Euchre Strategy
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*Euchre Strategy To Win
*Euchre Strategy That’s Unbeatable
*Basic Euchre StrategyEuchre
Euchre strategies After the opening lead is made, the play goes clockwise around the table. You must follow suit (play a card in the suit led) if you can, but if you can’t, throw off any card or play a trump card as you see fit. Always call/order if you have 3 trump, no matter what they are (unless it’s a bower or ace to the opposing team). If the other team does not order up a bower or ace, call the complementary suit (same color) as trump if you have two trump or 1 trump and a few high cards. Don’t order a bower to your partner. You’re stealing their loner. Euchre is a very social game considered to belong to the “trick-taking” genre, along with hearts and spades. The goal of the game is to win the trick by playing the high card in each round, and to win more tricks than the other team. If a team scores ten points first in a round, that team wins the game.
I learnedBridgeback when I was in college.A couple of decades later I learned Euchre.I started noticing Euchre when Betsy, a bar friend who I playedpool, would play Euchre with her friends.
It was all sorta confusing because I didn’t know the rulesand unexpected things kept happening.
Then, when Cynthia, I girl I like (or liked, or have/had feelingsfor or love[d] it is so hard to tell with these things)most tremendously played Euchre allthe time..I learned how to play Euchre well.I never got to play Euchre with her. :(Euchre Features
Euchre is essentially atrump gameusing a partial deck of cards --- 9 through Ace of each suit.The big difference between euchre and othertrump games are the jacks or bowers.They are why I found Euchre confusing in the beginning.
In Euchre, the jack of trump (or theright bower) becomes the mostpowerful card in the deck -- higher than an ace.The opposing jack -- the other jack with thesame color becomes the secondmost powerful card in the deck.It’s otherwise known as the left bower.After that oddity ranks go as normal Ace . King . Queen . Ten . Nine.
This creates a great deal of confusion innew Euchre players.They (and I) forget this and then don’t follow suiteither when it is played, or it is in their hands.This can lead to a lot of grumbling at the table!
*General Euchre Strategy: Conversely, if you have high off suit cards (Aces or Kings – aces being MUCH more important) and three high trump, you should seriously consider going alone. (d) Table Position. General Euchre Strategy: For going alone purposes, you are in much better shape if you are in first position. This allows you to bleed trump.
*Euchre Point Systems allow players to evaluate various hands. Although no point system is perfect, they do provide guidelines on when to declare trump. The point system below assigns points for each card in trump, the up-card, off-suit aces, and an extra point for being 2 suited.
This addition of the other jack or bower to the trump suitchanges the normal odds of the game considerably.One effect is that the suit the left bower comes from is shortenedconsiderably (removal of 1 of 6 cards is a big change).This means that the high cards in that suit are worth less,since there is a significantly higher chance they will be trumped.
The other effect is that the trump suit becomes longer.This is a statistical effect that is usually to the advantage of the makersthe partners trying to win the hand.It can also lead them to a loss of a trick (or lossof hand-- being euchred) if another player has enoughtrump to burn on discards (or to trump otherwise winning handsby the makers).
When selecting trump, the dealer always gets thetrump card -- who may be a defender, and not a maker.
Another difference is that not all cards aredealt and in play -- a few are left in the deck.These 4 undealt cards are called the kitty;the top card of the kitty becomes the turned-up trump card.These undealt cards can change game play significantly, turningwinning hands into losing hands and vice-versa.
I think that these combination of elements are things that makeEuchre a constantly interesting game, instead of just ashort form of Bridge or other trump games.
You may find extra cards (4s and 6s) in a Euchre deck; those cardsare used for scoring.You use the 4 face-down to cover up the pips on the 6card to show the first 6 points made.After six, the 4 is flipped face up, and the face-up 6 is used to uncover the last 4 points.Pen & paper, or a pegging board can also be used to scorematches .. because the scoring cards can get messed up and changethe score!
