FIVE HUNDRED FOR FOUR PLAYERS

Partners sit opposite each other. The deck is increased by adding the 5s, 6s and two 4s, one black and one red. making a deck of 43. The bidding and play are as for the basic game. The winning bidder and his partner play to win against the other partnership.

FIVE HUNDRED FOR TWO PLAYERS

This is dealt and played in the same way as the basic three-handed game except that the third hand becomes the dead hand’. It is left face down, bringing an element of chance to the players’ bidding.

Five hundred card game

A member of the euchre family, five hundred shares similarities with whist and bridge.

PLAYERS

The basic game is for three players; it can be played by two or four players, as well.

CARDS

AH cards below 7 arc stripped from a standard 52 card deck and a joker is added to make a 3 3-card deck.

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