99 (trick-taking card game)
99 (trick-taking card game) is a game designed by David Parlett and published by (Public Domain).
Number of players: 3 - 4
Game duration: 30 mn
Complexity: 3 / 5
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Number of games played
Number of players
3 - 4
Game duration
30 mn
Complexity
Strategy
Luck
Interaction
Available since
Dec 1st 2020
Release
231219-1358
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No download necessary - play directly from your web browser.
With your friends and thousands of players from the whole world.
Free.
Rules summary
Game play
- 36 card deck.
- 3 player trick taking game.
- Maximum points from one hand = 99.
- Gain points for each trick taken + bonus points for making a bid exactly.
- Unique bidding system.
Bidding
- Each player sets aside 3 cards in secret.
- Bid = sum of the suit values:
Suit ♦ ♠ ♥ ♣ Value 0 1 2 3
Scoring
- +1 point/trick taken.
- Only one bonus/hand.
- If a player misses their bid, the other players gain the bonus.
- Bonus points for making a bid exactly:
- reveal their bid +30 points.
- reveal their hand and bid +60 points.
# players 1players 2players 3players Points +30 +20 +10
Options
Game style
Standard
- Trump suit by random card draw.
- 9 or Joker: no trump.
Junk the Joker
- 1st deal: ♦ trump.
- Other deals: trump suit depends on the number of correct bids in the last trick.
Junk the Joker (no starting trump)
- 1st deal: no trump.
- Other deals: trump suit depends on the number of correct bids in the last trick.
Scoring style
1 Round per player (with end of round bonuses)
- Each game is 3 rounds.
- Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
- Players that reach or pass 100 points gain bonus points:
- 30/20/10 points for 1/2/3 players.
1 Round per player (no round bonuses)
- Each game is 3 rounds.
- Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
- No bonus points.
First to 3 rounds
- Rounds end when at least one player reaches 100 points.
- 1st player to win 3 rounds wins.
9 hands
- Each game is 9 hands.
- Highest score at the end wins.
Board Game Arena would like to thank (Public Domain) for making it possible to have this game here.