British Euchre is slightly more complex, with a jokeradded to the deck, which is known as the Benny.The Benny becomes the highest trump, games go to 11instead of 10, and some otherchanges that I don’t recall at the moment.Check one of thedetailed references for info.It also makes the trump suit longer, further changing gamebalance.For scoring, extra cards in the deck are the 5 and the 6(instead of 4 and 6) are in the deckfor scoring to 11. Odds comparison approach.Game Play
The initial dealer is found by dealing cards out; the first player to be dealt a jack is the dealer.After that, dealing rotates left in the conventional sense.Euchre Strategy To Win
When dealing euchre, you always deal inodd and different amounts between players, then change itfor the second round.You never deal one card at a time.For example a typical euchre dealis 2 3 2 3 and then 3 2 3 2.
*One thing to note when dealing euchre like that is youwill always deal the same cardcount twice -- when going from dealer to 2nd round.If you aren’t doing that -- something is wrong.
*Tournament euchre may use conventional single-card dealing.
*Always verify that there are 4 cards in the kitty before you turn up trump. If there aren’t -- it’s a misdeal.
After all the players are dealt, a card is turned face-up.That is the trump suit.Starting left of dealer, players decide whether they wantto play that as trump.If a player calls trump, the dealer is giventhe trump card to add to their hand (they have to discard something).
If the dealer refuses trump, the trump card is turned face-down,and a second pass around the table allows any player tocall the trump suit.A player may not select the suit of theformer up card as trump.First player to call trump gets it.
If nobody wants it, the hand is gathered up and the deal shifts.There are other rules for this, such as stick the dealer,In stick the dealer (also known as screw the dealer),the dealer must declare trump the 2nd time around.This speeds game play, but isn’t so fun!
A maker can decide to go alone, playing single-handedlyagainst two opponents.This can be risky, but rewarding -- a single winning all 5 tricksgets 4 points -- 2x the normal all trick point count.Of course that’s balanced against getting 1 point for less than5 tricks .. when you could have gotten 2 points by keeping yourpartner in and counting on them for a trick.A defender can also declare to defend alone;they will receive 4 points if the alone defender euchresthe makers -- 2x the normal euchre point count.Only a defender after the declarer candeclare to defend alone.This variant is common, but singleton defense is not common enough tobe considered usual play.
Play starts to the left of the dealer;If a player is playing alone,the player to the left ofthe lone player leads.If both the maker and the defender go alone, the defenderplays first.Play proceeds clockwise (to the left).
During play, you must follow suit.If you don’t have anything, you can throw off (discard or ruff)a card from another suit, or trump in.The player with the highest card of the suit led, or the highesttrump, wins the hand.That trick-winning player has to lead the next hand.
If you get 3 tricks, your team wins the round, receiving 1 point.If you get all 5 tricks, your team gets 2 points.If you are playing alone, your team gets 4 points for making all 5tricks.If you don’t make at least 3 tricks you are euchred,and the opposing team gets 2 points.I Played Bad Euchre!
This page came about . eventually . because of adiscussion I had with MJO about playing euchre.Putting together content for this page, and discovering someof the Euchre resources out there ..I discovered that I was a bad euchre player!
I actually wasn’t doing that poorly, with a >50% win percentage.Being self-taught in strategy, however, had led me to do a fewthings that are not considered kosher in the Euchre world.Not illegal, but rather things that are long-term problems whichcost you tricks, games, or matches.
These things are actually quite simple, and I’ll list the commonones I’ve so far discovered so that other self-taught playerscan avoid my fate -- and become better euchre players sooner.Of course, Caveat Emptor; there are times that thesethings may be the proper things to do.They are general rules that you follow when you don’t have betterthings to do!
*If 3rd seat calls trump, and you are 1st seat -- you must lead trump.
*If 2nd seat calls trump, they should have a wicked strong hand that is a candidate for going alone -- and consider doing so!
*3rd seat has to have a powerful hand to call trump.
*Go alone more often -- the 40% of the game you can get from a possible ALONE is worth the risk. Face it -- if you are going alone and the cards look right, you will at least get 1 point, and have a good chance of getting 4.
