Thousand

The great three-player game of Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Bid for the talon, show marriages to name trump, and race to 1000. 3 players.

Also known as Tysiąc and 1000.

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How to play Thousand

  1. 1A game for three with 24 cards: the 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of each suit. In each suit the Ace is highest, then the 10, King, Queen, Jack and 9. Everyone gets seven cards, and three more lie face down in the middle as the talon.
  2. 2Cards taken in tricks score: Ace 11, 10 counts 10, King 4, Queen 3, Jack 2 and 9 nothing, 120 in all.
  3. 3The player after the dealer must open the bidding at 100. Going around, raise by 10 or pass; once you pass you're out. To bid past 120 you need a marriage (the King and Queen of one suit) in hand, and you can't bid more than 120 plus the marriages you hold.
  4. 4The highest bidder shows everyone the talon, takes it, then gives one card face down to each of the others, so everyone holds eight. The bidder may then raise the contract, but never lower it.
  5. 5The bidder leads. Follow suit if you can; if you can't, you must play a trump if you have one. The highest trump wins the trick, otherwise the highest card of the suit led, and the winner leads next. There is no trump at the start.
  6. 6Once you've taken a trick, you can lead a King or Queen while holding its partner to show a marriage: hearts 100, diamonds 80, clubs 60, spades 40. That suit becomes trump at once, replacing any earlier trump.
  7. 7After eight tricks the bidder adds up card points and marriages: reaching the contract scores it, falling short loses it. The other two score their own points and marriages, rounded to the nearest 5.
  8. 8The first to 1000 wins, and if two get there together the higher score wins. If nobody gets there in 60 deals, the highest score wins.

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