Sixty-Six

Twenty-four cards, marriages and a stock you can close. First to 66 points takes the hand. 2 players.

Also known as 66 and Schnapsen.

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How to play Sixty-Six

  1. 1A game for two with 24 cards: the 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of each suit. In each suit the Ace ranks highest, then the 10, King, Queen, Jack and 9. Each player gets six cards, one card is turned face up to name trump, and the rest make a face-down stock lying on top of it.
  2. 2Cards you take in tricks are worth points: Ace 11, 10 counts 10, King 4, Queen 3, Jack 2 and 9 nothing. Whoever reaches 66 points first wins the hand on the spot.
  3. 3The non-dealer leads first. While the stock is open, play any card you like: the higher card of the suit led takes the trick, unless someone plays a trump. The trick's winner draws from the stock first, the other player second, and the winner leads next. The turned-up trump is the last card drawn.
  4. 4When you lead, you can show a King and Queen of the same suit and lead one of them. That marriage scores 20, or 40 in trumps, but only once you've taken a trick. Holding the 9 of trumps, you can also swap it for the turned-up card on your lead.
  5. 5Also on your lead, you can close the stock: the trump card turns face down and nobody draws again. Once it's closed or used up, you must follow suit and beat the card led if you can, and trump if you can't follow. Taking the last trick of a hand that wasn't closed is worth 10 extra.
  6. 6Reach 66 first to score 1 game point, 2 if the other player has under 33, or 3 if they haven't taken a trick. Close the stock and fail to get there first, and the other player scores 2 (3 if they had no tricks when you closed). If nobody reaches 66, the last trick's winner scores 1. First to 7 game points wins.

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