How to Play Euchre

[@rachelhanna5499]

This is the best instructions and demonstration for teaching someone how to play Euchre. Recently taught my granddaughters of 10 and 13 to play. Would love to see one from you on Pinochle.

[@devinreese1109]

There is one on Pinochle.

[@TheDylls]

Did you teach them that "Table Talk" will get them stabbed, with a fork, by a family member, once they're old enough? 😅❤

[@thetoemass]

You do realise you are replying to a 6 year old comment, meaning his granddaughters are now 16 and 19 lol

[@TheDylls]

@@thetoemass So you're saying that they DEFINITELY know they'll get stabbed by now? 🤣❤️

[@thetoemass]

@@TheDylls probably hahaha

[@AlwaysCheckmateNeverStalemate]

I used to play this as a kid. It's been a few decades since and I've already forgotten how to play this. Thanks for the refresher course!

[@laurenschlicht7031]

I have watched several videos on Euchre and this is the best. Easy to understand and very clear about rules. Trying to remember the game I learned as a kid

[@writewyk]

Thanks for making these. My wife and I were just talking about relearning Euchre. You made it easy to follow along. Much appreciated.

[@johngoeke6530]

I have watched several "how to play" videos on euchre. Yours helped me the most. Thanks so much!

[@sethmolenaar1801]

Good job on explaining. Each year my company does a euchre tournament and each year that’s the only time I play euchre for the year. So each year I have to freshen up my memory. This video was great. Thank you for putting this on, very helpful!

[@saltyd2137]

This was the best video for learning Euchre. Thank you!

[@ladonnagolden1582]

GREAT explanation on how to play Euchre. I needed a refresher and the simple rules will help others in my family groups to learn for first time. Euchre is a wonderfully fast paced simple game for all ages and skill levels. Thank You.

[@DBlotts1520]

Terrific video. I needed a quick refresher so I could teach some friends how to play Euchre before I moved on to teaching them French Tarot. Citing this video made it so much easier to explain to them, absolutely love the channel ❤

[@GatherTogetherGames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sandycobb9725]

Thank you. I hadn't played Euchre in several years and this was a good refresher video

[@melodiemelodie2770]

Extremely clear explanation and slow. Very convenient for an absolute beginner like I am. Thank you

[@charleyd479]

Thanks for posting! I used to play this game with my Dad & Grandfather (the latter born in Ireland) in the late 60's & 70's, when I was about 11 years old. We'd visit my grandfather weekly and play this game as an awesome three generational pastime. With Grandpa, you had to play for money (LOL) so we'd put up $1 each, winner made $3 by getting to 10 (Dad paid for me - LOL). One descriptive addition to your excellent video is that the suited Jacks had their own specific name, "Right Bower" & "Left Bower". So if Clubs were the suit, the most powerful card would be the Jack of Clubs (or the Right Bower) and the second most powerful card would be the Jack of Spades (or the Left Bower). Three handed was even harder as once you called suit, it was always two against one (one point if you got three tricks, two if you got all five tricks, and one point to each defender if you failed to get the required three trick minimum (and those two would yell out, "Euchre"!!). LOL. Thanks for rekindling those memories - my daughter wants to learn, so the game adds yet another family generation.

[@mirakimber6333]

I used to play with my Gran, who's mum was from Ireland (we're Australian). We had to play for money too! I think gran gave me small coins so I could bet. I was about the same age as you - between 10-12. It's funny looking at the comments and seeing people confused... the game makes perfect sense to me and I remember it fondly. 😊

[@Charlie-mb8il]

Yes - agreed - it’s pretty basic but lottsa fun and many surprises. Three handed is easiest but the four handed got fun family raucous. Slante!!

[@Charlie-mb8il]

@@mirakimber6333

[@reillywalker195]

Thanks for the video. This version of the game is different from the one I know, but I'm aware that Euchre has countless rules variations and you describe yours very well. I'll definitely recommend your video to my friends so that they'll hopefully take up this great game and play with me.

[@baronofbeef]

We never used the Farmers Hand rule. Never heard of it till now. It's been over 20 years since I've played but I'm gonna get this game going again where I live now.

[@Redmenace96]

Me, too! I'm living overseas and am getting 4 people together tonight! Haven't played in 30 years, but gosh I remember Euchre as being a gas. (we have no internet, here. OK?)

