Ulti
U
PLAYERS
3
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- Deck of 32 Hungarian playing cards (or a standard deck with low cards removed)
HOW TO PLAY
1
Deal all cards evenly among three players, leaving no kitty.
2
Starting from the dealer's left, players bid on a contract, each new bid promising a harder or higher-scoring challenge than the last.
3
The winning bidder plays alone against the other two players, who team up temporarily to stop them.
4
Play tricks in a fixed trump order, following suit when possible, with the highest trump or highest card of the led suit winning.
5
Add up each side's card points once all tricks are played, and check whether the soloist reached the target their bid required.
6
Settle payments based on whether the contract was made or missed, then rotate the deal for the next hand.