*You don’t need wicked powerful hands to call trump. If you can get 2 tricks, assume your partner is good for one, and roll with it.
*Some trump and some aces (especially singleton aces) is a powerful hand -- you might make book on the aces alone.
*(Reminder to self) .. don’t include the trump card in your thinking when you are seat #2 and go alone -- that card isn’t in your hand ever, nor in your partners!
*Don’t give up control of a game too early in an attempt to finesse the 3rd trick. If you don’t have stoppers you are probably better draining trump from your opponents.
*Leading a singleton ace is your best chance of stopping a 5 trick, and two-or-four point round.
*If in 1st seat and it looks like the upcard might go for an ALONE, it might be better to call it and take the 2 point euchred penalty instead of letting the dealer or partner go alone to get 4.
*Being euchred isn’t the end of the world. Early in the game it is only a 1 point loss -- and you might have it anyway if the other team called trump.
*If you are the non-calling partner, play the bower you hold at first opportunity, so that the caller knows where it is. If you have both -- only play the right, don’t play both. You don’t want to run your partner out of trump.
*Don’t trump your partner’s ace -- unless you need it to guarantee a win (or a big win).
*If you have AK, play A, so partner knows not to trump it. If you play the K, partner will assume it should be trumped.
*Play the 4th hand low, to see if your partner can take a trick.
*Count trump, so you know how many are out there .. and one might be in the kitty (talon).
*The dealer is the most powerful position -- because they can create a void with the discard.
*If you have all 4 jacks .. you may not want to call trump; it’s only a two-trick hand.
*If nobody likes trump, try bidding NEXT as 1st or 3rd seat.
*As 2nd or 4th seat, try bidding REVERSE NEXT.
*If you have some good aces and are in 1st seat -- lead trump. If you can burn trump, your aces might be good later.
*When you discard try to create a void in a suit so that you can trump into that suit. Don’t discard an ace.. unless you are all trump!
*As the calling team -- If confused about what to lead, and trump is still out there -- leading the NEXT suit is a poor idea; it is the one most likely to be void in a hand, allowing the opposition to trump in.
*Go read a lot of good euchre strategy info to find out what all these simple hints are about -- there is good reasoning behind all of them! Also times to ignore them.Bolo’s Ideas About Euchre
My own euchre strategy isn’t bad -- I’m an overallwinner against decent opponents, so I can’t complain toomuch.The section on I Played Bad Euchre!contains some basic conventional conventions of euchre.However I think they are wrong in some cases.I play things differently every once in a while, and it seemsto produce a bigger win.
Reading this after written, I suppose you could call these refinementsto the conventions, based on what I’ve seen.If you really think I’m saying something stupid, shoot me anemail to tell me why I’m wrong -- I’d be happy to find out!
*This actually comes from using some of the ’I was bad’ guidelines and finding myself euchred a bit too much on hands that are supposed to be worth playing.. If you are being euchred a lot, you are probably being slightly too aggressive.. OR It’s not that your choices are bad . but that the cards are going against you. Slow down a bit and wait for stronger hands.. and the opportunity to euchre your opponents instead. Even if this is due to the play of 1 card that was a good choice that didn’t work out! You can’t give your opponents too many free points -- make them work for it!
*Euchre is about winning.. and then trying to win big. If you have two tricks, and cards in hand that guarantee a third (such as the last trump), or you’ve burned trump from the opponents.. You have already won; you can’t be euchred. What you want to try to do now is get all 5. So, see if your partner can help out NOW -- they might have some aces or trump that would guarantee 5 tricks.. but they have to be able to get to them. Instead of using conventional wisdom to lead low on 4th trick -- lead low on 3rd trick to try and pickup the extra tricks. Otherwise your partner might burn the aces or trump you need for 5, or not be able to play any of their aces because you can’t lead to their strength.
*On the other hand, if you can’t guarantee the third winning trick by having a guaranteed trick via trump .. you need to get the win NOW, and then use the conventional strategy to try and get more.
