Sixty-Three
| Rank | A | K | Q | J | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Off-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Joker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 1 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 15 | 1 | N/A | ||
| — | 15 | ||||||||||||||
This variant of the four-player game combines King Pedro (very high card-value of 25 for the trump King) and Pedro Sancho (card-value of 9 for the trump Nine), and also gives a card-value of 15 to a low trump, resulting in an overall score of 63 points in the pack. The game can be played with a Joker, in which case it is the lowest trump and scores 15. Otherwise the Three of trumps scores 15. After the bidding, which can go over several rounds, each player is dealt 4 more cards. (Thus all cards are dealt or exactly one card remains, depending on whether the Joker is in use.) Players discard down to six cards as usual. The game is played for 152 points.
In Eighty-Three, a variant reported from Maine, the Queen of trumps also has a card-value of 20. Players are dealt 12 cards each, leaving a kitty of 4–5 cards (depending on whether there is a Joker). Minimum bid is 30, and the highest bidder receives the kitty. Players discard down to six cards, subject to the usual restrictions (no trumps, no scoring trumps). The first card led need not be a trump.
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