Variations
Several variations exist:
- One is to eliminate the 7s instead of the 2s, and use A-6 as low and 8-K as high.
- In addition, the 7s and jokers can be kept in the deck and form their own half-suit, making it impossible for the two teams to tie.
- The game can also be played with 8 people, 4 on each team. Each person will then receive 6 cards each.
- A variant common in India is split differently with 2-7 as low and 9-A as high (8s are removed from the deck), with the high set scoring same or twice as many points as the low set.
- One variant uses sets of four cards with matching numbers rather than lows and highs of suits.
- A variant played by some advanced players is to allow people to ask for cards they already possess, in order to confuse opponents. This variant is not very common among most players, because it can make the game very complicated and confusing.
- One variant requires players to declare a set as soon as they possess all the cards for that set.
- While it is a common practice for players to make an announcement when they have no cards left, one variant requires players to make this announcement and then leave the game.
- The player next to the dealer begins the game.
- In one variation, if a player on team A (opposing team B) makes a declaration that is at all incorrect, then team B gets the point from the set that the player from team A tried to declare.
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