RAILROAD EUCHRE

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OBJECTIVE OF RAILROAD EUCHRE:  Be the first team to score 64 points or more

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 4 or 6 players, teams of 2

NUMBER OF CARDS: 32 playing cards

RANK OF CARDS: (low) 7’s – Aces (high), trump suit (low) 7,8,9,10,Q,A,J,J, Joker (high)

TYPE OF GAME: Trick taking

AUDIENCE: Adults

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INTRODUCTION OF RAILROAD EUCHRE

Railroad Euchre is a mashup of many different ways to play.  The title will mean different things to different players depending on the region.  The instructions included below make just one version of Railroad Euchre.  Although this version follows the basic rules for Turn Up, the railroad rules can also be applied to Bid.

This variation of Euchre utilizes a Joker, 32 cards rather than 24, plays towards a larger end score, and allows for different rules regarding going alone.  The use of 32 cards allows for three teams to play at once.  This is Turn Up Euchre like you’ve never played before.

THE CARDS & THE DEAL

Although a 24 card deck (9’s – Aces) can be used, this particular variation uses a 32 card deck (7’s – Aces).  Include one Joker as well for a total of 33 cards.  

For three of the suits, card order remains normal (7’s – Aces), but it changes for the trump suit.  The Joker is the highest ranking trump card at all times.  The trump suited Jack is the second highest card, and the same colored Jack is the third highest ranking card.  For example, if spades are trump, the trump suit order is 7♠,8♠,9♠,10♠,Q♠,J♣,J♠,Joker.

To determine teams, each player should take a card from the deck before adding the Joker.  The two players with the lowest cards are on a team, and the two highest make the opposing team.  The player with the lowest card must deal first and keep score for the game. 사설토토사이트

The dealer collects all the cards, adds the Joker to the deck, and shuffles thoroughly.  Deal seven cards to each player in packs of 2-3-2  (5 cards, packs of 2-3 for six player games).  The remaining four cards make the kitty.  The top card of the kitty is flipped over to help determine the trump suit.  This is called the turn up.  The other three cards of the kitty will not be used.