American Legion
Tattler Post #973
Next season begins Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
Games will start between 7:00pm and 7:30pm
Overview:
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Games will be every Thursday for the seven week season, UNLESS interrupted by a holiday.
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Each team will have 2 players, which will sit across from each other. Playing another team of 2 players.
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Each team can have 1 person as a substitute throughout the duration of the season.
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7 weeks of Regular Play, each week will consist of 5 games. There is a 25-minute limit per game, with 5-minute break between games. If game is not over, team with highest points wins.
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One point will be awarded for each win earned. Points will be added up at the end for tournament bracket rankings.
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If your team misses a Regular Session night, you will just receive 5 losses. If your team does not show for over 3 weeks, you will forfeit your spot (no money back).
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This is Fun, so let’s keep it Fun!! It is not worth getting upset over.
Game Rules:
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First Person to receive a Black Jack will be the starting dealer.
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Dealer will deal 5 cards to every person, starting from the person to the left. Dealer can do a deal of 3 then 2, or 2 then 3.
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The four cards left will be put to the side, with the top card faced “up”.
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Starting with the person to the left of dealer and going clockwise, deciding if they the suit of the “up” card to be Trump, or if they want to pass.
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If everyone passes, the dealer will turn down the “up” card. Then person left of dealer can chose any suit, but the suit that was the “up” card to be Trump.
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“Stick the Dealer” if everyone passes, which means the dealer must pick Trump if everyone passes.
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The person left of the dealer will Lead, playing one card at a time. Each round is called a trick.
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The card led becomes the suit of that hand, and all other players must follow suit. If a player does not have any of the led suit, that player may “trump” using a trump suit or “lay off” and play an off suit.
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If no trump suits are played, the highest card of the led suit wins. If trump suit is used, the highest trump card wins.
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If a player feels they have a strong hand and has a chance to call trump, they may announce that they are “going alone”. Their partner will forfeit their hand and the player calling trump will play alone against the 2 opponents.
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The team that takes 3 out of 5 tricks wins that hand and will receive points
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The team that declared Trump, gets 3 or 4 tricks - 1 point; gets 5 tricks – 2 points
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The team that did NOT declare Trump, gets 3 or 4 tricks, they “Euchred” – 2 points
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If a person goes “alone” and gets all 5 tricks – 4 points; if opposing team euchres the person going along – 2 points
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First team to 10 points or more wins the game or at the end of 25 minutes, team with highest amount of points.
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