Heidelberger PIT001 Pitchcar

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The 2 of trump is worth 1 point, but it is given to the person who played it, not the person who won it.

However, in some variations the terms refer to a separate bid that is higher than just winning all scoring points.A team can “Shoot the Moon” if they bid and win 10 points. A team that “Shoots the Moon” automatically wins the game. As a simpler alternative, each player brings his or her down to six by discarding the appropriate number of cards. The discarded cards must all be non-trumps or include all of the player's non-trumps.

The Force Bid: Many variations require that the dealer make the minimum bid if no other bids have been made. When this rule is not used, the hand is re-dealt when all players pass. Dealer can steal. The dealer does not have to bid greater than the previous bid but may bid the same as a previous bid to take the bid.

In all varieties of pitch, the goal is to set the player or team who wins the bid. In practice, this might mean giving an opponent a point card just to deny it to the bidder. This also means "sloughing game" (cards with a point value) to a single player so that the bidder will not win the Game point. Named variants Pitch games based on breaking trump Barn Pitch Parlett, David (1990), "All Fours", The Oxford guide to card games: a historical survey, Oxford University Press, pp. 257–261, ISBN 978-0-19-214165-1 . Players only have a set amount of time to make their turn after which a turn is automatically played for them and the game proceeds: Fast is 7 seconds, Standard is 15 seconds, Slow is 30 seconds, and Very Slow is 60 seconds. Players can also choose to disable the timer, but that is only for private tables. Shoot the Moon: A player may Shoot the Moon, bidding the maximum number. If the player or team makes the bid, they win the game; if they are set, they lose the game. Beginning with eldest hand, each player gets one chance to bid for the privilege of declaring the trump suit. A bid is the number of points that the bidder undertakes to win in the deal, the minimum bid being 1. [4] Each player must make a higher bid than the previous player, or pass. A bid of four (the highest possible) is known as shoot the moon, slam or smudge. [7]