Partout

The trick-taking game Partout uses a 42-card deck that consists of 36 traditional number cards (1-9 in four suits) along with six special cards: King, Queen, Harlequin, Dungeon, Mathematican, Alchemist.

Players compete in two-player-teams over six or eight rounds, and whoever ends with highest score wins. In every round the players are dealt a hand of seven cards (10 cards for three player game). Trump number and trump color are announced by the first and second player of the round.

The players have to state how many tricks they expect to win and the states of the teammates will be added. The teams have to reach their added state minimum to score important bonus points, which depend on the height of the state.

The playing and winning of the tricks uses mostly standard trick-taking rules with the exception that there is no duty of leading suit. The highest card wins the trick, which is not often predictable, because the six special cards have different skills.

To win the game the teams have to estimate the risk of stating the expected tricks, use the special cards clever and harmonize as an unity without telling the own cards.