Leekha
The Middle East’s answer to Hearts. Dodge hearts, the 10♦ and the Q♠, and when you can’t follow suit, the big cards must go. 4 players.
How to play Leekha
- 1Four players, each playing alone, thirteen cards each. Before every hand, pass three cards to the player on your right.
- 2The player after the dealer leads first, and any card may be led. Follow suit if you can; the highest card of the suit led wins, and the winner leads next. There are no trumps.
- 3Every heart you take is 1 point, the 10♦ is 10 and the Q♠ is 13: 36 in each hand.
- 4The leekha rule: if you can’t follow suit and hold the Q♠ or 10♦, you must play one of them. And if a higher spade is already down when you follow with spades, your Q♠ must go; the same for the 10♦ under a higher diamond.
- 5When someone reaches 101 points, the lowest score wins.
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