*If you can guarantee 4 tricks in hand, (trumps + ace + X), go for it, take 4 with the ace, and then lead X on the 5th trick. If you or your partner has the high card you win big. If not, you got book. If you play it by convention, you are often not able to get back to your own ace for 5.
*Don’t try to finesse tricks in other suites with trump still in play -- there is too great a risk that it will backfire on you, and perhaps cost you the game. Get the winning tricks ASAP, or burn trump yourself so that you have a chance of winning via your strong cards. By doing so, you are reducing the outcome of the game to a 50% chance .. which card your opponent leads may determine the win. That is better than playing for a high-percentage loss strategy by leaving a power card with your opponents. Of course .. if your partner has some strength in trump still; you’ll get at least one more trick! So don’t worry too much.. I think it is a long-term winning strategy (the numbers are on your side) even if it doesn’t work out in individual games. Yes, I’m applying applying poker odds analysis to Euchre!
*On the flip side, trying to finesse trump is always a good idea -- whether by maker or opponent! It may not work -- the cards may be against you -- but if it does your other trumps hold out.
*The Next suit is difficult to play because it is short . and that’s before realizing there is a 1/4 chance it is even shorter with card(s) in the kitty. It can be either a powerhouse or a dog, a surprise champion or a hand killer for both offense and defense. I think I have had the most marginal plays with playing next due to the odd effects of it being more likely to be trumped from shortness, or from being a powerhouse. It pays to watch what Next has been played (count better next) because you’ll have a better idea if it is good or bad, compared to either of the green suits.
*You partner’s leads and discards (ruffs) during play can sometimes be quite confusing.. because the conventions of euchre call for your partner to do several things that have opposite meanings! It’s true of both offense and defense, but defense is the harder one to read for the defender’s partner. Don’t get upset if you are confused by the cards your partner plays -- they are trying to do the best they can with the information that they have. It can work out a lot, but if it doesn’t .. it’s not like they can read your mind! The same is true when you are partner; you are trying your best and don’t worry about it too much. Your partner is doing the best that they can with the info they have.References
The Columbus Book of Euchre by Natty Bumppois one of the most modernpublications, and is reportedly chock-full of strategy andtop-notch play guidelines.I’m waiting to get a copy myself to find out more.
The OhioEuchre Quiz is great -- because the strategy is explained for answers you got wrong!The answers also go a long way to understand where cardsare, and how to play common situations to your advantage.in case the cards lay badly for you.There is a lot of good info & reasoning there.
EuchreLinks and the associated pages are a goodset of references to many things Euchre; simple strategy, advancedstrategy, card sharking, and other issues.Don’t let the spammy, glitzy look of the site fool you -- it’s thereal deal. :-)Strategy Videos
Expert Village Has a nice set of youtube videosdescribing basic and advanced Euchre techniques and strategies.They aren’t setup as a channel, but search forHow To Play Euchre:Then they added in advanced euchre strategies as a youtubeseries.The link will take you to the first i the series,but you can search for it viaHow To Play Euchre For Advanced Players:.A youtube user created a channel of the advanced strategy videos,so you can find them by themselves instead ofbeing buried in the huge amount ofexpert village content.Terms
Reading around, I found that there were a couple of Euchreterms which can be confusing.That’s because a lot of places assume that you already know them,and don’t bother defining them.They’re confusing because you then must guess at what theymean until you find out for certain.Here’s a simple explanation so you can understand right away, insteadof trying to track this info down somewhere else.Bower The jack(s) of the trump suit and the same color suit as the trump suit. The term Bar is often used in the midwest to mean Bower. The word comes from the German word Bauer, which means Farmer.Right Bower The Jack of the trump suit. Normally the most powerful card.Left Bower The Jack of the suit of the same color as the trump suit. Normally the second most powerful card.Benny When a Joker is added to the deck it is called a Benny. It becomes the most powerful trump, and then the bowers in their normal order.1st . 4th seat Which player is involved, the order is the same as the order the cards are dealt in. 1st seat (left of dealer) .. 4th seat (dealer).Eldest Hand Player to the dealer’s left -- first hand w
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*Euchre Strategy To Win
*Euchre Strategy That’s Unbeatable
*Basic Euchre StrategyEuchre
Euchre strategies After the opening lead is made, the play goes clockwise around the table. You must follow suit (play a card in the suit led) if you can, but if you can’t, throw off any card or play a trump card as you see fit. Always call/order if you have 3 trump, no matter what they are (unless it’s a bower or ace to the opposing team). If the other team does not order up a bower or ace, call the complementary suit (same color) as trump if you have two trump or 1 trump and a few high cards. Don’t order a bower to your partner. You’re stealing their loner. Euchre is a very social game considered to belong to the “trick-taking” genre, along with hearts and spades. The goal of the game is to win the trick by playing the high card in each round, and to win more tricks than the other team. If a team scores ten points first in a round, that team wins the game.
