Bid Euchre is a trick-taking card game for 4 players (2 teams of 2) that adds a bidding phase to classic Euchre. It's especially popular in the Midwest United States. Play it free online here — no download needed.
Bid Euchre uses a standard 24-card Euchre deck: the 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of all four suits. Some versions use a double (48-card) deck.
Be the first team to reach the target score (usually 32 or 42 points) by winning tricks and fulfilling your bids.
Players sit in partnerships — partners sit across from each other. The dealer shuffles and deals all cards evenly: 6 cards per player in a 4-player game. The player to the dealer's left goes first.
This is what makes Bid Euchre different from regular Euchre. Starting with the player to the dealer's left, each player makes one bid or passes. A bid states:
Each bid must be higher than the previous. The highest bidder wins the right to name trump and leads the first trick. Their team must then win at least as many tricks as they bid.
Trump cards beat all non-trump cards. Within the trump suit, the ranking is:
Non-trump suits rank: Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9.
The highest bidder leads the first card. Players must follow the suit led if they can. If they can't follow suit, they may play any card including trump. The highest card of the led suit wins the trick — unless trump was played, in which case the highest trump wins. The winner of each trick leads the next.
The first team to reach the target score (typically 32 or 42 points) at the end of a hand they won wins the game.
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