Players & Cards
Clabber is played by four players in fixed partnerships with partners sitting opposite. The deck consist of 24 of the standard 52 playing card deck: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine of each of the suits Clubs (♣), Diamonds (♦), Hearts (♥) and Spades (♠). The card ranks from high to low and their values are as follows:
| Trump | Points | Non-trump | Points | Melds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | 20 | Ace | 11 | Ace |
| Nine | 14 | Ten | 10 | King |
| Ace | 11 | King | 4 | Queen |
| Ten | 10 | Queen | 3 | Jack |
| King | 4 | Jack | 2 | Ten |
| Queen | 3 | Nine | 0 | Nine |
The team that takes the last trick scores an extra 10 points, so that without melds there are a total of 162 possible points. Notice that in the trump suit the Jack and Nine move from the lowest rank to the highest rank and are the only cards to change in point value.
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