SOLO - THE CARD GAME
SOLO - THE CARD GAME
THE GAME OF SOLO
 THIS GAME IS NOT UNLIKE EUCHRE...
IT JUST HAS DIFFERENT TWISTS AND STRATEGIES, AND IS MUCH MORE EXCITING!
HERE YOU CAN JUMP TO DIFFERENT AREAS
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RULES
THERE ARE MANY COMPLICATED RULES TO THIS GAME. THEY WILL SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO LEARN SOLO, BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT THE GAME FLOWS VERY EASILY, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL WHILE READING THE RULES. IF YOU ARE CONFUSED WHILE READING THE RULES, I SUGGEST REFERRING TO THE TERMS BEFORE YOU READ THE RULES. ALSO, IT MAY HELP TO LOOK AT SAMPLE HANDS WHILE YOU READ THESE RULES.
GENERAL
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 4
CARDS USED: 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A OF EACH SUIT
POINT OF THE GAME: TO ACCUMULATE MONEY
WAGERS: CAN RANGE FROM 5 CENTS TO 60 CENTS PER HAND
NUMBER OF HANDS: ANY AMOUNT DESIRED; CAN BE SET BEFORE STARTING OR DURING THE GAME

RANK ORDER OF TRUMP IN A HEART FROAK, SOLO OR SOLO-DO: (HIGH TO LOW)


RANK ORDER OF TRUMP IN A CLUB FROAK, IS, SOLO OR SOLO-DO: (HIGH TO LOW)


RANK ORDER OF EACH SUIT IN A BIDDLE OR BIDDLE-DO: (HIGH TO LOW)


METHOD OF PLAY:

1. THE FOUR PLAYERS SIT AROUND A SQUARE CARD TABLE, SO THAT EACH PERSON IS SITTING ON A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE TABLE. (NOTE: WHERE YOU SIT DOESN'T MATTER, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PERSON ACROSS FROM YOU IS YOUR PARTNER, AS IT DOES IN EUCHRE).
2. A DEALER IS SELECTED. THIS CAN BE DONE HOWEVER THE PLAYERS CHOOSE, IT MAKES NO REAL DIFFERENCE TO THE GAME.

3. THE DEALER SHUFFLES THE CARDS WELL, AND THEN DISTRIBUTES THEM, EIGHT TO EACH PLAYER. THE STANDARD METHOD OF DEALING IS THREE TO EACH PLAYER, THEN TWO TO EACH PLAYER, AND THEN THREE TO EACH PLAYER AGAIN, AS OPPOSED TO DEALING THEM ONE AT A TIME.

4. NOW, EACH PLAYER MUST CALL WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO. THE FIRST PERSON TO CALL IS THE ONE TO THE LEFT OF THE DEALER. THE OPTIONS FOR CALLING ARE: PASS, FROAK, IS, BIDDLE, SOLO, BIDDLE-DO AND SOLO-DO (SEE TERMS IF YOU ARE CONFUSED). THIS IS ALSO THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE (LOW TO HIGH), MEANING THAT IF SOMEONE BEFORE YOU BIDDLES, YOU CANNOT FROAK, SINCE IT IS A LOWER ORDER. SEE THE TERMS FOR FURTHER RULES REGARDING WHEN YOU CAN DO WHICH.

5. WHOEVER CALLS THE HIGHEST OPTION WINS THE CALL. THIS MEANS THAT WHATEVER THEY CALLED IS WHAT THEY ARE PLAYING. A FROAK, IS AND KNOCK WEDDING REQUIRE A PARTNER. TO CALL A PARTNER, THE PLAYER IN CONTROL (THAT IS, THE PERSON WHO WON THE CALL) DECLARES TRUMP, UNLESS THEIR CALL IS A BIDDLE OR BIDDLE-DO, AND THEN CALLS THEIR PARTNER. TO CALL A PARTNER, THE PLAYER IN CONTROL CALLS AN ACE OF A CERTAIN SUIT. THERE ARE 2 RULES REGARDING THE ACE THAT THEY CALL: THEY MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE CARD OF THE SAME SUIT, AND THE ACE CALLED CANNOT BE THE ACE OF THE TRUMP SUIT; I.E. THE PLAYER IN CONTROL WOULD SAY "DIAMONDS ARE TRUMP AND THE ACE OF HEARTS IS MY PARTNER". IF YOU ARE CALLED AS A PARTNER, DO NOT REVEAL IT TO ANYONE, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO IS NOW YOUR PARTNER. YOU ARE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS UNTIL THE ACE THAT THE PLAYER IN CONTROL CALLED IS EITHER LED OR REVEALED. NOTE: THE ACE THAT WAS CALLED AS A PARTNER MUST BE REVEALED DURING THE FIRST TRICK OF THAT SUIT, I.E. IF YOU HAVE BOTH THE ACE AND THE KING, YOU MUST PLAY THE ACE, IF YOU ARE THE ANONYMOUS PARTNER.

