This continues for as many deals as there are players. For the first few deals each player gets only one card. The number of cards dealt to each player varies during the game. Then the turn to deal rotates clockwise after each hand. Some players deal cards and the player who gets the highest one, starts. They have no value because it is a plain trick game. The cards rank as follows: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, and so on. In this case 7 players can play normally. There is also the possibility of adding 4 more cards to the deck, turning it into a 56 card deck (for example some decks come with 4 jokers which can be denominated as '1' card, the card with the lowest rank). As the turn to deal advances around the table, each player plays 'dead hand' several times during a game.

įor 7 players a deck of 48 (6x8) cards is used and the dealer doesn't deal cards for himself, playing the so-called 'dead hand'.

From a standard deck use 8 cards for every player (24 for 3 players, 32 for 4 players and so on, to 48 for 6 players). Romanian whist is a game for 3 to 6 players (best for 4). As with most card games, an experienced player will take into account both the mathematical and psychological aspects of play. A typical online game will last for 15 to 30 minutes as opposed to 30 to 60 minutes required for a decent face to face game. If not played online the game is most often untimed. The learning curve is around 10 minutes, while the average person can play a decent game the second time they try. Some players will keep a notebook with their scoreboards to keep their competitive spirit sharp.

The game's popularity is declining, and regularly scheduled card games between close friends become a less common pastime altogether. The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess but proficiency in whist implies capacity for success in all these more important undertakings where mind struggles with mind. Romanian whist is a variant of whist which is similar to the English or American game Oh Hell! It is currently popular in Romania, and there it is simply called 'whist'.

Whist 3 person card game