[@BobbyLCollins]

What a great channel! This is just the distraction I so desperately need right now! My big issue with card games is that I have never been able to get the hang of shuffling. A tutorial on that would be immensely useful!

[@brettsodrel6456]

I know I'm late to the party here... but just wanted to say that when it comes to shuffling you're probably going to get a lot more out of practice than watching technique videos or tutorials...if you really want to improve id just keep a deck in your hand all day(when possible obviously) and with enough repetition, the muscle memory will form, and it will become second nature...hope this helps.

[@jacktaylor7696]

Check out Bao Magic shuffle like a magician. Helped out big time!

[@markpatoka]

Excellent tutorial. I grew up playing Sheepshead to there are similiarities. You make the game very easy to understand and looking forward to playing it.

[@jackbassett6697]

Really fantastic tutorial. Clear and organized and does go over just enough strategy to make sure that I don't look like a moron when I play it.

[@LongChildJones]

Easily best video resource out there for teaching euchre. Great job.

[@Kaysue41]

Never hear of this game before, but the seasonal campers are having a tournament and I wanted to know what they are doing. Very well explained. I still don't really understand the game, or cards at all. But I will know a little bit now. Thanks.

[@Froggie92]

playing with the gf's fam tomorrow and needed to brush up, really appreciated this video

[@sonicthehedgehoggamingfan8028]

I love Euchre! It's the best card game I've ever played! I remember playing this game in my Literacy course with my friends (Mitchell, Zack and Andrew). This is pretty interesting!

[@kimberlyperez1]

I know them, are they all brothers? Mitchells the oldest and zack is the youngest

[@lurafrance6921]

Just about every card game I know (Hearts, Spades, Skip-Bo, all the rummy games) I learned by downloading an app; I play all of those games very well now. Euchre is just an entirely different game, but it is learnable and it does make sense once you learn. The only thing I came here for today is to figure out how the trump card changes, because I just couldn't understand it through the game app. This video helped me understand. This is how it works: Jacks trump all other cards. In essence, there are TWO Jacks of club OR TWO Jacks of spade OR TWO Jacks of heart OR TWO Jacks of diamond during play, depending on which suit is the trump suit. For example, if clubs is the trump suit, the Jack of clubs is the highest card AND the Jack of spades BECOMES a Jack of clubs and can be used as a club card to win a trick. If spades is the trump suit, then the Jack of spades is the highest card and the Jack of clubs become a spade usable to win a trick. The same goes for the red Jacks. Knowing this helps with strategizing. You can determine whether or not to call the trump suit, depending on the cards you have. For example, if the trump candidate (i.e., the card turned over for consideration) is a diamond (a red card), and you have the Jack of HEARTS and the King of diamonds and the ten of diamonds, you actually have THREE diamonds, one being the highest card (i.e., the JOH that BECOMES a JOD). In that case, it would be reasonable to accept the diamond candidate as the trump suit, because you hold 3 of the 6 available diamonds, and two of them are high value cards. The same goes for the red Jacks. Another strategic move is calling (i.e. accepting) the trump candidate if you have TWO Jacks matcing the candidate suit (i.e. TWO black or TWO red jacks) even if you only have one other card of the suit, because, again, Jacks beat everything. One other thing to keep in mind is the Jack of the trump suit BEATS the Jack of the same color, so unless you have to, DON'T play the second Jack against the first Jack, save the second Jack as long as you can to beat ANY OTHER card. Hope this helps so you can enjoy this fun game as much as I do! 😊

[@chocolateearrings]

I've never played this game. It looks confusing as hell. I can't get it😭

[@alcovitch]

agreed. Not sure i follow on how the "trump" is changed mid game. Watched the whole video and dont' get it. I play a TON of card/board games. This just seems ridiculous.

[@chocolateearrings]

@Aaron Z. exactly. They should throw the whole game away

[@annabellenolan2682]

it's not too difficult unless you're drinking...don't drink. lol

[@robertvere2263]

@@alcovitch Euchre is great fun. It only takes a few hands to get the hang of it. Trump doesn't change mid game. The video might have been a bit quick a couple of times and been confusing. Once trump is established, it's trump for the entire hand. I spent the whole of my last year at school playing euchre for money. It's a great way for people to get together who wouldn't otherwise have any reason to talk to each other.