6. IF THE PLAYER IN CONTROL HAS ALL THE ELIGIBLE ACES IN THEIR HAND, THEN THEY CALL A KING TO BE THEIR PARTNER, FOLLOWING THE SAME RULES AS FOR CALLING AN ACE. IF THE PLAYER IN CONTROL HAS ALL THE ACES EXCEPT ONE, AND HAS NO OTHER CARDS OF THAT SUIT, THEN THEY CALL THAT ACE AND PLACE ONE CARD, NOT TRUMP, FACE DOWN ON THE TABLE (USUALLY A LOW NON-TRUMP CARD). THIS CARD NEVER GETS REVEALED TO THE OTHER PLAYERS AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. WHEN THE ACE THAT HAS BEEN CALLED IS LED, THEN THE PLAYER IN CONTROL PLAYS THE CARD (STILL FACE DOWN) FOR THE TRICK.

7. IF A KNOCK WEDDING (A WEDDING WHICH THE PERSON HOLDING IT PASSES) IS CALLED, IT IMMEDIATELY CANCELS ALL OTHER CALLS AND THAT PERSON IS THE PLAYER IN CONTROL. REMEMBER: THE PERSON WHO PASSES WITH THE WEDDING KNOCKS AFTER ALL 4 PLAYERS HAVE STATED THEIR INTENT (CALLED), BUT BEFORE ANY PLAY BEGINS. WITH A KNOCK WEDDING, THE PLAYER IN CONTROL DOES NOT DECLARE TRUMP, BUT RATHER CALLS A PARTNER. IMMEDIATELY, THE PARTER THAT THE PERSON IN CONTROL CALLS DECLARES TRUMP. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THAT THE PARTNER IS REVEALED IMMEDIATELY.

8. ONCE TRUMP AND PARTNERS ARE DECLARED, IF NECESSARY, THEN THE PLAYER TO THE LEFT OF THE DEALER LEADS. FROM THERE, EACH PLAYER PLAYS ONE CARD. PLAYERS MUST FOLLOW SUIT. IF A PLAYER DOESN'T HAVE ANY CARDS OF THE SUIT THAT IS LED, HE/SHE CAN EITHER TRUMP THE TRICK (LAYING A TRUMP DOWN), OR THROW OFF (DISCARDING A CARD OF A SUIT THAT IS NOT TRUMP). THE ORDER IN WHICH EACH PLAYER LAYS THEIR CARDS IS DETERMINED BY WHAT KIND OF PLAY IS BEING PLAYED (I.E. A SOLO OR A BIDDLE OR A FROAK)

9. THE PLAYER WHO WINS THE TRICK (THAT IS, HAS THE HIGHEST CARD OF THE SUIT IF NO TRUMP IS PLAYED, OR THE HIGHEST IF TRUMP HAS BEEN PLAYED) LEADS THE NEXT TRICK. WHOEVER WINS THE TRICK COLLECTS IT AND KEEPS IT AT THEIR EDGE OF THE TABLE.

10. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A FROAK, IS OR SOLO, AND YOU WIN THE FIRST FIVE TRICKS, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO STOP OR TO "GO THROUGH". GOING THROUGH MEANS YOU THINK YOU CAN GET ALL THE TRICKS. IF YOU GO THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY, YOU WIN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OF WHAT OPTION YOU WERE PLAYING, BUT IF YOU AREN'T SUCCESSFUL, YOU LOSE THE HAND.

11. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A PARTNERED HAND, AND YOU AND YOUR ANONYMOUS PARTNER TAKE FIVE TRICKS BEFORE THE PARTNER IS REVEALED, THEN YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE FORCED TO GO THROUGH. ALWAYS AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING (THIS RULE IS IN PLACE SO THAT YOU DON'T CALL A FROAK WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD SOLO HAND)

12. THE GAME CAN END AT ANY TIME.

TRICKS REQUIRED TO WIN
FROAK - 5 TRICKS (COMBINED FROM BOTH PARTNERS, I.E. ONE PARTER WINS 1, THE OTHER WINS 4)
IS - 5 TRICKS (COMBINED FROM BOTH PARTNERS)
BIDDLE - 0 TRICKS
SOLO - 5 TRICKS
BIDDLE-DO - 8 TRICKS
SOLO-DO - 8 TRICKS
KNOCK WEDDING - 5 TRICKS (COMBINED FROM BOTH PARTNERS)
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TERMS
TRUMP
 "TRUMP" REFERS TO A SUIT CHOSEN DURING EACH HAND BY WHOEVER HAS CONTROL OF THE HAND. IT CAN BE ANY SUIT. IN SOLO, CLUBS IS THE SUPERIOR "TRUMP", AS YOU WILL SEE BY THE WAGERS AND THE RANK OF CALLS. IN ANY GIVEN ROUND, IF "TRUMP" IS LAID, THEN THE PLAYER WHO LAYS THE HIGHEST-RANKED "TRUMP" WINS THE TRICK.

TRICK
 A "TRICK" IS ONE ROUND OF EACH HAND. THAT MEANS THAT EACH OF THE FOUR PLAYERS LAYS A CARD. THESE FOUR CARDS MAKE UP A "TRICK". WHOEVER HAS THE SUPERIOR CARD IN THE "TRICK" SUBSEQUENTLY WINS THE "TRICK".

HAND
 EACH "HAND" CONSISTS OF ONE ROUND OF DEALING; THAT IS, EACH SET OF 8 CARD "HANDS".

ROUND
 A "ROUND" MEANS ONE DEAL PER PERSON AROUND THE TABLE. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU WISH TO PLAY 5 HANDS, THEN EACH PLAYER WOULD DEAL 5 TIMES (FOR A TOTAL OF 40 HANDS).

FIXER
 A "FIXER" IS A CARD THAT IS HIGH FOR ITS SUIT; I.E. A CARD THAT WILL WIN A TRICK UNLESS TRUMP IS PLAYED. ACES ARE CONSIDERED "FIXERS", AND, ONCE THE ACE IS PLAYED WITHOUT THE KING BEING REVEALED, THEN THE KING BECOMES A "FIXER". DURING ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BIDDLE OR BIDDLE-DO, THE QUEEN OF CLUBS IS A "FIXER", BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE ANY TRICK.

FOLLOWING SUIT
 "FOLLOWING SUIT" MEANS THAT, IF A HEART IS LEAD, YOU MUST PLAY A HEART IF THERE IS ONE IN YOUR HAND. IF NOT, YOU CAN PLAY ANY CARD YOU WISH. IF YOU PLAY A CARD THAT DOES NOT "FOLLOW SUIT" WHEN YOU HOLD A CARD OF THAT SUIT IN YOUR HAND, IT IS CALLED RENAGGING. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE THE QUEEN OF SPADES OR CLUBS IN YOUR HAND, AND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A BIDDLE AND A BIDDLE-DO IS BEING PLAYED, THEN THE QUEEN OF SPADES IS NOT A SPADE, UNLESS SPADES IS TRUMP. ALSO, THE QUEEN OF CLUBS IS NOT A CLUB UNLESS CLUBS IS TRUMP.

WEDDING
 THE "WEDDING" IS A TERM USED WHEN YOU HOLD BOTH THE QUEEN OF CLUBS AND THE QUEEN OF SPADES IN YOUR HAND. SOME BASIC RULES WHEN YOU HOLD THE "WEDDING":
- YOU CANNOT FROAK, IS, BIDDLE OR BIDDLE-DO
- YOUR ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO PASS, SOLO OR SOLO-DO
- IF YOU PASS, ONCE ALL FOUR PLAYERS HAVE STATED THEIR CHOICES, YOU KNOCK ON THE TABLE
- THIS ALERTS EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE THE "WEDDING" AND A PARTNER IS CALLED

