TRIBELLO
OBJECTIVE OF TRIBELLO: The player with the highest score at the end of the game wins NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3 players NUMBER OF CARDS: 52 cards RANK OF CARDS: (low) 2 – Ace (high) TYPE OF GAME: Trick taking AUDIENCE: Adults INTRODUCTION OF TRIBELLO Tribello is a three player trick taker commonly played in Illinois. This game is player over a number of rounds, and each round has different rules. Each player will have a specific quota of tricks that they must capture, and depending on the round, they may want to capture more or fewer tricks. THE CARDS & THE DEAL With a 52 card deck, deal out 13 cards to each player. A 13 card ghost hand is also dealt. This hand is called the pickup . The pickup should be kept as a face down pile of cards. The placement of the pickup hand must be consistent throughout the game. There are four rounds played, and each round consists of three deals. In...