[@sebas340phd8]

@@chocolateearrings how about you just don’t play it then👍

[@shoutinghorse]

I used to play this game when I was an apprentice at Chatham Dockyard over 40 years ago. The game was played the same way but with the addition to the deck of a extra card, the 2 of clubs which was called the Benny, if you had this card it would trump everything and you would win the hand no matter what was trump or lead card. Once you'd played it you had to Say "Benny" out loud and you could then change trump to whatever you wanted.

[@cacain119]

I'm a little confused in the final play thru example hand where Player B leads with clubs, Player C plays a Qs (trump suit) to win the hand and while Player D has a Jc, plays a Ks to win the hand. It was my understanding he would have had to follow suit if he had a club (Jc), which was led with by Player B. Could someone explain why that was the case?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

When spades are the trump suit, the jack of clubs is considered a trump suited card (spade). The off-suit jack of the same color is known as the left bower. The left bower is always considered trump. The 1:50 mark of the video may help you understand better.

[@Redmenace96]

@@GatherTogetherGames Forgot the term, "Bower". Is that a German word, or a French word? I am playing with a French deck, and the J is replaced by a B! Ha!

[@renus11]

@@Redmenace96 : You assume right, the "Bower" is taken from the German "Bauer", which is the same card as Jack in the English deck. The German pronounciation of "Bauer" has been "copied" by transliteration to the English "Bower" sounding identically. "Bauer" translated means "farmer", but in Germany we also use (or prefer) the word "Bube" (guy, boy) for this card in Skat as well as in Doppelkopf and other games. So it is abbreviated with "B". The international (french) deck exists in some national versions, some with a B(de) other with a J(en) or V(fr), en/de/fr: A (Ace/Ass/As), K/K/R (King/König/Roi), Q/D/D (Queen/Dame/Dame), J/B/V (Jack/Bube/Valet) recomandation: let a translation program translate from German to English the following page de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spielkarte#Franz%C3%B6sisches_Blatt The English Wikipedia version does not have the same content as the German page!

[@telephilia]

A relatively easy game to learn. Though it does take some practice to get used to the second jack being of the trump suit and the 2nd highest card.

[@MuskaanMittal]

if everyone passes on the first round of calling trump, does the player to the left of the dealer HAVE to pick an alternative trump, or can he pass, for player C D or A to eventually pick trump? If it reaches back to player A, is A forced to pick trump? Also, to confirm, the other 3 cards that are discarded are never opened throughout the game?

[@MiniAl3737]

Nobody is ever forced to bid something, unless you are playing "hang the dealer". So yes, the second person can pass and someone else can bid. If it comes to person A at the end of the 2nd round of bidding, then this is a decision you should make before you start playing. You can play "hang the dealer" and force them to call something, or just have the same person reshuffle. Usually, yes they remain buried. However there is a variation of the game where if you have three 9's dealt to you, you can show them and then exchange them for the 3 hidden cards under the one turned up. Again, something to discuss before you start playing.

[@Benziemane]

New to Midwest and heard of this game from someone and I’ve never been so confused but as he stated, practice to catch on.. interesting.

[@Islam4Europeans]

When we played in Canada (Southwestern Ontario), if player C were to ask his partner (player A) to pick up the card, going alone is considered mandatory for player C.

[@tracyw2268]

That's an important but of information. Going alone added stress to my decision.

[@ianmorin8017]

Question, in that last example game in the last round why did Player D win the trick with the King of Hearts and not Player C with their Ace of Diamonds (A higher card)?

[@renus11]

The ranking of cards is only valid for the same suit (color). As the Ace of Diamonds does not follow suit it is lower. Only the Ace of Hearts or a trump (spades) would be higher in this match.

[@rosannababyburt431]

when do you know when you want to play alone or its a good idea to do so?

[@rRecoveryProd]

What's the name of the theme music?

[@robertvranek9710]

This really is a well done video. Thank You

[@TheBeezhoo]

Does the same person deal for the entire game to 10 points? Or after the first trick, does the deal pass to the person on the left?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

The deal passes to the left for each new deal.