I learnedBridgeback when I was in college.A couple of decades later I learned Euchre.I started noticing Euchre when Betsy, a bar friend who I playedpool, would play Euchre with her friends.
It was all sorta confusing because I didn’t know the rulesand unexpected things kept happening.
Then, when Cynthia, I girl I like (or liked, or have/had feelingsfor or love[d] it is so hard to tell with these things)most tremendously played Euchre allthe time..I learned how to play Euchre well.I never got to play Euchre with her. :(Euchre Features
Euchre is essentially atrump gameusing a partial deck of cards --- 9 through Ace of each suit.The big difference between euchre and othertrump games are the jacks or bowers.They are why I found Euchre confusing in the beginning.
In Euchre, the jack of trump (or theright bower) becomes the mostpowerful card in the deck -- higher than an ace.The opposing jack -- the other jack with thesame color becomes the secondmost powerful card in the deck.It’s otherwise known as the left bower.After that oddity ranks go as normal Ace . King . Queen . Ten . Nine.
This creates a great deal of confusion innew Euchre players.They (and I) forget this and then don’t follow suiteither when it is played, or it is in their hands.This can lead to a lot of grumbling at the table!
*General Euchre Strategy: Conversely, if you have high off suit cards (Aces or Kings – aces being MUCH more important) and three high trump, you should seriously consider going alone. (d) Table Position. General Euchre Strategy: For going alone purposes, you are in much better shape if you are in first position. This allows you to bleed trump.
*Euchre Point Systems allow players to evaluate various hands. Although no point system is perfect, they do provide guidelines on when to declare trump. The point system below assigns points for each card in trump, the up-card, off-suit aces, and an extra point for being 2 suited.
This addition of the other jack or bower to the trump suitchanges the normal odds of the game considerably.One effect is that the suit the left bower comes from is shortenedconsiderably (removal of 1 of 6 cards is a big change).This means that the high cards in that suit are worth less,since there is a significantly higher chance they will be trumped.
The other effect is that the trump suit becomes longer.This is a statistical effect that is usually to the advantage of the makersthe partners trying to win the hand.It can also lead them to a loss of a trick (or lossof hand-- being euchred) if another player has enoughtrump to burn on discards (or to trump otherwise winning handsby the makers).
When selecting trump, the dealer always gets thetrump card -- who may be a defender, and not a maker.
Another difference is that not all cards aredealt and in play -- a few are left in the deck.These 4 undealt cards are called the kitty;the top card of the kitty becomes the turned-up trump card.These undealt cards can change game play significantly, turningwinning hands into losing hands and vice-versa.
I think that these combination of elements are things that makeEuchre a constantly interesting game, instead of just ashort form of Bridge or other trump games.
You may find extra cards (4s and 6s) in a Euchre deck; those cardsare used for scoring.You use the 4 face-down to cover up the pips on the 6card to show the first 6 points made.After six, the 4 is flipped face up, and the face-up 6 is used to uncover the last 4 points.Pen & paper, or a pegging board can also be used to scorematches .. because the scoring cards can get messed up and changethe score!
