low is optional 12 or 24 bid so decide before the game. Still don’t get to lead out. Low to the left high to the right.
After a trick has been completed, the player who took the trick must gather the trick and place it face down in front of them. Quitted (completed) tricks can not be turned face up for review with the following exception. The last quitted trick may be turned face up for review if requested by anyone at the table. After review, it must be turned back over before the next trick is played.
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SSG_Karg
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Our “rules” are very similar but the scoring is different. We also play a game called Boo-Ray that is similar to buck euchre except with money involved.
This is very close to how we play buck euchre, except for the no trump deal. We play stick the dealer. If no one can make trump the dealer is stuck and he is responsible for calling trump and taking at least one trick.
Buck Euchre
Buck Euchre is a variation for four players. Variously known as ‘Cut Throat’ or ‘Dirty Clubs’, what sets this version apart from other games of Euchre is that there are no fixed partnerships – each player plays for themselves. Additionally, Buck Euchre there is a penalty for any player who does not win a trick.
The Cards
Take a standard deck of English playing cards and remove all the cards 8’s and down. This will give you a deck of 24 cards; A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit.
Cards Rank
In any off-suit, cards rank:
A, K, Q, [J], 10, 9
And in the trump suit, cards rank:
J, J*, A, K, Q, 10, 9
where 'J*' is the "left bower", the second highest trump, the other Jack the same colour as the trump suit. Thus, if Hearts were trumps, for example, then the Jack of Diamonds would be the left bower ranking below the right bower, the Jack of Hearts, and above the Ace.
For a call of ‘No-Trumps’, cards rank as for the off-suit, A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9.
The Deal
Deal and play are clockwise, and the deal proceeds to the left at the end of each hand. Each player is dealt 5 cards, in batches of two and three. The next card is turned face up and placed on top of the remaining deck.
Call or Pass
If the upturned card is a club, then clubs are trumps without further discussion. Each player is obliged to win at least one trick or suffer the penalty.
If the upturned card is not a club, then beginning with the player to the Dealer’s left, each player takes it in turn to either order the Dealer to pick it or they can pass. If the card is ordered up, then that suit becomes trumps. The Dealer takes the card up to his hand and discards another face down. If all players pass, including the Dealer, the upturned card is turned face down, and beginning with the player to the Dealer’s left, each player takes it in turn to either pass or name a trump suit. A player may also elect to make a call of ‘No Trumps’. A player can name any suit trumps, except the suit that was turned down. As soon as trumps is established, the player who called it becomes the ‘Maker’ and is committed to winning at least three of the five tricks.
If all players pass, and no game is called, then the hand is thrown in and the deal proceeds to the left.
Staying in or Dropping Out
Once a trump is established or a game of no-trumps called, beginning with the player to the Maker’s left, each player must state whether they are staying in or dropping out. If you drop out you take no part in play and you avoid the risk of incurring a penalty for not winning a trick. Anyone who stays in must take at least one trick or suffer the penalty.
The Play
Left of the Dealer leads first, and thereafter the winner of the trick leads to the next.
The Rules
Standard trick taking rules apply:
In Buck Euchre, each player starts with 25 points. Points for wins are deducted, and points for losses added. Thus the first player to reach or go below zero wins the game.
Outcomes
Each player is subtracted one point for each trick taken in the hand.
If the Maker wins three tricks, 3 points are subtracted from his/her score
If the Maker fails to win three tricks, he/she gains nothing for the tricks they won. Five points are added to their score.
If you stay in, and take no tricks, five points are added to your score. If you drop out, no penalties are incurred.
If anyone takes all 5 tricks, they immediately win the game.
Other Variations of Euchre
This is very close to how we play buck euchre, except for the no trump deal. We play stick the dealer. If no one can make trump the dealer is stuck and he is responsible for calling trump and taking at least one trick.
Buck Euchre
Buck Euchre is a variation for four players. Variously known as ‘Cut Throat’ or ‘Dirty Clubs’, what sets this version apart from other games of Euchre is that there are no fixed partnerships – each player plays for themselves. Additionally, Buck Euchre there is a penalty for any player who does not win a trick.
The Cards
Take a standard deck of English playing cards and remove all the cards 8’s and down. This will give you a deck of 24 cards; A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 in each suit.
Cards Rank
In any off-suit, cards rank:
A, K, Q, [J], 10, 9
And in the trump suit, cards rank:
J, J*, A, K, Q, 10, 9
where 'J*' is the "left bower", the second highest trump, the other Jack the same colour as the trump suit. Thus, if Hearts were trumps, for example, then the Jack of Diamonds would be the left bower ranking below the right bower, the Jack of Hearts, and above the Ace.
For a call of ‘No-Trumps’, cards rank as for the off-suit, A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9.
The Deal
Deal and play are clockwise, and the deal proceeds to the left at the end of each hand. Each player is dealt 5 cards, in batches of two and three. The next card is turned face up and placed on top of the remaining deck.
Call or Pass
If the upturned card is a club, then clubs are trumps without further discussion. Each player is obliged to win at least one trick or suffer the penalty.
If the upturned card is not a club, then beginning with the player to the Dealer’s left, each player takes it in turn to either order the Dealer to pick it or they can pass. If the card is ordered up, then that suit becomes trumps. The Dealer takes the card up to his hand and discards another face down. If all players pass, including the Dealer, the upturned card is turned face down, and beginning with the player to the Dealer’s left, each player takes it in turn to either pass or name a trump suit. A player may also elect to make a call of ‘No Trumps’. A player can name any suit trumps, except the suit that was turned down. As soon as trumps is established, the player who called it becomes the ‘Maker’ and is committed to winning at least three of the five tricks.
If all players pass, and no game is called, then the hand is thrown in and the deal proceeds to the left.
Staying in or Dropping Out
Once a trump is established or a game of no-trumps called, beginning with the player to the Maker’s left, each player must state whether they are staying in or dropping out. If you drop out you take no part in play and you avoid the risk of incurring a penalty for not winning a trick. Anyone who stays in must take at least one trick or suffer the penalty.
The Play
Left of the Dealer leads first, and thereafter the winner of the trick leads to the next.
The Rules
Standard trick taking rules apply:
- You must follow suit to the card led, if you possible
- If you can’t follow suit, you can play any card
- The trick is won by the highest trump played to it. If no trumps are played, then the trick is won by the highest card of the suit led.
In Buck Euchre, each player starts with 25 points. Points for wins are deducted, and points for losses added. Thus the first player to reach or go below zero wins the game.
Outcomes
Each player is subtracted one point for each trick taken in the hand.
If the Maker wins three tricks, 3 points are subtracted from his/her score
If the Maker fails to win three tricks, he/she gains nothing for the tricks they won. Five points are added to their score.
If you stay in, and take no tricks, five points are added to your score. If you drop out, no penalties are incurred.
If anyone takes all 5 tricks, they immediately win the game.
Other Variations of Euchre
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Sat in in a few hands while on the tool truck. It is a lot like Pepper or a slimmed down version of 500 if you will. Great game and fast paced. The guys at the Case IH dealer on my Thursday route played it every coffee break. It was a hoot!
skep419
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Posted it elsewhere and it’s sounds like the game is called pfeffer.
SSG_Karg
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Never heard that.
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