[@johnfriesen6156]

Great explanation. This helped me understand

[@twentysixlinx327]

Great job!

[@charleygal7]

Thanks for refresher, been awhile ...

[@robertvere2263]

Thank you very much for this. I haven't played for 35 years. It's all coming back now. Had forgotten the "farmer's hand". I would not have remembered that.

[@samacw]

This is done well, thanks for making the video

[@carstenmuller8137]

I have a question. If the Single Player wants to play alone but confuse the others a bit. Is it possible to choose a card in his OWN hand. If the Single Player choses a card but still palys alone (because of the trick I described or the card is burried) does he gets the winning points for a single player or the normal points. Thanks. Edit: Sorry I wanted to comment the 5 Player variant.

[@YKwagga]

Great, simple tutorial thank you!

[@SnakePlissken224]

If it's played ace-9 how come all the cards are 9 10s and face cards?

[@warrow9978]

Pretty familiar as the austrian game "Schnapsen". Its like a combined version of the 2player & 3/4player Schnapsen. Greetings edit: a moment ago, i saw the "how-to" of the game 31 on ur hp, and this is pretty familiar with the game "Hose runter"

[@CelticSaint]

Here in Cornwall, England we play with the Joker which is known as the ´Benny´. That is always the highest ranking card.

[@daviddavies8008]

Best way to play it is with the Benny

[@telephilia]

I've heard that the Joker was introduced into the standard deck because of Euchre. Though in the standard version of the game played now there are no Jokers.

[@telephilia]

That version is the so-called British rules. North America rules have no jokers. At least one online version of Euchre allows you to choose which rules to play by.

[@Nikillem]

can you lead with a trump? or can it only be played after its been broken?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

You can lead with a trump

[@corvettez069]

I have a euchre tournament tonight and I’ve never played. I’m screwed

[@scaredhouseplant]

how do you know someone's not lying when they put their card down. Like how do you know if someone doesn't have the suit that's been placed

[@deletedaccount2604]

Because that’s cheating….

[@Mahatheyew]

Because when it comes up a trick or two later you see it and call them out on it.

[@renus11]

Cheater will loose the game together with his partner. So, if you cheat you will never be asked to play.

[@moriahspencer1386]

Great video but player "D" should have went at it alone lmao....

[@jadebastet1624]

Excellent tutorial. Did I miss the renig?

[@Ypuf]

No, there was no renege in this one. I was a little surprised that it wasn't explained. I wonder if he was afraid to say the word, possibly thinking that it's pronounced the way you spelled it. For those who may be wondering what a renege means, lol.. it means when you play a card that doesn't follow suit, meanwhile you still have a card of that suit in your hand. That's an automatic Euchre and the other team gets two points.

[@LLO227]

Smh, gave up at 4 minutes. 3:59 to be exact. Just couldn't get into it. Is this similar to Spades ♠️? No one ever knows how to explain that game

[@reillywalker195]

Euchre is similar to Spades, yes. Both are partnership trick-taking games, and both are "plain trick" games meaning you score for the tricks you take regardless of the cards contained in them. The bulk of Western multiplayer card games are trick-taking games. If you want to learn this game, and I suggest you do since it's really fun, you should watch the Trick Taking 101 series on this channel. Cole walks you through all of the different concepts found in common Western trick-taking games in that series starting with the simplest games in the genre. Euchre is a bit more complicated and found later in the series, so you'll have plenty of buildup time to get comfortable.

[@chillpumpkin2803]

Dealing euchre with three rounds Can you deal two, two, one?

[@renus11]

You can deal 1-1-1-... if you want to, only in tournaments there are rules for dealing.

[@Ash_W04]

Wait... so is it the off-suit Jack always, or only if the card that determines trump is a Jack?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

Yes, always the off-suit Jack.

[@Simba______]

I don't even understand the question.

[@Ypuf]

Only the off-suit Jack of the suit that is trump. The other two Jacks of the opposite color are just regular Jacks. If Spades are trump, then the Jacks of Spades and Clubs are the highest cards. The Jacks of Diamonds and Hearts are just regular Jacks and rank below Queen, King and Ace.

