West Walnut Warriors Euchre Standards Act

the official West Walnut Warriors Euchre Standards Act ("the house rules") shall be amended only upon unanimous agreement.

We are assuming here you already know the basics of Euchre. If not then check out Matt Schemmel and Erin O'Neill's page.

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Enjoy consuming alcohol while playing euchre? Why don't you play Peuchre?




Deal starts with whoever grabs the cards first.

Dealer must distribute the cards in two passes.

If the bid goes around twice and no suit is called up, the dealer is considered "hanged" (or "screwed"), and must call one of the three remaining suits.

Dealer gets two chances. If dealer fux up twice, he/she is obviously too drunk to deal correctly; deal passes to the left.

If a player is dealt either three "Nines" or three "Tens", they may exchange those three cards for the three under the up card at any time before trump is named. "You Snooze You Lose" rule in effect with this one. Also, when playing 3-man, you may exchange only if you have all four "Tens", as the "Nines" are discarded before play. Regionally known as Robbing the Herbie. (????????)

Another "You Snooze You Lose" rule; Deal passes to the left but may be stolen from the inattentive or drunk. A deal is considered stolen when a person (from the other team) has dealt the first card.

II. MISCELLANEOUS

COSS' GAMBIT- Named after Stephen Coss, the person who does it the most, Coss' Gambit is opening a hand with a trump, most likely your only trump in an attempt to draw out some big guns early. For some reason, it seems to work only for Mr. Coss.

COSS' RESPITE- Again named after one Stephen Coss, Coss' Respite is delaying the game for a brief but extended period before trumping your ace. Why there is a rest period is known only to the player employing the Coss' Respite tactic.

TURNING OF THE TABLES- A symbolic tactic used when down 7-0 or 9-1, the losing team may call for a Turning of the Tables. Cards are dealt normally. When deal is done, players leave cards face down on the table without looking at them and switch seats, i.e, North-South sits at East-West, v.v. Play proceeds as normal. You can also physically turn the table, but we have found there is an increased risk of spilling beer this way.


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