FROAK
 A "FROAK" MEANS YOU WANT TO MAKE TRUMP AND PLAY WITH A PARTNER. IT IS USUALLY DONE WHEN YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE TRUMP OR A COUPLE OF TRUMP AND SOME ACES. A FROAK IS THE BASIC CHOICE FOR A HAND AND IS PLAYED MUCH LIKE EUCHRE IF IT IS CARRIED THROUGH. SOME BASIC RULES FOR A "FROAK":
- YOU CANNOT "FROAK" IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY FROAKED
- YOU CANNOT "FROAK" IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS CALLED A SOLO, SOLO-DO, BIDDLE OR A BIDDLE-DO
- YOU CANNOT "FROAK" IF YOU HOLD THE WEDDING IN YOUR HAND

IS
 AN "IS" IS JUST LIKE A FROAK, EXCEPT IT MEANS THAT SOMEONE HAS ALREADY CALLED A FROAK. AN "IS" MEANS NOT ONLY THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE TRUMP, BUT THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE CLUBS TRUMP. SOME BASIC RULES FOR AN "IS":
- YOU CANNOT "IS" UNLESS SOMEONE HAS ALREADY FROAKED
- YOU CANNOT "IS" IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS ALREADY CALLED AN "IS"
- AN "IS" ALSO FOLLOWS THE RULES OF A FROAK
- IF AN "IS" GOES THROUGH ALL FOUR PLAYERS, THAN THE PERSON WHO FROAKED HAS THE OPTION TO PLAY THEIR FROAK WITH CLUBS, OR TO LET THE PERSON WHO "IS"ED PLAY THEIR "IS"

SOLO
 A "SOLO" MEANS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE TRUMP AND YOU DON'T WANT A PARTER. A PLAYER USUALLY SOLOS IF THEY HAVE 4 OR 5 "GUARANTEED" TRICKS, AS WELL AS ONE OR TWO "BACKUPS" OR "FIXERS". SOME BASIC FULES FOR A "SOLO":
- YOU CAN SOLO REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED BY THE OTHERS
- IF TWO PEOPLE CALL A SOLO, THAN, IF SOMEONE IS PLAYING A CLUB SOLO, THEY GET TO PLAY THEIR SOLO FIRST
- WHEN TWO PEOPLE CALL A SOLO AND NEITHER ARE PLAYING A CLUB, THAN THE FIRST PERSON TO CALL GETS TO PLAY THEIR SOLO

SOLO-DO
 A "SOLO-DO" MEANS THAT YOU WANT TO PLAY A SOLO, BUT YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO GET ALL 8 TRICKS. IF YOU PLAY A "SOLO-DO" AND LOSE ANY TRICKS, YOU LOST THE HAND. SOME BASIC RULES FOR A "SOLO-DO":
- A "SOLO-DO" OVERRIDES A FROAK, IS, BIDDLE, SOLO AND BIDDLE-DO

BIDDLE
 A "BIDDLE" FOLLOWS NONE OF THE OTHER SOLO RULES. FOR A "BIDDLE" AND A BIDDLE-DO ONLY, THE RANKING OF THE CARDS FOLLOW THEIR FACE VALUE; THAT IS, THEY ARE RANKED A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7 FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST IN EACH SUIT. THE QUEEN OF CLUBS AND THE QUEEN OF SPADES AND SEVENS HAVE NO SPECIAL RANK DURING THESE HANDS. THE OBJECT OF A "BIDDLE" IS TO GET NONE OF THE TRICKS. IF YOU ARE PLAYING A "BIDDLE" AND YOU WIN ANY TRICKS, YOU HAVE LOST THE HAND. A "BIDDLE" IS USUALLY PLAYED WHEN YOUR HAND CONTAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF LOW CARDS, SUCH AS SEVENS AND EIGHTS, OR HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF ONE SUIT. SOME BASIC RULES FOR A "BIDDLE":
- YOU CANNOT "BIDDLE" IF SOMEONE HAS CALLED A SOLO OR A SOLO-DO
- YOU CANNOT "BIDDLE" IF SOMEONE HAS CALLED A BIDDLE-DO
- YOU CANNOT "BIDDLE" IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY CALLED A "BIDDLE"

