Whist

Instructions:

There are four players in two fixed partnerships. Partners sit facing each other. The game is played clockwise.A standard 52 card pack is used. The cards in each suit rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. The object of the game is to score as many points as possible. First partnership to 10 points wins the game. Points are scored by winning more tricks than your opponents. The dealer deals out all the cards one at a time so that each player has 13. The final card, which will belong to the dealer, is turned face up to indicate which suit is trumps. When all 13 tricks have been played, the side which won more tricks scores 1 point for each trick they won in excess of 6. The partnership which first reaches 10 points wins the game.