[@unorthodoxromance254]

My relatives from Ohio taught me. You deal in 2s and 3s alternately - so if Player 1 gets two cards, Player 2 gets three and so on (2-3-2-3,3-2-3-2 or 3-2-3-2, 2-3-2-3 should be the deal). Also if everyone passes you can have someone “make it next” (declare a suit of the same color to be trump) or “cross” (different colored suit), or play “stick the dealer” and force the dealer to pick trumps.

[@Redmenace96]

Ohio people are crazy! But, yes there are 100 varieties of this game. House Rules!

[@unorthodoxromance254]

@@Redmenace96 In Michigan they swear by using the two 5s to score - one team gets the black 5s the other the reds. It definitely varies by region, and there are dozens of variants.

[@AniruddhJain111]

how is this different than bridge?

[@Redmenace96]

Smaller deck, faster play. More chance, but skill always wins in the end.

[@incredulous72]

You should show a demonstration of 2 player euchre.

[@kp2892]

I’m from Western Ohio. The Euchre we play is called “Bid” and all 24 cards are dealt. We call this version with the blind hand “Turn up”. We call the highest trump jack the right bauer (sp?) and the second highest trump jack the left bauer. Any other Western Ohio peeps out there?

[@chrystinadams4021]

My dad and stepmom are wanting me to play this with them. I’m gonna have to watch this video a couple times. This game is a little confusing. lol

[@typhoondragon2858]

Great Video

[@tailablu3585]

Me, someone who only heard of Euchre because of WKTD: whoa did venus watch this tutorial am i right guys h-haha

[@caryyoung4710]

4:25, I thought player b wins the trick? Jack of spades is highest ranking card yes?

[@spencertuia1232]

Only if spades is the trump suit. In that particular game, the trump suit is hearts

[@joshwilson7091]

So how is this different to 500?

[@reillywalker195]

There's no bidding in this game, and the entire deck isn't dealt out unless you play with a 20-card deck. Also, the Joker is never used in this game except in some English variations. This is the original game from which Five Hundred was derived.

[@garretthawkins2642]

Well done!

[@iamfiefo]

Was listening to Lois Griffin explain the rules but got thrown off by Peter shooting himself

[@BandTubeHD]

I've never heard of this game but it seems like a basic barebones version of Spades. That how I understand it. tricks=books and so on.

[@diamondmeeple]

Why are the main reasons you love Euchre so much? :-)

[@GatherTogetherGames]

The skill required is enough to keep the game interesting, but still affords you the ability to enjoy a conversation with the people playing with you. The time it takes to play a game is also a positive.

[@devinreese1109]

Can you play with 2 people?

[@koipond_5370]

Devin Reese yes

[@Brody.W]

Thanks! Fornteaching me to play Euchre in Christ Jesus of Nazareth....

[@davidhardware8449]

Ive played this with the 2 spades(the benny) it is always the top trump card

[@maramalnahhas8442]

any EECS 280 folks here? lol

[@shengbinyan490]

lol yeah. crazy algorithm of youtube

[@anantsinha2395]

yep

[@awolf913]

I thought there was also the option to defend alone?

[@Ypuf]

There is. Defending alone is a house rule. You can make whatever rules you want in your house lol. All those, Farmer's Hand, Ace No Face, Stick the Dealer, Defending Alone, Partner's Best.. they're all house rules. Stick the Dealer is NOT a standard Euchre rule.

[@renus11]

Find answers for any questions on: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jucker_(card_game)

[@casperguo7177]

EECS 280?

[@MissOmgPwnies]

The music in wayy too loud

[@koipond_5370]

This guy’s got a couple trick up his sleeve. Get it?

[@PAC.]

Still don’t understand the trump of the opposite suit or whatever

[@leoli2284]

It is extremely rare for the defenders to take all five tricks because the attackers will always potentially win at least one trick when they call trump.

[@MiniAl3737]

Yeah, I have never seen this. It would take an enormous mistake from someone to call something trump and then not win at least one trick.

[@word42069]

@@MiniAl3737while learning I did accomplish such a feat… calling trump and losing miserably. 😂

[@jeremynichols845]

.........Im still confused about this and my life now......help me

[@Dlan1]

ohioeuchre.com/forum/ Visit our online euchre community. Discuss and debate euchre strategies, exchange ideas and more.