British Euchre is slightly more complex, with a jokeradded to the deck, which is known as the Benny.The Benny becomes the highest trump, games go to 11instead of 10, and some otherchanges that I don’t recall at the moment.Check one of thedetailed references for info.It also makes the trump suit longer, further changing gamebalance.For scoring, extra cards in the deck are the 5 and the 6(instead of 4 and 6) are in the deckfor scoring to 11. Odds comparison approach.Game Play
The initial dealer is found by dealing cards out; the first player to be dealt a jack is the dealer.After that, dealing rotates left in the conventional sense.Euchre Strategy To Win
When dealing euchre, you always deal inodd and different amounts between players, then change itfor the second round.You never deal one card at a time.For example a typical euchre dealis 2 3 2 3 and then 3 2 3 2.
*One thing to note when dealing euchre like that is youwill always deal the same cardcount twice -- when going from dealer to 2nd round.If you aren’t doing that -- something is wrong.
*Tournament euchre may use conventional single-card dealing.
*Always verify that there are 4 cards in the kitty before you turn up trump. If there aren’t -- it’s a misdeal.
After all the players are dealt, a card is turned face-up.That is the trump suit.Starting left of dealer, players decide whether they wantto play that as trump.If a player calls trump, the dealer is giventhe trump card to add to their hand (they have to discard something).
If the dealer refuses trump, the trump card is turned face-down,and a second pass around the table allows any player tocall the trump suit.A player may not select the suit of theformer up card as trump.First player to call trump gets it.
If nobody wants it, the hand is gathered up and the deal shifts.There are other rules for this, such as stick the dealer,In stick the dealer (also known as screw the dealer),the dealer must declare trump the 2nd time around.This speeds game play, but isn’t so fun!
A maker can decide to go alone, playing single-handedlyagainst two opponents.This can be risky, but rewarding -- a single winning all 5 tricksgets 4 points -- 2x the normal all trick point count.Of course that’s balanced against getting 1 point for less than5 tricks .. when you could have gotten 2 points by keeping yourpartner in and counting on them for a trick.A defender can also declare to defend alone;they will receive 4 points if the alone defender euchresthe makers -- 2x the normal euchre point count.Only a defender after the declarer candeclare to defend alone.This variant is common, but singleton defense is not common enough tobe considered usual play.
Play starts to the left of the dealer;If a player is playing alone,the player to the left ofthe lone player leads.If both the maker and the defender go alone, the defenderplays first.Play proceeds clockwise (to the left).
During play, you must follow suit.If you don’t have anything, you can throw off (discard or ruff)a card from another suit, or trump in.The player with the highest card of the suit led, or the highesttrump, wins the hand.That trick-winning player has to lead the next hand.
If you get 3 tricks, your team wins the round, receiving 1 point.If you get all 5 tricks, your team gets 2 points.If you are playing alone, your team gets 4 points for making all 5tricks.If you don’t make at least 3 tricks you are euchred,and the opposing team gets 2 points.I Played Bad Euchre!
This page came about . eventually . because of adiscussion I had with MJO about playing euchre.Putting together content for this page, and discovering someof the Euchre resources out there ..I discovered that I was a bad euchre player!
I actually wasn’t doing that poorly, with a >50% win percentage.Being self-taught in strategy, however, had led me to do a fewthings that are not considered kosher in the Euchre world.Not illegal, but rather things that are long-term problems whichcost you tricks, games, or matches.
These things are actually quite simple, and I’ll list the commonones I’ve so far discovered so that other self-taught playerscan avoid my fate -- and become better euchre players sooner.Of course, Caveat Emptor; there are times that thesethings may be the proper things to do.They are general rules that you follow when you don’t have betterthings to do!
*If 3rd seat calls trump, and you are 1st seat -- you must lead trump.
*If 2nd seat calls trump, they should have a wicked strong hand that is a candidate for going alone -- and consider doing so!
*3rd seat has to have a powerful hand to call trump.
*Go alone more often -- the 40% of the game you can get from a possible ALONE is worth the risk. Face it -- if you are going alone and the cards look right, you will at least get 1 point, and have a good chance of getting 4.
