Oh Hell

How to play

Three to seven players, no partners — the match is exactly seven hands of 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and finally 1 card each. Each hand the next stock card is turned up and its suit is trump.

Starting left of the dealer, everyone bids how many tricks they'll take (0 up to the hand size) — but the dealer, bidding last, may NOT bid the number that would make the bids add up to the hand size, so someone must fail every hand.

Follow the led suit if you can; the highest trump wins the trick, or the highest card of the led suit. You score only by landing EXACTLY on your bid — 10 + bid points; anything else scores nothing, so an overtrick is as bad as a shortfall.

Highest total after hand seven wins.

Ways to play

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  Against the computerPlay on one device against a computer opponent.
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  Play together, nearbyWith family and friends in the same room: up to 7 players, each on their own phone or tablet. No Wi-Fi or internet needed. In the Jambolaya app.
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  Learn by playingA guided lesson on the real game teaches you the rules one step at a time.