[@TheDylls]

First rule of Euchre should be No Table Talk... Only "knowing eyebrows" to your partner 😜🤣

[@caja1491]

Where it all began.

[@cobywindle5078]

I figured out how to separate the cards and deal, that’s ab it😂

[@ryanschlanser1657]

Honestly I'm still confused on the dealing. Why not just deal 1 at a time?

[@renus11]

@@ryanschlanser1657 Simply: do it! It's not forbidden in private settings.

[@punishedwhirligig3353]

Finally, a game that actually uses the Joker

[@punishedwhirligig3353]

Wait, why no mention of the Joker card?

[@Ypuf]

@@punishedwhirligig3353 What Joker?

[@reillywalker195]

The joker was invented for this game, but it's never really used. Where there's a "best bower" or "Benny", like in some English forms of the game, the 2 of Spades is often used instead.

[@CelticSaint]

@@reillywalker195 Yes, we use the ´Benny´here in Cornwall.

[@jakblue7724]

WAAAAIT WE PLAYED THIS IN BOY SCOUTS. WE CALL IT PRESIDENT.

[@cherylsellstrom9839]

This like spades ♠️

[@nateman79]

I used to work with two guys that played this game and I’d always hear em say how’s the trick? trick is good. and they wouldn’t show me how to play… I was a kid and they acted like they didn’t want me to learn… lol

[@hafizudeensaman925]

Holy shit this game is hard af

[@georgebad4229]

I am still very confused

[@sainyadam8711]

I only searched this up because of inscryption, time well spent

[@nicolemarrocos2291]

Socorro entendi nada

[@jillrivers6886]

But in your example if Player C declares heart trump then his partner (the dealer) picks up the card - this means Player C goes alone and Player A doesn't play..(4:15 ). It's not a choice

[@Ypuf]

No. Ordering up a card does not mean that somebody has to go alone. The only time somebody goes alone is if they call that they're going alone. That's it.

[@reillywalker195]

@@Ypuf She's describing the "Canadian Loner" rule, which is standard at some tables. Euchre has no official rules, so what's standard somewhere might not be elsewhere.

[@yordansic]

That's wrong, and is 100% a house rule.

[@tonyamorgan5085]

I like a game of cards.

[@SPQR7117]

1:45 #triggered

[@burgerboy_20]

*i swear if someone comments michigan*

[@johnriley8642]

Fire Dog Michigan

[@sicksoup7133]

Michigan gang

[@shengbinyan490]

Michigan Gang

[@burgerboy_20]

Guys, this is a mildly offensive and super weird stereotype. I am a Michigander, and I know nothing about this game. Thanks.

[@cloudthewolf256]

"Guys, this is a mildly offensive and super weird stereotype. I am a Michigander, and I know nothing about this game. Thanks." Right with you. *but my parents know how to play* maybe it's just an old person thing?

[@paulwin9036]

Who here EECS student from Umich?

[@nasshunaiku-sei64]

I'm here because I want to know about this game in the walking dead gameplay

[@caryyoung4710]

Forget that, I got it

[@chocolateearrings]

Isn't this Spades?????

[@Ypuf]

Spades are always trump in Spades, and there's bidding in Spades, and the Jacks don't change ranks in Spades, and you don't get dealt 5 cards in Spades, and you don't order up a suit in Spades, and you don't play to 10 points in Spades, and you don't discard in Spades, and nobody goes alone in Spades, and trump can't be led until it's broken in Spades, and you don't only use 24 cards in Spades. So the answer is, "no."

[@Mahatheyew]

@@Ypuf So... you're saying this ISN'T Spades?

[@renus11]

@@Mahatheyew You got it 😀

[@feisar]

This looks fucking mental. Why would anyone play this over Spades?

[@reillywalker195]

This is faster paced since fewer cards are used and the target score is easier to achieve.

[@addict9009]

This is about to blow up EDIT: After watching for 3 MINUTES. The instructions seem great, but I will never play this, willingly. From my math i’m currently at a BAC of 0.11-0.19. I will never enjoy this game sober

[@jeffjakeway2690]

Youre scoring is wrong per my friend Hannah

[@brownwarrior6867]

Where’s the Benny? 2 of Spades.

[@reillywalker195]

That's a variation found most often in England. Over here in North America, where the game was originally developed, I can't say I've encountered it.