BIDDLE-DO
 A "BIDDLE-DO" IS THE SAME CONCEPT AS A BIDDLE: THE CARDS ARE RANK-ORDERED. EXCEPT, FOR A "BIDDLE-DO", THE OBJECT IS TO GET ALL THE TRICKS. THIS MAY SOUND SIMILAR TO A SOLO, EXCEPT THERE IS NO TRUMP SUIT, AND THE QUEEN OF CLUBS AND THE QUEEN OF SPADES ARE NOT HIGH CARDS. SOME BASIC RULES FOR A "BIDDLE-DO":
- A "BIDDLE-DO" OVERRIDES A BIDDLE
- YOU CANNOT "BIDDLE-DO" IF SOMEONE HAS CALLED A SOLO OR A SOLO-DO
- YOU CANNOT "BIDDLE-DO" IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY CALLED A "BIDDLE-DO"
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WAGERS
WAGERS
PASS FROAK IS BIDDLE SOLO BIDDLE-DO SOLO-DO KNOCK WEDDING
NON-CLUB TRUMP 0 CENTS 5 CENTS N/A 10 CENTS 10 CENTS 10 CENTS 30 CENTS 10 CENTS
CLUB TRUMP 0 CENTS 5 CENTS 5 CENTS 10 CENTS 15 CENTS 10 CENTS 60 CENTS 15 CENTS

* ANY PLAYER THAT WINS WHAT THEY CALLED RECEIVES THE ABOVE AMOUNT FROM EACH PLAYER THAT THEY WERE PLAYING AGAINST; THAT IS, IF IT WAS A PARTNERED HAND, EACH PARTNER RECEIVES THE GIVEN AMOUNT FROM ONE OF THE OPPOSSING PLAYERS. IF THE PLAYER WAS PLAYING A NON-PARTNERED HAND, THEN HE/SHE RECEIVES THE GIVEN AMOUNT FROM EACH OF THE OPPOSSING PLAYERS.

* ANY PLAYER THAT IS UNSUCESSFUL (DOESN'T GET THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TRICKS OR MORE) MUST PAY THE WAGERED AMOUNT TO EACH OF THE OPPOSSING PLAYERS; THAT IS, IF IT WAS A PARTNERED HAND, EACH PARTNER MUST PAY ONE OF THE OPPOSSING PLAYERS THE GIVEN AMOUNT. IF IT WAS A NON-PARTNERED HAND, THEN HE/SHE MUST GIVE EACH OPPOSSING PLAYER THE GIVEN AMOUNT.

* ANY PLAYER WHO DECIDES TO GO THROUGH AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLES THE WAGER AMOUNT; I.E. TO GO THROUGH ON A FROAK WOULD BE WORTH 10 CENTS. REMEMBER: YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH ON A BIDDLE, BIDDLE-DO OR SOLO-DO. ALSO, KEEP IN MIND THAT, IF YOU ARE PLAYING A CLUB SOLO AND DECIDE TO GO THROUGH, AND YOU ARE UNSUCESSFUL, YOU WILL BE PAYING EACH OPPOSSING PLAYER 30 CENTS, SO YOU WOULD HAVE LOST 90 CENTS IN ONE ROUND. (NOTE: 90 CENTS IS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT WHERE SOLO IS CONCERNED)
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SAMPLE HANDS
A GOOD HAND TO FROAK ON:
FOR THIS HAND, YOU WOULD FROAK WITH HEARTS IN MIND FOR TRUMP. THIS IS A GOOD HAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE 5 TRUMP (DON'T FORGET THAT THE QUEEN OF SPADES IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HEARTS, IF HEARTS IS TRUMP!). ALSO, YOU HAVE NO SPADES, SO YOU CAN USE YOUR LOW TRUMP TO TRUMP IN WHEN SPADES ARE LED. YOU WOULD NOT SOLO WITH THIS HAND BECAUSE, IF ONE PERSON HAD THE QUEEN OF CLUBS AND THE 7 OF HEARTS, YOU WOULD LOSE TWO OF YOUR TRUMP, SINCE THOSE ARE THE TWO HIGHEST CARDS IF HEARTS IS TRUMP. THEN, YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE THREE TRUMP LEFT, AND YOU NEED TO WIN FIVE TRICKS TO WIN THE SOLO. THIS ALSO IS NOT A GOOD BIDDLE HAND, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE QUEEN OF SPADES BARE (WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE NO OTHER CARDS OF THAT SUIT), SO AS SOON AS SPADES IS LED, YOU MUST LAY YOUR QUEEN, AND THAT IS A VERY RISKY CARD TO HAVE BARE. IN GENERAL, ALL YOUR CARDS ARE TOO HIGH TO PLAY A BIDDLE WITH. YOU WOULDN'T PLAY A BIDDLE DO WITH ANY HAND UNLESS YOU HAD ALL THE ACES, WHICH YOU DON'T IN THIS HAND. YOU ALSE WOULDN'T PLAY A SOLO-DO UNLESS YOU HAD A VERY GOOD SOLO HAND, WHICH YOU DON'T IN THIS HAND.

