Classic Bid Whist for Android

11 things about Classic Bid Whist

1. After the cards are dealt evenly between four players; the players, in turn, can pass or bid the number of books they believe their team can win above 6 (uptown for high cards, downtown for low cards or 'no trumps').

2. Points are scored by the team that wins the bid, and they score one point per book they take over 6 if they meet or better their contract, but lose 1 point per bid over 6 tricks if they fail.

3. At the end of each round, the winning bidders score either 1 point for every book they won over six if they met or bettered their contract, or lose their bid size in points if they failed to make their contract.

4. The winning bidder then takes the kitty into their hand, which may be sported (turned face up) depending on your setting, and discards the number of cards contained in the kitty.

5. One of Coppercod’s most requested games, Bid Whist is a classic quick-fire card game for four players playing in two teams.

6. Team up with one of our partner AIs to beat your opponents in Coppercod’s take on this classic card game.

7. If they cannot follow suit they may play any other card in their hand, including a trump card.

8. The winning bidder then decides which suit shall be trumps if an uptown/downtown bid was made, or which direction if a 'no trump' bid was made.

9. The aim for the winning bidding team is to take as many books as to at least win their contract.

10. The game is won when the first team reaches the win target of 7, or forces the opponents to drop to or below -7.

11. The winning bidders are awarded the first book for taking the kitty.