*You don’t need wicked powerful hands to call trump. If you can get 2 tricks, assume your partner is good for one, and roll with it.
*Some trump and some aces (especially singleton aces) is a powerful hand -- you might make book on the aces alone.
*(Reminder to self) .. don’t include the trump card in your thinking when you are seat #2 and go alone -- that card isn’t in your hand ever, nor in your partners!
*Don’t give up control of a game too early in an attempt to finesse the 3rd trick. If you don’t have stoppers you are probably better draining trump from your opponents.
*Leading a singleton ace is your best chance of stopping a 5 trick, and two-or-four point round.
*If in 1st seat and it looks like the upcard might go for an ALONE, it might be better to call it and take the 2 point euchred penalty instead of letting the dealer or partner go alone to get 4.
*Being euchred isn’t the end of the world. Early in the game it is only a 1 point loss -- and you might have it anyway if the other team called trump.
*If you are the non-calling partner, play the bower you hold at first opportunity, so that the caller knows where it is. If you have both -- only play the right, don’t play both. You don’t want to run your partner out of trump.
*Don’t trump your partner’s ace -- unless you need it to guarantee a win (or a big win).
*If you have AK, play A, so partner knows not to trump it. If you play the K, partner will assume it should be trumped.
*Play the 4th hand low, to see if your partner can take a trick.
*Count trump, so you know how many are out there .. and one might be in the kitty (talon).
*The dealer is the most powerful position -- because they can create a void with the discard.
*If you have all 4 jacks .. you may not want to call trump; it’s only a two-trick hand.
*If nobody likes trump, try bidding NEXT as 1st or 3rd seat.
*As 2nd or 4th seat, try bidding REVERSE NEXT.
*If you have some good aces and are in 1st seat -- lead trump. If you can burn trump, your aces might be good later.
*When you discard try to create a void in a suit so that you can trump into that suit. Don’t discard an ace.. unless you are all trump!
*As the calling team -- If confused about what to lead, and trump is still out there -- leading the NEXT suit is a poor idea; it is the one most likely to be void in a hand, allowing the opposition to trump in.
*Go read a lot of good euchre strategy info to find out what all these simple hints are about -- there is good reasoning behind all of them! Also times to ignore them.Bolo’s Ideas About Euchre
My own euchre strategy isn’t bad -- I’m an overallwinner against decent opponents, so I can’t complain toomuch.The section on I Played Bad Euchre!contains some basic conventional conventions of euchre.However I think they are wrong in some cases.I play things differently every once in a while, and it seemsto produce a bigger win.
Reading this after written, I suppose you could call these refinementsto the conventions, based on what I’ve seen.If you really think I’m saying something stupid, shoot me anemail to tell me why I’m wrong -- I’d be happy to find out!
*This actually comes from using some of the ’I was bad’ guidelines and finding myself euchred a bit too much on hands that are supposed to be worth playing.. If you are being euchred a lot, you are probably being slightly too aggressive.. OR It’s not that your choices are bad . but that the cards are going against you. Slow down a bit and wait for stronger hands.. and the opportunity to euchre your opponents instead. Even if this is due to the play of 1 card that was a good choice that didn’t work out! You can’t give your opponents too many free points -- make them work for it!
*Euchre is about winning.. and then trying to win big. If you have two tricks, and cards in hand that guarantee a third (such as the last trump), or you’ve burned trump from the opponents.. You have already won; you can’t be euchred. What you want to try to do now is get all 5. So, see if your partner can help out NOW -- they might have some aces or trump that would guarantee 5 tricks.. but they have to be able to get to them. Instead of using conventional wisdom to lead low on 4th trick -- lead low on 3rd trick to try and pickup the extra tricks. Otherwise your partner might burn the aces or trump you need for 5, or not be able to play any of their aces because you can’t lead to their strength.
*On the other hand, if you can’t guarantee the third winning trick by having a guaranteed trick via trump .. you need to get the win NOW, and then use the conventional strategy to try and get more.