ANOTHER GOOD FROAK HAND:

THIS HAND IS ANOTHER GOOD FROAK, BECAUSE OF THE FIXERS (ACES). REMEMBER, WHEN YOU FROAK, YOU HAVE A PARTNER, SO YOU SHOULD ALWAYS COUNT ON YOUR PARTNER HAVING AT LEAST ONE OR TWO TRUMP, AND THE ACE THAT YOU CALL. IN THIS CASE, YOU COULD CALL EITHER SPADES OR HEARTS OR DIAMONDS AS TRUMP. WHICHEVER ONE YOU CALL, YOU WILL HAVE THREE TRUMP, ONE OF WHICH IS THE HIGHEST (REMEMBER, THE QUEEN OF CLUBS IS HIGHEST!) SINCE ALL YOUR OTHER SUITS HAVE FIXERS. IN THIS CASE, IF YOU CALLED DIAMONDS AS TRUMP, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO THE ANONYMOUS PARTNER CALLING WHERE YOU CALL A KING (SINCE YOU HAVE ALL THE ACES EXCEPT FOR THE TRUMP ACE, WHICH YOU CAN'T CALL) INSTEAD OF AN ACE. IF YOU WERE CALLING DIAMONDS TRUMP FOR THIS HAND, YOU WOULD SAY "DIAMONDS ARE TRUMP, WITH THE KING OF CLUBS AS MY PARTNER". IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I WOULD RECOMMEND MAKING HEARTS TRUMP AND CALLING FOR THE DIAMOND ACE AS YOUR PARTNER, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEN YOUR PARTNER SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE TRICK (WITH THE DIAMOND ACE) AND PROBABLY WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE TRUMP AS WELL. BUT THIS IS A VERY FLEXIBLE HAND.

A GOOD BIDDLE HAND:

THIS IS A VERY GOOD BIDDLE HAND FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, THE ONLY CARD THAT ISN'T LOW IS THE ACE OF HEARTS. BUT, SINCE YOU HAVE 2 OTHER HEARTS AND NO DIAMONDS, THEN THE FIRST TIME THAT DIAMONDS ARE LED, YOU CAN THROW OFF THE ACE OF HEARTS. THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS HAND COULD LOSE, HYPOTHETICALLY, IS IF HEARTS ARE LED THREE TIMES BEFORE ANY DIAMONDS ARE LED. SINCE YOU HAVE NO DIAMONDS, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT BIDDLE HAND, BECAUSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY CARD THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF, SUCH AS THE 10 OF SPADES (IF YOU FEEL IT IS A THREAT ONCE YOU START PLAYING), YOU HAVE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCARD THE JUNK CARDS WHEN DIAMONDS ARE LED. THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BIDDLE IS IF THE BAD CARD THAT YOU HAVE WAS BARE OR ONLY HAD ONE MORE CARD OF THAT SUIT, SUCH AS IF YOU HAD ONLY THE 8 OF HEARTS AND THE ACE OF HEARTS AND NO OTHER HEARTS IN THIS HAND. THAT IS SLIGHTLY RISKY, BUT, AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THE CARDS WILL FALL!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HI EVERYONE! MY NAME IS MARIANNE, AND I LOVE TO PLAY CARDS! I RECENTLY LEARNED THIS GAME. I HAVE (MANY TIMES), TRIED TO FIND WEBSITES ABOUT SOLO OR WHERE YOU CAN PLAY SOLO. UNFORTUNATELY, ALL MY SEARCHES RESULTED IN WAS SOME "SHADY" WEBSITES! I THINK THIS IS THE BEST CARD GAME THAT I HAVE EVER PLAYED! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT! IF YOU KNOW THE GAME AND SEE A MISTAKE (I'M NOT 100% SURE OF THE WAGERS...), PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT! THANKS FOR BEING INTERESTED IN THIS GAME, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN PLAYING IT!

~MARIANNE~

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