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Euchre

Euchre
A perfect lone hand for spades trump
OriginUnknown
TypePlain-trick
Players4
SkillsMemory, tactics
Cards24–32
Deck Piquet
Rank (high→low)J (of trump suit) J (of same color) A K Q 10 9, sometimes 8 7
PlayClockwise
ChanceRandomly-dealt hands
Related games
Jucker

Euchre or eucre (/ˈjuːkər/ YU-kər) is a trick-taking card game commonly played in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and the Midwestern United States. It is played with a deck of 24, 25, 28, or 32 standard playing cards. There are normally four players, two on each team, although there are variations for two to nine players.

Euchre emerged in the United States in the early 19th century. There are several theories regarding its origin,[1] but the most likely is that it is derived from an old Alsatian game called Jucker or Juckerspiel.[2] Euchre was responsible for introducing the joker into the modern deck of cards, first appearing in Euchre packs in the 1850s.[3][4]

Euchre has a large number of variants and has been described as "an excellent social game".[5]

  1. ^ Katz 2004, p. 128.
  2. ^ Parlett, David. "OMBRE - The game that invented bidding". parlettgames.uk. David Parlett website. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ Parlett (1991), p. 104.
  4. ^ Porter (2010), p. 205.
  5. ^ Kansil (2001), pp. 178–184.

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