Whist

Whist is a fast-paced strategy card game played in partnerships! This app provides many features to support all player levels, including:

♣ A single player Whist mode, with a variety of difficulties to challenge you

♦ An online casual multiplayer forum where you can play with friends or meet new people

♠ An online rated multiplayer lobby with dynamic matchmaking, to pair players of similar levels

♥ An integrated in-app tutorial

♣ In game text, emoji, and voice chat for casual online matches

♦ Friendly Whist robots that can fill empty seats at your table

♠ A convenient game creation and invitation system

♥ A beautiful UI with customizable graphics, sound effects, and game settings to complement each players' preferences

♣ Achievements, challenges, and leaderboards to motivate and celebrate players

♦ An in-app Market with avatars, emojis, themes, and table backgrounds

Overview

Whist is a classic trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships. The goal of the game is to be the first partnership to reach a predetermined number of tricks (usually 7).

Gameplay

* The deck consists of 52 standard playing cards.

* Players are dealt 13 cards each.

* One player leads with any card.

* Players must follow suit if possible. If they cannot, they may trump with a higher trump card or discard any card.

* The highest card of the suit led or the highest trump played wins the trick.

* The player who wins the trick leads the next card.

Trump Suit

* The trump suit is determined by the first card played.

* The suit of the first card played is the trump suit for the entire hand.

* Trump cards are always higher than non-trump cards, regardless of rank.

Scoring

* The first partnership to reach 7 tricks wins the hand.

* If both partnerships reach 7 tricks, the hand is a tie.

* If neither partnership reaches 7 tricks, the partnership with the most tricks wins the hand.

Variations

There are numerous variations of Whist, including:

* American Whist: Similar to Whist, but with a different scoring system.

* Napoleon: A more complex variation played with a 32-card deck.

* Hearts: A variation where the hearts suit is always trump.

* Spades: A variation where the spades suit is always trump.

Strategy

* Lead with your strongest cards: Lead with your highest trump cards or your highest cards in the suit you want to establish.

* Follow suit: If you can follow suit, do so. This will help your partner win tricks.

* Trump strategically: Only trump when you have a good chance of winning the trick.

* Count cards: Keep track of the cards that have been played to help you make informed decisions.

* Communicate with your partner: Use signals or subtle hints to communicate your intentions to your partner.