Bidder goes alone and wins three or four tricks = 2 points.

Bidder goes alone and wins all five tricks = 4 points.

Defending team wins all five tricks = 4 points.

Defending team wins three or more tricks = 2 points.

Bidding team wins all five tricks = 2 points.

Bidding team wins three or four of the five tricks = 1 point.

Points are rewarded for the following achievements: The team that reaches 11 points first wins (although some people play to 10 or 15 points). Play continues like this until all five hands have been played. (For instance, if a player leads a heart, and you only have one heart, you must play that card.) The winner of the trick then leads the next card. Players must follow the suit that is led. Each player plays a card on his turn, and the team that plays the highest single card of the four wins the trick. Once one team has declared trump, the player to the left of the dealer plays the first card. While this is a risky maneuver, the rewards can be great (see below). This must be announced at the time the bid is declared. A single player with a particularly strong hand can opt to play by himself against the opposing team. “Going alone” is another option available during the bidding process. The dealer picks up no cards in this scenario. Each player then has a second option of declaring any other suit as trump. If all players pass on their initial option to declare trump, the dealer turns the face-up card facedown. The dealer places the face-up card in his hand and discards one. The team that declares trump must capture at least three of the five tricks to win the hand. The suit of that face-up card is then the trump. Each player, starting with the one to the left of the dealer, has the option to “declare trump” by telling the dealer to pick up the face-up card (the dealer may also pick up this card to declare trump if the option comes to him). Players then determine what the trump suit will be for the hand.

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