If your pack of cards has no joker, the two of spades can be used as a substitute. Rank of CardsĪ pack of 25 cards is used consisting of A K Q J 10 9 in each of the four suits: hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades, plus a joker. Just 5 cards are dealt to each player and the object is to win at least three of the five tricks - with an extra bonus for winning all five.
British Euchre Players and ObjectĮuchre is a plain-trick game for four players in fixed partnerships, partners sitting opposite. Some variations played there and in other places are described afterwards. The main description below is based on the version of the game played in Cornwall, England.
It is played in some coastal areas of Britain, particularly in and near large sea ports, for example in Devon, Cornwall, Kent and the Channel Islands also in, New Zealand, Australia and maybe other places (please let me know). Euchre is popular across a wide area of Canada (from Nova Scotia to the Midwest) and in the USA (especially in the North-East and Midwest), and also in the United States Navy.
