Overview

• Four 52-card decks shuffled together.
• Trick-taking game.
• 4 players in fixed partnerships opposite one another: major suits ​♥ ​♠ vs minor suits ​♣ ​♦.
• Each player is assigned one 'calypso' trump suit.
• Each deal is 52 cards and passes left.
• First deal of a new round is dealt by the previous dealer.
• High ⇨ low: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.

Play

• Player left of the dealer leads the first trick.
• Taker leads the next trick.
• Clockwise turn order.
• Must follow suit, else discard (renouncing).
  • If a player renounces, a suit indicator displays this fact for the remainder of the hand.
• Can lead with a trump.
• Following suit is never trumping.
• Highest rank trump wins, else highest rank of the suit led wins.
• With more than one card of the highest rank, the first played wins.

Calypsos

• Calypso = 13 cards A ⇨ 2 in a trump suit.
• Taker and partner fill in their calypsos with cards won.
• All other cards face down on their trick-pile.
• Completed calypsos are set aside to start the next calypso.
  • Note: cards in trick piles cannot be used in calypsos.

Scoring

After a round of four hands, players score individually:

• 1st calypso = 500 points.
• 2nd calypso = 750 points.
• 3rd/4th calypso = 1000 points.
• incomplete calypsos = 20 points/card.
• trick piles = 10 points/card.

Partners combine their scores.

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