*If you can guarantee 4 tricks in hand, (trumps + ace + X), go for it, take 4 with the ace, and then lead X on the 5th trick. If you or your partner has the high card you win big. If not, you got book. If you play it by convention, you are often not able to get back to your own ace for 5.
*Don’t try to finesse tricks in other suites with trump still in play -- there is too great a risk that it will backfire on you, and perhaps cost you the game. Get the winning tricks ASAP, or burn trump yourself so that you have a chance of winning via your strong cards. By doing so, you are reducing the outcome of the game to a 50% chance .. which card your opponent leads may determine the win. That is better than playing for a high-percentage loss strategy by leaving a power card with your opponents. Of course .. if your partner has some strength in trump still; you’ll get at least one more trick! So don’t worry too much.. I think it is a long-term winning strategy (the numbers are on your side) even if it doesn’t work out in individual games. Yes, I’m applying applying poker odds analysis to Euchre!
*On the flip side, trying to finesse trump is always a good idea -- whether by maker or opponent! It may not work -- the cards may be against you -- but if it does your other trumps hold out.
*The Next suit is difficult to play because it is short . and that’s before realizing there is a 1/4 chance it is even shorter with card(s) in the kitty. It can be either a powerhouse or a dog, a surprise champion or a hand killer for both offense and defense. I think I have had the most marginal plays with playing next due to the odd effects of it being more likely to be trumped from shortness, or from being a powerhouse. It pays to watch what Next has been played (count better next) because you’ll have a better idea if it is good or bad, compared to either of the green suits.
*You partner’s leads and discards (ruffs) during play can sometimes be quite confusing.. because the conventions of euchre call for your partner to do several things that have opposite meanings! It’s true of both offense and defense, but defense is the harder one to read for the defender’s partner. Don’t get upset if you are confused by the cards your partner plays -- they are trying to do the best they can with the information that they have. It can work out a lot, but if it doesn’t .. it’s not like they can read your mind! The same is true when you are partner; you are trying your best and don’t worry about it too much. Your partner is doing the best that they can with the info they have.References
The Columbus Book of Euchre by Natty Bumppois one of the most modernpublications, and is reportedly chock-full of strategy andtop-notch play guidelines.I’m waiting to get a copy myself to find out more.
The OhioEuchre Quiz is great -- because the strategy is explained for answers you got wrong!The answers also go a long way to understand where cardsare, and how to play common situations to your advantage.in case the cards lay badly for you.There is a lot of good info & reasoning there.
EuchreLinks and the associated pages are a goodset of references to many things Euchre; simple strategy, advancedstrategy, card sharking, and other issues.Don’t let the spammy, glitzy look of the site fool you -- it’s thereal deal. :-)Strategy Videos
Expert Village Has a nice set of youtube videosdescribing basic and advanced Euchre techniques and strategies.They aren’t setup as a channel, but search forHow To Play Euchre:Then they added in advanced euchre strategies as a youtubeseries.The link will take you to the first i the series,but you can search for it viaHow To Play Euchre For Advanced Players:.A youtube user created a channel of the advanced strategy videos,so you can find them by themselves instead ofbeing buried in the huge amount ofexpert village content.Terms
Reading around, I found that there were a couple of Euchreterms which can be confusing.That’s because a lot of places assume that you already know them,and don’t bother defining them.They’re confusing because you then must guess at what theymean until you find out for certain.Here’s a simple explanation so you can understand right away, insteadof trying to track this info down somewhere else.Bower The jack(s) of the trump suit and the same color suit as the trump suit. The term Bar is often used in the midwest to mean Bower. The word comes from the German word Bauer, which means Farmer.Right Bower The Jack of the trump suit. Normally the most powerful card.Left Bower The Jack of the suit of the same color as the trump suit. Normally the second most powerful card.Benny When a Joker is added to the deck it is called a Benny. It becomes the most powerful trump, and then the bowers in their normal order.1st . 4th seat Which player is involved, the order is the same as the order the cards are dealt in. 1st seat (left of dealer) .. 4th seat (dealer).Eldest Hand Player to the dealer’s left -- first hand w
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